Math and Geometry (S1)

Coordinate geometry, rectangles, polygons Modular arithmetic and large numbers

Sorting, Greedy and Searching (S2)

Greedy with sorting and exchange arguments Two pointers and sliding window Prefix sums and difference arrays II Binary search on the answer Hash maps and frequency counting

Brute Force and Data Structures (S3)

Complete search and bounds analysis Constructive algorithms Stacks and queues Priority queues and sets Disjoint Set Union

Strings and Graphs

String processing patterns BFS/DFS on structured graphs Trees and rooted traversal Functional graphs and cycle detection Counting and combinatorics

Sorting, Greedy and Searching (S2)

Two pointers and sliding window

common

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Greedy with sorting and exchange arguments

Greedy with sorting and exchange arguments — anchored on 2018 S2 *Sunflowers*, 2017 S2 *High Tide, Low Tide*, and 2015 S2 *Jerseys*

Prefix sums and difference arrays II

Prefix sums and difference arrays II — anchored on 2021 S2 *Modern Art* and 2026 S2 *Beams of Light*

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Two pointers and sliding window