persistent codeants

摘要： Problem DescriptionSuppose that the fourth generation mobile phone base stations in the Tampere area operate as follows. The area is divided into squares. The squares form an S * S matrix with the rows and columns numbered from 0 to S-1. Each square contains a base station. The number of active mobi 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionBackgroundProfessor Hopper is researching the sexual behavior of a rare species of bugs. He assumes that they feature two different genders and that they only interact with bugs of the opposite gender. In his experiment, individual bugs and their interactions were easy to identify 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionSudoku is a very simple task. A square table with 9 rows and 9 columns is divided to 9 smaller squares 3x3 as shown on the Figure. In some of the cells are written decimal digits from 1 to 9. The other cells are empty. The goal is to fill the empty cells with decimal digits from 1 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionA common pastime for poker players at a poker table is to shuffle stacks of chips. Shuffling chips is performed by starting with two stacks of poker chips,S1andS2, each stack containingCchips. Each stack may contain chips of several different colors.The actual shuffle operation is 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionBeing a knight is a very attractive career: searching for the Holy Grail, saving damsels in distress, and drinking with the other knights are fun things to do. Therefore, it is not very surprising that in recent years the kingdom of King Arthur has experienced an unprecedented inc 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionThe ministers of the cabinet were quite upset by the message from the Chief of Security stating that they would all have to change the four-digit room numbers on their offices.— It is a matter of security to change such things every now and then, to keep the enemy in the dark.— Bu 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionYou are trapped in a 3D dungeon and need to find the quickest way out! The dungeon is composed of unit cubes which may or may not be filled with rock. It takes one minute to move one unit north, south, east, west, up or down. You cannot move diagonally and the maze is surrounded b 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionThe cornfield maze is a popular Halloween treat. Visitors are shown the entrance and must wander through the maze facing zombies, chainsaw-wielding psychopaths, hippies, and other terrors on their quest to find the exit.One popular maze-walking strategy guarantees that the visitor 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionIt's almost summer time, and that means that it's almost summer construction time! This year, the good people who are in charge of the roads on the tropical island paradise of Remote Island would like to repair and upgrade the various roads that lead between the various to 阅读全文

摘要： Problem DescriptionA university network is composed of N computers. System administrators gathered information on the traffic between nodes, and carefully divided the network into two subnetworks in order to minimize traffic between parts.A disgruntled computer science student Vasya, after being exp 阅读全文