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The purpose of this book is to give you
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a thorough introduction to competitive programming.
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It is assumed that you already
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know the basics of programming, but previous
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background on competitive programming is not needed.
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The book is especially intended for
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secondary school students who want to learn
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algorithms and possibly participate in
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the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).
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The book is also suitable for university students
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and anybody else interested in competitive programming.
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It takes a long time to become a good competitive
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programmer, but it is also an opportunity to learn a lot.
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You can be sure that you will learn a great deal
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about algorithms if you spend time reading the book
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and solving problems.
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The book is under continuous development.
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You can always send feedback about the book to
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\texttt{ahslaaks@cs.helsinki.fi}.
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