usaco-guide/content/4_Silver/1_Silver_Greedy.md

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title: "Greedy Algorithms"
author: Darren Yao
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**Greedy algorithms** are algorithms that select the optimal choice at each step instead of looking at the solution space as a whole. This reduces the problem to a smaller problem at each step.

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# Tutorials

 - Intro to USACO, Chapter 9
   - Interval Cover
 - CPH 6
 - [CPC.5](https://github.com/SuprDewd/T-414-AFLV/tree/master/05_greedy_algorithms)

# Problems

USACO

 - [USACO Why Did the Cow Cross the Road](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=714)
 - [USACO Rest Stops](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=810)
 - [USACO High Card Wins](http://usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=571)

Misc

 - [Sure Bet](https://csacademy.com/contest/archive/task/sure-bet/)
 - [Did you Mean...](http://codeforces.com/contest/860/problem/A)
 - [Permutation](http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/864/D)
 - [Bus](http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/864/C)
 - [Kayaking](http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/863/B)
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Update 1_Silver_Greedy.md 2020-06-08 08:39:15 +00:00			`# Tutorials`
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			`- Intro to USACO, Chapter 9`
+ General 2020-06-08 19:51:58 +00:00			`- Interval Cover`
fix some formatting 2020-06-08 18:07:48 +00:00			`- CPH 6`
+ General 2020-06-08 19:51:58 +00:00			`- [CPC.5](https://github.com/SuprDewd/T-414-AFLV/tree/master/05_greedy_algorithms)`
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Update 1_Silver_Greedy.md 2020-06-08 08:39:15 +00:00			`# Problems`

+ General 2020-06-08 19:51:58 +00:00			`USACO`

fix some formatting 2020-06-08 18:07:48 +00:00			`- [USACO Why Did the Cow Cross the Road](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=714)`
			`- [USACO Rest Stops](http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=810)`
+ General 2020-06-08 19:51:58 +00:00			`- [USACO High Card Wins](http://usaco.org/index.php?page=viewproblem2&cpid=571)`

			`Misc`

			`- [Sure Bet](https://csacademy.com/contest/archive/task/sure-bet/)`
			`- [Did you Mean...](http://codeforces.com/contest/860/problem/A)`
			`- [Permutation](http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/864/D)`
			`- [Bus](http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/864/C)`
			`- [Kayaking](http://codeforces.com/problemset/problem/863/B)`