Project Euler

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by plnyyanks

A few weeks ago, I came across a wonderful website called Project Euler, a place with many many programming and mathematical challenges.

It's a great place to hone your programming skills (or to learn something new) during the offseason, and I suggest anyone who wants to be a better programmer take a stab at a few of the problems. I've done about 15 of the problems, and I already feel like I've learned something (plus, they're a great use of time). Happy coding!

note: there was a thread about this a while ago, but it would be better to make a new topic than to resurrect an old one

IMHO, Project Euler is the best way to learn how to program. The skills you develop while working on problems of this nature are far more valuable than those passed along through traditional programming exercises. Heck, I'm not much of a programmer, but I spend my spare time working on the Project Euler problems just with a pencil and paper. Coming up with algorithms and mathematical methods to solve these problems is a fun and valuable exercise.

For students out there who are really interested in number theory type problems, like those in Project Euler, but want to spend more time looking at the math behind them, take a look at this link:
http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/events/...entations.html

There are some very interesting problems and lessons presented for those up for a minor challenge.