Alba English

Materials for Class

This activity helps you practice:

understanding coding tasks in English
solving problems
describing problems to others
searching for solutions on the internet in English (e.g. at Stack Exchange: http://stackexchange.com/)
asking for help
giving advice
understanding advice given by others
prepare for coding interviews if you are going into that field

1) Sign up for an HackerRank account: https://www.hackerrank.com
2) Choose your “domain”
- Beginner: Click Python and learn the basics
- Intermediate: Choose Algorithms and try to use what you already know in the language you prefer
- Advanced: Click “Competition” and try the Euler problems
3) Choose and solve some problems.
4) If you can’t do it
- Google the topic (“How to use a C++ dictionary”)
- Ask a friend
- Read the discussions
5) Choose one interesting problem. How did it go? Make a sentence for your log
- I could solve this problem, but the solution in the discussion was better because…
- I could solve this problem, but I learned something new to do it, which was…
- I could solve this problem. I realised….
- I could solve this problem. I …
- I couldn’t solve this problem, because I couldn’t understand the question. I’m going to …
- I couldn’t solve this problem. The error kept saying “” and I couldn’t find the answer. I’m going to …
6) Print or save the problem to show in class
7) In class, SHOW me your printout/sentence, then SHARE what happened with your partner
describe your problem
describe what you did
share your reflection on the problem

HackerEarth (tutorials only in C, otherwise similar): https://www.hackerearth.com/
CodeForces (less learning, more competition: http://codeforces.com/
Topcoder (less learning, more competition/work): https://www.topcoder.com/
Geeks for Geeks (more a list of actual problems used in exams): http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/convert-a-given-tree-to-sum-tree/
Codechef: https://www.codechef.com/