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An informational meeting will be held 2 p.m. today in Acopian Engineering Center room 515 for students interested in competing in the annual Association of Computing Machinery Mid-Atlantic Programming Contest.
The competition will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Students should plan to spend all day on the event, including travel. Each team consists of three students and has one terminal and five hours to solve as many problems as possible. The top four schools from the region go to the world finals.
Last year, Lafayette’s two squads placed in the top 20 percent of the more than 140 entries. This year, adviser Jon Berry, associate professor of computer science, hopes the teams will make it into the top ten percent.
Teams that do well practice consistently, adds Berry, who notes that the contest experience is fun.
To qualify for Lafayette’s first team, students will have to solve 40 problems posted at the ACM’s problem set web site by Wednesday, Oct. 1. Those on the second team will have to solve ten problems from the site. All students must attend weekly training meetings of 90 minutes. If more than three students seeking a spot in a team meet its qualifications, intra-school trials will be held. If interest is sufficient, Lafayette may field a third team.