Physics Olympiad US physics team qualifying exam

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SUMMARY

The discussion focuses on finding past qualifying exam questions for the US Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) to aid in preparation. Participants mention various resources, including links to the BAUPC exam and IPhO problems, as well as books available on Amazon that compile Olympiad questions. However, solutions to the qualifying exams are not publicly available, as they are only provided to teachers and qualifying students. The conversation highlights the need for accessible practice materials for aspiring participants.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of the US Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) structure and qualifying process.
  • Familiarity with past physics competition formats, such as BAUPC and IPhO.
  • Knowledge of online resources for academic problem sets and solutions.
  • Basic research skills to navigate educational websites and forums for past exam materials.
NEXT STEPS
  • Research the USAPhO official website for updates on qualifying exams and resources.
  • Explore Amazon for books specifically compiling past USAPhO problems and solutions.
  • Visit the provided links for BAUPC and IPhO problems to practice similar physics questions.
  • Join online forums or communities focused on physics competitions for shared resources and past exams.
USEFUL FOR

This discussion is beneficial for high school students preparing for the US Physics Olympiad, educators looking for resources to assist students, and anyone interested in enhancing their problem-solving skills in competitive physics.

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Is there a place i could find the qualifying exam questions from the past years for practice?
 
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I believe there are several books with collections of Olympiad questions. Check out www.amazon.com[/URL]
 
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are those actually olympiad questions? i saw opne at amazon and its called International Physics Olympiad. I'm just looking for the qualiofying exam questions (this is the exam where the top 200 scorers become semi finalists).
 
I can't say since I haven't actually read one.
 
is there a website where a lot of physics problems are stored? just in general,
not necesscerily, but preferably from the olympiad qualifying exam?
 
The BAUPC exam is similar: http://liquids.deas.harvard.edu/oleg/competition/prev.html"

And IPhO problems: http://www.jyu.fi/tdk/kastdk/olympiads/problems.html"

Have fun.
 
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what about specifically olympiad qualifying questions?
 
This link leads you to the USAPhO
http://www.compadre.org/psrc/evals/olympiad.cfm .[/color]
 
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oh, great, thanks. is there a link to the solutions as well?
 
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Solutions to the qualifier exams are released to the teachers who proctor and grade them, but not released online. Solutions to the Semi-finalist test are released only to students who qualified and took the test.
 
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there books onsale in amazon, collections of olympad problems
 
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chuxingli - I don't know if you are still using this forum - but you asked about the Physics exams and answer keys awhile back, and I have a family member in the same position. High schooler (very young) took the qualifying test today and did very poorly but is extremely gifted, and can do much better with practice. On line we found the qualifying test from 2008 but no answer key. If you (or ANYONE??) else reading this has any past tests and/or ans. keys or solution keys to ANY past year's Physic's Teams tests of any kind, can you pls send the link? Or I can send you my email address if you can send them to me. Thanks!
 
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Does stephen hawking participate in this?
 

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