Everything you need to succeed in the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) Bronze! The USA Computing Olympiad Bronze Division (USACO) is a fantastic way to distinguish yourself as a top candidate for colleges, talent hunters, and employers. Every year, this competition poses tough programming challenges to find the best of the best among thousands of high school students and other early career coders. Acing the USACO Bronze Competition shows you how to succeed in the fast and furious world of competitive programming. It demystifies the USACO and programming competitions, and teaches you to find the joy in competition that will take you all the way to the top. The book will help you build exactly the skills you need to pass the Bronze qualification. Each problem is sketched out with entertaining and informative illustrations so they’ll stick with you in the competitive USACO environment. You’ll learn multiple ways to solve any problem the competition throws at you. Most importantly, you’ll learn what not to do: how to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that trip up lesser programmers. You’ll quickly become ready to earn your Bronze badge, move on to succeeding at Silver, and even try your luck at wider competitions.