NWERC 2008

The 2008 ACM Northwestern European Programming Contest
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

The Problem Set

A Equilibrium Mobile
B Proving Equivalences
C Cat vs. Dog
D Disgruntled Judge
E Easy Climb
F Sculpture
G Matchsticks
H White Water Rafting
I Shuffle
J Videopoker

 

The entire problemset (in pdf, 422 kb).
 
Send clarification requests to clarify@acm.uva.es (they will most likely be answered with "No comment, read problem statement.").
 
For problems with floating-point output, the exact number of digits you print is irrelevant, as long as the error of your answer is within the margin specified in the problem.
 
Disclaimer: in order to keep time limits low, some of the problems may have smaller judge data and/or stricter speed requirements than in the real contest.
 
The NWERC 2008 Jury consists of Per Austrin, Jaap Eldering, Øyvind Grotmol, Peter Kluit, Erik-Jan Krijgsman, Jan Kuipers (Head Judge), Eljakim Schrijvers, Gerben Stavenga, and Mathijs Vogelzang.
 
See also the NWERC 2008 web site for live feeds and any other NWERC needs.