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Competitive Programmer’s Handbook Antti Laaksonen Draft July 3, 2018 ii Contents Preface ix I Basic techniques...

Competitive Programmer’s Handbook Antti Laaksonen Draft July 3, 2018 ii Contents Preface ix I Basic techniques 1 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Programming languages......................... 3 1.2 Input and output.............................. 4 1.3 Working with numbers.......................... 6 1.4 Shortening code............................... 8 1.5 Mathematics................................ 10 1.6 Contests and resources.......................... 15 2 Time complexity 17 2.1 Calculation rules.............................. 17 2.2 Complexity classes............................. 20 2.3 Estimating efficiency........................... 21 2.4 Maximum subarray sum......................... 21 3 Sorting 25 3.1 Sorting theory................................ 25 3.2 Sorting in C++............................... 29 3.3 Binary search................................ 31 4 Data structures 35 4.1 Dynamic arrays............................... 35 4.2 Set structures................................ 37 4.3 Map structures............................... 38 4.4 Iterators and ranges............................ 39 4.5 Other structures.............................. 41 4.6 Comparison to sorting........................... 44 5 Complete search 47 5.1 Generating subsets............................. 47 5.2 Generating permutations......................... 49 5.3 Backtracking................................ 50 5.4 Pruning the search............................. 51 5.5 Meet in the middle............................. 54 iii 6 Greedy algorithms 57 6.1 Coin problem................................ 57 6.2 Scheduling.................................. 58 6.3 Tasks and deadlines............................ 60 6.4 Minimizing sums.............................. 61 6.5 Data compression............................. 62 7 Dynamic programming 65 7.1 Coin problem................................ 65 7.2 Longest increasing subsequence..................... 70 7.3 Paths in a grid............................... 71 7.4 Knapsack problems............................ 72 7.5 Edit distance................................ 74 7.6 Counting tilings.............................. 75 8 Amortized analysis 77 8.1 Two pointers method........................... 77 8.2 Nearest smaller elements......................... 79 8.3 Sliding window minimum......................... 81 9 Range queries 83 9.1 Static array queries............................ 84 9.2 Binary indexed tree............................ 86 9.3 Segment tree................................ 89 9.4 Additional techniques........................... 93 10 Bit manipulation 95 10.1 Bit representation............................. 95 10.2 Bit operations................................ 96 10.3 Representing sets............................. 98 10.4 Bit optimizations.............................. 100 10.5 Dynamic programming.......................... 102 II Graph algorithms 107 11 Basics of graphs 109 11.1 Graph terminology............................. 109 11.2 Graph representation........................... 113 12 Graph traversal 117 12.1 Depth-first search............................. 117 12.2 Breadth-first search............................ 119 12.3 Applications................................. 121 iv 13 Shortest paths 123 13.1 Bellman–Ford algorithm......................... 123 13.2 Dijkstra’s algorithm............................ 126 13.3 Floyd–Warshall algorithm........................ 129 14 Tree algorithms 133 14.1 Tree traversal................................ 134 14.2 Diameter................................... 135 14.3 All longest paths.............................. 137 14.4 Binary trees................................. 139 15 Spanning trees 141 15.1 Kruskal’s algorithm............................ 142 15.2 Union-find structure............................ 145 15.3 Prim’s algorithm.............................. 147 16 Directed graphs 149 16.1 Topological sorting............................. 149 16.2 Dynamic programming.......................... 151 16.3 Successor paths............................... 154 16.4 Cycle detection............................... 155 17 Strong connectivity 157 17.1 Kosaraju’s algorithm............................ 158 17.2 2SAT problem................................ 160 18 Tree queries 163 18.1 Finding ancestors............................. 163 18.2 Subtrees and paths............................ 164 18.3 Lowest common ancestor......................... 167 18.4 Offline algorithms............................. 170 19 Paths and circuits 173 19.1 Eulerian paths............................... 173 19.2 Hamiltonian paths............................. 177 19.3 De Bruijn sequences............................ 178 19.4 Knight’s tours................................ 179 20 Flows and cuts 181 20.1 Ford–Fulkerson algorithm........................ 182 20.2 Disjoint paths................................ 186 20.3 Maximum matchings........................... 187 20.4 Path covers................................. 190 v III Advanced topics 195 21 Number theory 197 21.1 Primes and factors............................. 197 21.2 Modular arithmetic............................ 201 21.3 Solving equations............................. 204 21.4 Other results................................ 205 22 Combinatorics 207 22.1 Binomial coefficients............................ 208 22.2 Catalan numbers.............................. 210 22.3 Inclusion-exclusion............................. 212 22.4 Burnside’s lemma............................. 214 22.5 Cayley’s formula.............................. 215 23 Matrices 217 23.1 Operations.................................. 217 23.2 Linear recurrences............................. 220 23.3 Graphs and matrices........................... 222 24 Probability 225 24.1 Calculation................................. 225 24.2 Events.................................... 226 24.3 Random variables............................. 228 24.4 Markov chains............................... 230 24.5 Randomized algorithms.......................... 231 25 Game theory 235 25.1 Game states................................. 235 25.2 Nim game.................................. 237 25.3 Sprague–Grundy theorem........................ 