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Description | Schedule | Rules | |
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Schedule and Advancement
Registration
In order to be eligible to compete in the Algorithm Competition, each competitor must be a registered TopCoder member
and have registered separately for the Algorithm Competition. Registration for the competition is unlimited,
however each individual may only register once. Registration for the 2004 TopCoder Collegiate Challenge Algorithm Competition is scheduled as follows:
NOTE: All times are EST.
| Registration |
OPENS: Sunday, February 1 at 9:00 AM EST CLOSES: Monday, February 23 at 9:00 AM EST |
Open Qualification Round
All registered competitors will attempt to qualify for the Algorithm Competition at any time during the following
24-hour period:
| Round | Date and Time* | # of Competitors | # of Advancers |
| Qualification Round |
START: Monday, February 23 12:00 PM EST(noon) END: Tuesday, February 24 12:00 PM EST(noon) |
All eligible registered competitors | Top 100 scorers in each of 5 Qualification Round Problems |
| *NOTE: In the event the Qualification Round must be cancelled for any reason, a makeup Qualification Round will begin at 12:00PM noon on Wednesday, February 25 and end at 12:00 PM on Thursday, February 26. | |||
Online Elimination Rounds
| Round | Date and Time* | # of Competitors | # of Advancers |
| Online Round #1 |
Saturday, February 28 Registration: 9:00 AM - 11:55 AM EST Compete: 12:00 PM EST(noon) | 500 | 200 |
| Online Round #2 |
Wednesday, March 3 Login by: 9:20 PM EST Compete: 9:30 PM EST |
200 | 100 |
| Online Round #3 |
Wednesday, March 10 Login by: 9:20 PM EST Compete: 9:30 PM EST |
100 | 50 |
| Online Round #4 |
Wednesday, March 17 Login by: 9:20 PM EST Compete: 9:30 PM EST |
50 | 24 |
| *NOTE: In the event a round must be cancelled for any reason, the "raindate" will be the following day at the same time. | |||
Onsite Semifinal and Championship Rounds
| Round | Date and Time* | # of Competitors | # of Advancers |
| Semifinal Room #1 |
Thursday, April 15 Compete: 10:00 AM EST |
8 | 1 - Championship Round 2 - Wildcard Round |
| Semifinal Room #2 |
Thursday, April 15 Compete: 1:00 PM EST |
8 | 1 - Championship Round 2 - Wildcard Round |
| Semifinal Room #3 |
Thursday, April 15 Compete: 4:00 PM EST |
8 | 1 - Championship Round 2 - Wildcard Round |
| Wildcard Round |
Thursday, April 15 Compete: 7:00 PM EST |
6 | 1 - Championship Round |
| Championship Round |
Friday, April 16 Compete: 3:00 PM EST |
4 | 1 - Champion |
| *NOTE: The times of the onsite rounds are subject to change. | |||