Informatics resource guide
Sup procrastnators, study you mfs, dont be dependnt on manzil one shots a month before jee, anyways, here are resources for Informatics olympiads
For anyone that doesnt know, Informatics olympid are basically solving math problems using algorithms built by "programming" its nothing too deep into coding at a beginner level so dont be overwhelmed
First, choose a programming language, the three main ones are C++, Java or Python,
C++ is recommended the most, tbh i aint sure why but iirc, it is the most efficient language (there is something called memory and time complexity, c++ is the most efficient IF WRITTEN CORRECTLY)
For C++, watch any basics video on yt, JUST BASICS, you are not going into app dev
Basics like maybe CodeWithHarry is fine, or Luv
then try 800 rated problems on Codeforces
https://codeforces.com/problemset?order=BY_RATING_ASC
now do like 40-50 problems then you need to learn another concept, STL, Standard Template library, of C++, now try increasingly harder problems, remember practice is key. nd take part in contests increase your rating and this much theory will carry you to atleast 1500-1600 rating on codeforces.
Do STL from luv's playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5BEcvTVZj0&list=PLauivoElc3gh3RCiQA82MDI-gJfXQQVnn
Now just practice problems and take part in contests, till you hit your plateau (growth curve stagnates) now you go to some medium-advance stuff mostly medium, like Dynamic programming and two pointers and graphs, research about this stuff, and find out the bst playlists yourself (i havent hit my peak yet so i m yet to start this shi myself) go on to dedicated subreddits, posts, forums of this, on codeforces or somewhere else, but the most imp prt is atleast start first
oh yea, the olympiad's first stage is either ZCO or ZIO you can give either one, ZCO is the follow up from this guide cuz its competitive programming based while ZIO is logic based, which is kinda weird cuz INOI is totally competitive programming based.
Afteer ZCO, is INOI, yea.
I lowk didnt wanna inform bout this until i ralized, youg uys ar procrastinating on your JEE stuff, if i get u into this, either yu are gonna mess up ur jee, or u r not gonna get into this stuff altogether, so again no loss to me, choose wisely soldier, i would recommend jee tbh, its more imp but if u have extra time you could aim for this
Good luck buddies