Hello! I am a 24-year-old scholar.
In this round, I solved all problems and the solutions passed system tests, but I failed this Qual.
I got only 2,250 points (150+300+450+600+750) and the 1085th place. -> Standings
I think this round was in intense competition ...
A
In Problem A, we are required to implement carefully. — My solution is O(N log N).
B
In Problem B, we can't use O(N^2) algorithm. — My solution is O(1000^2) with two-dimensional array.
C
Problem C is very nice, but it is difficult for "Problem C".
Getting the improvement for O(nks) is easy, but implementations are slightly complicated for beginners.
--- My solution is O(N log N) with self-balancing binary search tree.
D
In Problem D, we are required to use O(N^2) algorithm for getting palindromic substring. — My solution is O(N^2) with effective palindrome judgment.
E
In Problem E, we are required to notice that "number of use" is important. — My solution is O(N log N) with a lot of sortings.
By the way, I like data structures. Data structures were required by most problems, so I like this round.