Physics Olympiad

The Physics Olympiad (F=ma) Exam: Multiple-choice only, focusing on mechanics; problems can be solved without the use of calculus. Exam time: 75 minutes (allow 90 minutes total to administer the exam). Given in late January; there is a $15 fee to students not a member of WMPT.

Approximately 400 top scorers on this first test advance to the USA Physics Olympiad Exam.

The USA Physics Olympiad Exam is used as the basis for selection of the 20 members of the U.S. Physics Team. These students, from schools all over the United States, travel to the University of Maryland-College Park at the end of May for the annual U.S. Physics Team Training Camp. There they engage in ten days of intense studying, testing and problem solving.

At the end of that training camp, five students will be selected for the "Traveling Team." The Traveling Team will return for three additional days of intense laboratory work before they are ready for the International Event.

Past exams can be found here: Fnet=ma & USAPhO past exams and solutions

* * We ask that everyone (including WMPT members) register for the test so that we know how many tests to order.

→ Registration closes 30 November.