238 26 String algorithms 243 26.1 String terminology............................. 243 26.2 Trie structure................................ 244 26.3 String hashing............................... 245 26.4 Z-algorithm................................. 247 27 Square root algorithms 251 27.1 Combining algorithms........................... 252 27.2 Integer partitions............................. 254 27.3 Mo’s algorithm............................... 255 28 Segment trees revisited 257 28.1 Lazy propagation.............................. 258 28.2 Dynamic trees................................ 261 28.3 Data structures............................... 263 28.4 Two-dimensionality............................ 264 vi 29 Geometry 265 29.1 Complex numbers............................. 266 29.2 Points and lines............................... 268 29.3 Polygon area................................. 271 29.4 Distance functions............................. 272 30 Sweep line algorithms 275 30.1 Intersection points............................. 276 30.2 Closest pair problem............................ 277 30.3 Convex hull problem............................ 278 Bibliography 281 vii viii Preface The purpose of this book is to give you a thorough introduction to competitive programming. It is assumed that you already know the basics of programming, but no previous background in competitive programming is needed. The book is especially intended for students who want to learn algorithms and possibly participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) or in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). Of course, the book is also suitable for anybody else interested in competitive programming. It takes a long time to become a good competitive programmer, but it is also an opportunity to learn a lot. You can be sure that you will get a good general understanding of algorithms if you spend time reading the book, solving problems and taking part in contests. The book is under continuous development. You can always send feedback on the book to [email protected]. Helsinki, July 2018 Antti Laaksonen ix x  Part I Basic techniques 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Competitive programming combines two topics: (1) the design of algorithms and (2) the implementation of algorithms. The design of algorithms consists of problem solving and mathematical thinking. Skills for analyzing problems and solving them creatively are needed. An algorithm for solving a problem has to be both correct and efficient, and the core of the problem is often about inventing an efficient algorithm. Theoretical knowledge of algorithms is important to competitive programmers. Typically, a solution to a problem is a combination of well-known techniques and new insights. The techniques that appear in competitive programming also form the basis for the scientific research of algorithms. The implementation of algorithms requires good programming skills. In competitive programming, the solutions are graded by testing an implemented algorithm using a set of test cases. Thus, it is not enough that the idea of the algorithm is correct, but the implementation also has to be correct. A good coding style in contests is straightforward and concise. Programs should be written quickly, because there is not much time available. Unlike in traditional software engineering, the programs are short (usually at most a few hundred lines of code), and they do not need to be maintained after the contest. Programming languages At the moment, the most popular programming languages used in contests are C++, Python and Java. For example, in Google Code Jam 2017, among the best 3,000 participants, 79 % used C++, 16 % used Python and 8 % used Java. Some participants also used several languages. Many people think that C++ is the best choice for a competitive programmer, and C++ is nearly always available in contest systems. The benefits of using C++ are that it is a very efficient language and its standard library contains a large collection of data structures and algorithms. On the other hand, it is good to master several languages and understand their strengths. For example, if large integers are needed in the problem, Python can be a good choice, because it contains built-in operations for calculating with 3 large integers. Still, most problems in programming contests are set so that using a specific programming language is not an unfair advantage. All example programs in this book are written in C++, and the standard library’s data structures and algorithms are often used. The programs follow the C++11 standard, which can be used in most contests nowadays. If you cannot program in C++ yet, now is a good time to start learning. C++ code template A typical C++ code template for competitive programming looks like this: #include using namespace std; int main() { // solution comes here } The #include line at the beginning of the code is a feature of the g++ compiler that allows us to include the entire standard library. Thus, it is not needed to separately include libraries such as iostream, vector and algorithm, but rather they are available automatically. The using line declares that the classes and functions of the standard library can be used directly in the code. Without the using line we would have to write, for example, std::cout, but now it suffices to write cout. The code can be compiled using the following command: g++ -std=c++11 -O2 -Wall test.cpp -o test This command produces a binary file test from the source code test.cpp. The compiler follows the C++11 standard (-std=c++11), optimizes the code (-O2) and shows warnings about possible errors (-Wall). Input and output In most contests, standard streams are used for reading input and writing output. In C++, the standard streams are cin for input and cout for output. In addition, the C functions scanf and printf can be used. The input for the program usually consists of numbers and strings that are separated with spaces and newlines. They can be read from the cin stream as follows: int a, b; string x; cin >> a >> b >> x; 4  This kind of code always works, assuming that there is at least one space or newline between each element in the input. For example, the above code can read both of the following inputs: 123 456 monkey 123 456 monkey The cout stream is used for output as follows: int a = 123, b = 456; string x = "monkey"; cout