Our USACO Silver curriculum is composed of two parts: Silver 1 and Silver 2. This is the second part of our entire USACO Silver curriculum. For the silver 1 part, see here.
Total # of Lessons: 12
$100.00 – $1,290.00
Description
Our USACO Program | Enroll Silver 1 Class | Enroll Silver 2 Class
Description
We offer year round USACO Silver class (USA Computing Olympiad) from San Francisco Bay Area (South Bay/San Jose/Cupertino). USACO is the most prestigious pre-college Computer Science competition in the states. For more information on USACO: http://www.usaco.org.
Objective
Train and prepare students to pass the USACO Silver level contest to become Gold level contestants.
Requirement
This course is for students who satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
- have completed our USACO Bronze course or equivalent, or,
- have passed the Bronze level contest
Topics
** All topics below would be taught and practiced with specifically for Silver level contest.
- Silver level searching algorithms
- Silver level advanced data Structures
- Silver level tree and graph algorithms
- Other Silver level advanced algorithms
- Optimization
- Implementation problems
Note: Our curriculum’s leveling definitions are in general more advanced than most other institutes, please refer to our topic list for each level and contact us to personalized evaluation for the student if he/she has attended USACO classes/camps at other institutes.
Silver1 and Silver2
Our two-parts silver course of Silver 1 and Silver 2 covers THE ENTIRE set of techniques that students need to learn to pass the USACO Silver contest. They are two consecutive Silver courses that cover different topics that go from easier ones to more advanced ones, each accounting for about half of the Silver-level topic lists. Students should take Silver 1 first then continue into Silver 2. Silver 2 is not a drill and practice course for Silver 1.
Must Read: Scope and topic comparison between our curriculum and other USACO class providers
Silver 2 Class Content
| Course | # of Problems | Video | Slide |
| USACO Silver Lesson #13 | 3 | 108 minutes | 14 pages |
| Free Lesson (Automation Mode) | 3 | 50 minutes | 3 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #14 | 5 | 103 minutes | 24 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #15 | 4 | 133 minutes | 16 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #16 | 4 | 112 minutes | 19 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #17 | 4 | 108 minutes | 20 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #18 | 5 | 105 minutes | 20 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #19 | 4 | 100 minutes | 15 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #20 | 4 | 123 minutes | 21 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #21 | 4 | 102 minutes | 15 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #22 | 5 | 112 minutes | 15 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #23 | 4 | 109 minutes | 16 pages |
| USACO Silver Lesson #24 | 3 | 119 minutes | 22 pages |
Additional information
| Learning Mode | Hybrid, Self Paced, Weekly Live (Zoom) |
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I learned a lot from the USACO Bronze/Silver classes and they helped me gain the knowledge I needed to work towards the bronze and silver tiers. The curriculum is well thought out teaching numerous algorithms, data structures, and more. Overall I recommend these classes to anyone who wants to take java programming up a level and start problem solving.
My son has learned a lot from the Java and USACO classes. He started with Fundamental Java and continued through Silver 2. The lessons are very engaging, students are challenged and encouraged to try their best, but never pressured. My son has grown from a complete novice to a competent CS student. He is actually a bit sad that he has completed all the “live” classes he can take at this point. I highly recommend AscendeLearning classes to anyone who wants to explore and learn programming.