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DSA-40 Day Challenge-Eng (2)

The 40-day Challenge aims to enhance programming and problem-solving skills, running from January 29 to March 16, 2025. Participants earn Challenge Points based on the number of days they solve problems on LeetCode, with a maximum of 100 points achievable. A Problem-Solving Diary is required for tracking progress, and submissions will include PracticeDays, diary entries, and LeetCode evidence.

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DSA-40 Day Challenge-Eng (2)

The 40-day Challenge aims to enhance programming and problem-solving skills, running from January 29 to March 16, 2025. Participants earn Challenge Points based on the number of days they solve problems on LeetCode, with a maximum of 100 points achievable. A Problem-Solving Diary is required for tracking progress, and submissions will include PracticeDays, diary entries, and LeetCode evidence.

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40-day Challenge

40-day Challenge
o Purposes:
• Practice as much as you can.
• Improve your programming skill and problem-solving skill day by day.

o Duration:
• Start date: January 29th, 2025 (the first day of Lunar New Year).
• End date: March 16th, 2025

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Rules
o You will accumulate a PracticeDay if you solve fully at least one
problem in LeetCode platform.
• i.e. your solution must pass all the test cases of that problem.

o No duplicate solved problem is accepted during the challenge.

o You need to use any note-taking software/app for your Problem-


Solving Diary.

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Challenge Points
o You are awarded Challenge Points based on your number of
PracticeDays.
o Challenge Points are calculated with the weights of 1, 2, 3, 4.
Maximum Challenge Points: 100 pts.
o Formulation:
• The first 10 days: 1 pt/day.
• The second 10 days: 2 pts/day.
• The third 10 days: 3 pts/day
• The fourth 10 days: 4 pts/day.

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Challenge Points
o Examples:
• You have 8 PracticeDays, your Challenge Points will be:
• 8 x 1 = 8 pts
• You have 15 PracticeDays, your Challenge Points will be:
• 10 x 1 + 5 x 2 = 20 pts
• You have 27 PracticeDays, your Challenge Points will be:
• 10 x 1 + 10 x 2 + 7 x 3 = 51 pts
• You have 33 PracticeDays, your Challenge Points will be:
• 10 x 1 + 10 x 2 + 10 x 3 + 3 x 4 = 72 pts
• You have 41 PracticeDays, your Challenge Points will be:
• 10 x 1 + 10 x 2 + 10 x 3 + 10 x 4 = 100 pts

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Problem-Solving Diary
o You need to take some notes every PracticeDay you have:
• Date
• Problem Description with LeetCode link.
• Your solution (just important points or your ideas/algorithms)
• Failed test case(s)/ Edge case(s) getting from running your program (if
have).
• Interesting thing(s) from doing that problem (if have).

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Programming Practice - LeetCode
o leetcode.com

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Programming Practice - LeetCode


o Pick One

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Your LeetCode Account
o Your account is created with following requirements:
• Name: FullName-FIT-2 last digits of Student ID
Nguyen Van A-FIT-04
Tran Thi B-FIT-18
Ly Nguyen C-FIT-32

• Profile Picture: your full face picture.

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Submission
o There is a submission link (in Moodle) at the end
of this challenge.

o You will submit:


• Your number of PracticeDays.
• Your problem-solving diary (file).
• Your LeetCode screenshot evidences (files).
• As in shown pictures.

fit@hcmus | DSA | 2025


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Questions and Answers

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