Instructions for week 5¶
To prepare for this week, please look at the homework first!
All course meetings start in hall U9 at 16:15. The contest runs from 16:20 to 17:50. During the second half of the meeting, help is also available in room U262.
Monday contest¶
This week, Monday’s contest will also be a team contest. We will assign students to teams at random. Each team will receive a piece of paper containing credentials for a pre-created CSES account assigned at random; its name will look like aalto26em_NNN. Use only the account assigned to your team for this contest, and do not use a personal CSES account.
The contest details will be added here soon. The contest will open at 16:20 sharp and end at 17:50 sharp.
The point submission form will be added here when the contest details are ready.
Wednesday contest¶
On Wednesday we will have a team contest. We will assign students to teams at random at 16:15, so please be in hall U9 on time. Each team will receive a pre-created CSES account whose name will look like aalto26ew_NNN.
Use only the account assigned to your team for this contest, and do not use a personal CSES account.
The contest details will be added here soon. The contest will open at 16:20 sharp and end at 17:50 sharp.
The point submission form will be added here when the contest details are ready.
NCPC¶
Please remember that NCPC 2026, the Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest, will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, and there are additional points available for those who participate. Please see the bonus point instructions for more information!
Homework for week 6¶
To prepare for next week, please look at the week 6 homework!
At the Monday meeting, you will also receive credentials for a pre-created CSES homework account assigned at random; its name will look like aalto26fh_NNN. If you miss the Monday meeting, you can still get a homework account at the Wednesday meeting. Use the same assigned account for all CSES tasks in that week’s homework.