European Physics Olympiad

Dolgoprudny, May 28th - June 1st

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Problems and solutions

Experiment

Problem text

Solution

Marking scheme

Theory

Problem text

Solution

Marking scheme

Results and medals

Results after moderation (Excel spreadsheet, PDF)

About EuPhO

European Physics Olympiad is a contest for high school students. In addition to the International Physics Olympiad (started in 1967) there exist traditions of regional competitions such as Asian Physics Olympiad (since 2000) and Ibero-American Physics Olympiad (since 1991). European Physics Olympiad was first held in 2017 in Estonia, and the second time the contest will take place in Russia. The concept of EuPhO is similar to real research situations, with short problems description and plenty of space for creative solutions.

  • Azerbaijan
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan

Sponsors

Participation Rules and Fees

Each country can send up to 5 students and one leader; observers and/or visitors are also welcome. The participation fee for the students and the team leader is 250 EUR per person. The participation fee per every additional observer or guest is 350 EUR. There is no discussion of the problem texts, it is the responsibility of the international academic committee of the Olympiad to guarantee the quality of the problems. Academic committee is also responsible for the grading of the problems (if necessary, they can appoint additional markers). The problem texts will be short, so the leaders are expected to be able to complete the translation of both theoretical and experimental problems within an hour. IPhO-style moderation of the marks is substituted by appellation: it will be the responsibility of students to appeal any unjust grading (leaders can be present during the appellation and if needed, translate the communication). During theoretical round (5 hours), there will be three problems, one of which will be very difficult, one moderately difficult, and one relatively less demanding. Full solution of each problem gives 10 points, grading granularity is one point. Partial credit is given for each idea or formula which is used in a full solution. During experimental examination (5 hours), there will be one or two tasks; the total number of points for the experimental examination is 20 points, granularity is also 1 point. The award thresholds in points will be determined after appellation as such smallest numbers that at least 8% of participants will receive a gold medal, at least 25% - a gold or silver medal, 50% - a gold, silver or bronze medal. The results of participants from non-European countries do not affect the award thresholds, but all of the contestants with marks above the thresholds will be awarded with medals.

Requirements for Participants

Similarly to IPhO, the competition is designed for high school students. IPhO is also open to "Students who have finished their school examinations in the year of the competition as long as they have not commenced their university studies. The age of the contestants should not exceed twenty years on June 30th of the year of the competition". Educational system varies from country to country, and in some cases the boundary between a high school and a university becomes vague. Therefore we would like to specify that we consider a school where students have more than one third of lectures (in average per year) on topics related either to physics or mathematics to be equivalent to a university. However, we do not want this regulation to become a reason why one or another team would not be able to attend the competition. Therefore, please contact us if there are students in your team who come from schools which do not satisfy this criterion but you feel that those students have not been taught University-level physics courses (we may revise the criterion or find a different solution). Although the contest is designed for European countries, any other teams are welcome too!

Sample Problems for Preparation

EuPhO 2017s Problems for the theoretical and experimental rounds with solutions, as well as sample problems for preparation for the contest may be viewed here

Academic committee

  • PROF. JAAN KALDA

    Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

    Head of the theory examination at IPhO-2012, author of a series of study guides for Physics Olympiads.


  • DR. IVAN EROFEEV

    Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

    Best theory paper at IPhO-2005.


  • PROF. VICTOR IVANOV

    University of Sofia, Bulgaria

    Author of two problems at World Physics Olympiad.


  • PROF. VYACHESLAVS KASHCHEYEVS

    University of Latvia, Latvia

    Academic leader of the Latvian Physics team.


  • DR. MATE VIGH

    Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE)

    One of the authors of the book " 200 More Puzzling Physics Problems: With Hints and Solutions ", author of a World Physics Olympiad problem.


