Simulation

Author: Darren Yao

Contributors: Allen Li, Siyong Huang

Directly simulating the problem statement, which many Bronze problems allow you to do.

Example 1 Solution Example 2 Solution Problems Easier Harder

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	IUSACO	5 - Simulation	This module is based on Chapter 5 of Darren Yao's book

Since there's no formal algorithm involved, the intent of the problem is to assess competence with one's programming language of choice and knowledge of built-in data structures. At least in USACO Bronze, when a problem statement says to find the end result of some process, or to find when something occurs, it's usually sufficient to simulate the process naively.

Example 1

Shell Game

Bronze - Easy

Focus Problem – read through this problem before continuing!

Solution

Example 2

Mixing Milk

Bronze - Easy

Focus Problem – read through this problem before continuing!

Solution

Problems

Easier

Source	Problem Name	Difficulty	Tags
Bronze	The Cow-Signal	Easy	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Speeding	Easy	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	The Lost Cow	Easy	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	The Bovine Shuffle	Easy	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	The Bucket List	Easy	Show Tags Simulation

Harder

Source	Problem Name	Difficulty	Tags
Bronze	Measuring Traffic	Normal	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Circular Barn	Normal	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Block Game	Normal	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Team Tic Tac Toe	Normal	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Mowing the Field	Normal	Show Tags Simulation
Old Bronze	Censoring	Hard	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Milk Measurement	Hard	Show Tags Simulation
Bronze	Stuck in a Rut	Very Hard	Show Tags Simulation

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