Bebras Challenge

This year we partook in the annual Bebras Challenge. It encouraged computational thinking by presenting challenging objectives or questions. In my opinion, it was quite enjoyable for the challenges it presented. I specifically enjoyed the challenge entitled "Medical Specimen". It provided a sample of instructions which seems to replicate crude computer code. I specifically enjoyed this challenge out of the others because of its representation of how a computer executes commands. A screenshot of this challenge is provided in figure one. The hardest challenge, in my opinion, was the challenge which bore a map represented by a chart. The map provided was a grid with its squares either black or white. Then, a descending chart was presented which represented the grid with either black or white squares. Our goal was to look at a pre-made chart and determine which grid it represented. This challenge can be seen in figure two. It was the most difficult for me because of how difficult it is to understand the instructions in the first place. In retrospect, I completely understand how the constraint of time hindered my ability to understand the instructions. I attained a score of 149 out of 200, which was beaten only by one point.