  • ALEXEY NOYAN

    Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

    Trainer of Russian Physics team, author of an experimental problem of Asian Physics Olympiad 2017


  • ALEXANDER KISELEV

    Lebedev Physical Institute, Russia

    Trainer of Russian Physics team, author of a theoretical problem of Asian Physics Olympiad 2017


  • IVAN MASLOV

    Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

    APhO 2017 Academic committee member, IPhO 2013 gold medalist


  • DR. DMITRIY PRITYKIN

    Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

    APhO 2017 academic committee member, author of a theoretical problem at APhO 2017


  • EERO UUSTALU

    University of Tartu, Estonia

    IPhO 2012, IEPhO 2013 and EPhO 2017 Academic committee member. Founder of the " Fuusika, Keemia ja Bioloogia Opikojad " (Physics, Chemistry and Biology Seminars) national educational experimental program.


Event Schedule

28 May - 1 June 2018 Dolgoprudny, Russia

Students

Team Leaders

28/05, Mon

Day 1, Arrival & Opening

7:30 am - 10:00 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Teams arrival, transfer to MIPT & registration

1:00 am - 4:00 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

5:45 am - 6:30 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Opening ceremony/(Concert Hall)

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Evening activities/(Dorm 10)

Evening wellcoming meeting for Team Leaders and Academic Committee/(2nd floor of the Concert Hall)

29/05, Tue

Day 2, Experimental round

5:00 am - 7:30 am

Translation of the experimental problems/(Dorm 12)

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Experimental examination/(Main Building)

10:00 am - 12:00 am

Meeting with the Academic Committee/(Dorm 12)

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Physics experiments/(Main Building)

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Craft workshop/(2nd floor of the Concert Hall)

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

8:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Lecture

30/05, Wed

Day 3, Theoretical round

5:00 am - 7:30 am

Translation of the theoretical problems/(Dorm 12)

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Theoretical examination/(Main Building)

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Presentation: best practices

10:00 am - 12:00 am

Excursion to MIPT laboratories/(Laboratory building)

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

2:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Excursion to the Space Museum/(VDNH, Moscow)

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Intelectual game/(Concert Hall, 2nd floor)

31/05, Thu

Day 4, Moderation

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Free time

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch/(Dining Hall)

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Moderation

Moderation(optional)

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Evening activities/(Dorm 10, sports ground)

9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Fire Theatre Performance/(Main Building Square)

01/06, Fri

Day 5, Closing & Departure

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast/(Dining Hall)

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Transfer to the Awards Ceremony

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Awards Ceremony/(Zaryadye Park)

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Transfer to MIPT/airport

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Dinner/(Dining Hall)

  • Dr. Nikolay Kudryavtsev

    Chair, MIPT Rector

  • Dr. Artem Voronov

    Deputy chair, MIPT Vice-rector for academic affairs and pre-university education

  • Dr. Valery Slobodyanin

    Deputy chair, MIPT, head of the Curriculum Laboratory for Engaging Gifted Students

  • Artemy Eliseev

    Deputy chair, project manager, MIPT

  • Dr. Ivan Erofeev

    EuPhO coordinator, MIPT

  • Aygul Nizamieva

    EuPhO coordinator, MIPT

  • Daria Demyanova

    EuPhO coordinator, MIPT

  • Fedor Tsybrov

    Experiment coordinator, MIPT

  • Elena Khavina

    Designer, MIPT

  • Dmitriy Popov

    Web developer, MIPT

  • Sklyarova Ksania

    Coordinator MIPT

  • Yakubchik Ekaterina

    Head of Volunteers MIPT

Contacts

The event is organised by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.
Address: 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russian Federation

For teams: with questions about participation, accommodation, visas and etc. please contact EuPhO coordinator Aygul Nizamieva, eupho2018@mipt.ru or nizamieva@phystech.edu, +7(985)492-17-76
With questions about the EuPhO rules, problems for preparation and theoretical problems please contact the Head of Academic Committee, Jaan Kalda, kalda@ioc.ee

For partners and sponsors: if you are interested in sponsorship or partnership, please contact EuPhO 2018 project manager, Artemy Eliseev, eupho2018@mipt.ru, +7(926)627-84-77

For any questions about the EuPhO 2018 please do not hesitate to contact us at eupho2018@mipt.ru or eupho2018@phystech.edu

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