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>Finite state automations, Fourier transforms, dynamic programming, formal grammars, graph theory.. are not something I could be able to casually pick up with j
by kybernetyk 11y ago
>Finite state automations, Fourier transforms, dynamic programming, formal grammars, graph theory.. are not something I could be able to casually pick up with just high school knowledge and fumbling around
Was no real problem for me. (Though not 'casually' as I head to read up quiet a bit).
- varjag 11y agoWell to understand Fourier transform for example you need to master the better part of the calculus as prerequisite. Did you get all the way to convolution theorem without taking any math classes? Then congrats, I'm certainly not in your ballpark.
- skimpycompiler 11y agoIOI and IOM contestants (and those who do both) probably know much of the material. Most of them aren't geniuses, just kids with persistence, good guidance and lots of time on their hands.
- varjag 11y agoI was an OI contestant but only a mediocre one at a national level. We've been trained by brilliant teachers until our noses bled, it does not qualify under "on your own" at all.