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Hello,

I am new to this acm programming challenges. I have solved quite a few problems and all using conventional means and algorithms, which take a hell lot time to solve the given problem. My solutions are in no match with the time, people have taken to solve the problems.

How do u people manage to think out of ordinary and optimize the solution so well?



I am very much interested in math and algo stuff and I am enjoying solving problems here. What books or materials do you people suggest me to improve my knowledge and which will help me to match my solution with that of u people.

harshahs wrote:What books or materials do you people suggest me to improve my knowledge and which will help me to match my solution with that of u people.

The big bad web is out there... Haven't tried out Google yet?

harshahs wrote:

What books or materials do you people suggest me to improve my knowledge and which will help me to match my solution with that of u people.

In addition to searching internet, you could consult books on Data Structures and Algorithm. This will provide you with a good foundation.

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. What I really meant was, I am able to get the algo for most of the problems. but my solution though correct lacks some severe optimization as a result my memory usage or time taken will be very high.

I have been doing a lot of home work in this respect, both with web and with some algo books like KNUTH and COERMAN.

But Still????????????