July 13, 2006

Solve a puzzle...for science! (java) Try to sort out this exam timetabling nightmare as best as you can, and you might be in for a prize !

Instructions can be found here. Basically, each exam comes with a number of students and a duration. The goal is to manage to schedule all the exams so as to minimize the number of conflicts (e.g. same student having two exams at the same time, or in a row). The interface is rather well made and will help you achieving this. Good luck ! Disc: the guy is a friend of mine, I hope it's ok. I found it cool enough to pass it on here. Also, the prize money can be sent overseas if need be.

  • Item 3. Triangle, rectangle, what's the difference?
  • oops. I'll tell him about that. It's a rectangle.
  • Hi Koant!
  • Great post, Koant! I haven't a kluw.
  • I know nothing about exam timetables, but any contest where you can win 70 pounds of prizes isn't all bad.
  • Glad you like it. It can take some time but you can leave it and come back to it later. And what are week-ends for, really ? :) Hi Wolof!