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The problems at the International Physics Olympiad are usually from the syllabus prescribed, and if a problem is from outside the syllabus, sufficient information will be provided to the students.
All problems are set in SI units
The theoretical part consists of :
1. Mechanics including Newton’s laws, inertial systems, conservation of energy , friction, Centripetal acceleration
2.Mechanics of Rigid Bodies – moment of inertia,center of mass, torque
3.Thermodynamics and Molecular Physics – internal energy, work and heat, first and second laws of thermodynamics,pressure and molecular kinetic energy
4. Oscillations and waves – Harmonic waves, propagation of waves
5. Electric Charge and Electric Field – Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law, Gauss’ law
6. Current and Magnetic Field – Current, resistance, internal resistance of source, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, Ampere’s law
7. Electromagnetic waves
8. Quantum Physics – Photoelectric effect, energy and impulse of the photon
9. Relativity
10. Matter – Energy levels of atoms and molecules
Practical part
The practical examination assumes that the student is proficient in the theoretical part. The participant should be familiar with simple laboratory instruments and devices such as calipers, thermometers, simple voltmeters, ohmmeters and ammeters, potentiometers, diodes, transistors, simple optical devices.
With proper instructions, they should be able to handle even more complicated instruments,
International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is an annual physics competition for secondary school students . It is held in a different country every year and open to students worldwide. The International Physics Olympiad is one the International science Olympiads and was first held in 1967 at Warsaw in Poland.
For most countries participating in the International Physics Olympiad, the student delegates for the country are selected after a national level competition. The team consists of five participants, two leaders and may be accompanied by observers.
The students delegates have to individually sit for rigorous theoretical and practical examinations based on a syllabus which is predefined. The theoretical examinations last for 5 hours. Based on their performance, students are awarded a gold, silver, bronze medals or an honorable mention. A relative grading system is used.