Physics Olympiads
are competitions in Physics for high-school students. The Olympiad
competions are held regularly in many countries and are conducted at
city, regional, state, country, and
international levels.
For example, each year the Americal Association of Physics Teachers and
the American Institute of Physics sponsor a competition for high school
students to
represent the United States
at the international level. The mission of these Physics competitions
is to promote and demonstrate academic excellence and to provide
intellectual stimulation for students interested in physical sciences.
It is to
encourage excellence in physics education and to reward outstanding physics students.
The competitions consist of two parts: a theoretical part that involves
solving problems (commonly three problems in the areas of physics
taught in schools) and an experimental part that requires setting up
creative experiments and performing measurements. The time for each part is
several hours.
Though the students compete individually, scoring is often kept for the
teams, as teams of students from the same school (state, country, etc.)
often train together for these events. In Duluth olympiads, we allow
teamwork in the experimental part of the competition.
Another format of high-school physics competitions is the
Young Physicists Tournaments (YPT).
How do I become an Olympian?
Talk to you Science
teacher or contact us directly at the email address below.
Participation is free and we will send announcements about upcoming
competitions. Normally, your Physics teacher would put together a team,
but we can also help in coordinating, helping you train, and helping
you get in touch with like-minded students in the area.