Question

An algorithm created by this man uses stacks to assess arithmetic expressions in infix notation (15[1])and is named after a railroad structure. The output of that (15[1])shunting yard algorithm can be converted into a notation system developed independently by this man and Frederick Bauer, representing “1 + 2 - 3” (“one plus two minus three”) as “1 2 + 3 -” (“one two plus three minus”). To rebel against spaghetti (15[1])code, this (-5[1])man (15[1])popularized the phrase (*) “goto (10[1])statement (10[6]-5[1])considered (10[1])harmful.” (10[2])An (10[1])extension of an algorithm (-5[1])named after this man that uses heuristics is the A* (“a star”) algorithm. (10[5])This (10[1]-5[1])man’s namesake (10[1])algorithm (10[2])does not work (10[1])for edges (10[1])with negative weights due to its greedy nature of (10[1])finding the smallest edge to the next (10[1])unvisited node. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Dutch computer scientist (10[2])whose namesake algorithm finds the shortest path in a graph. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Edsger Dijkstra (“DIKE-strah”) [or Edsger Wybe Dijkstra; accept Dijkstra’s algorithm]
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Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%33%0%72.33
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%50%102.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%82.25
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%0%0%70.80
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%100%0%38.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%96.67
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%0%82.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%13%13%84.38
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%110.00

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Alex AkridgeIndiana AChicago A6610
Gangrade AdityaBUBrandeis6710
Ace ChunMITTufts6710
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Jiping FangIllinois CIndiana B7010
Coby TranChicago BNotre Dame B74-5
Mohamad MusaOhio State BOhio State A8510
Yash MandaviaIllinois BNotre Dame A8510
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Logan MathisSIUENotre Dame C11210
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Patrick TorreMarylandJHU A12010
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame BChicago B13110
William GoldenHoustonTexas A13110