Event Details

Congratulations to the 2024 winners!

2024 Results

2024 Schedule (in Pacific Standard Time)

1:00 - 1:15 PM: Introduction and Rules

1:15 - 2:45 PM: Individual Round

2:45 - 3:45 PM: Panel Speaker Event and Tiebreakers

3:45 - 4:00 PM: Awards Ceremony

The event was held virtually via Zoom.

Individual Round

Time: 90 minutes

Number of Questions: 25

Question Type: Multiple Choice

External resources: Not allowed*

Calculator: Allowed**

The individual round covered topics including: kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, momentum, energy, rotational motion, gravitation, oscillations, fluid dynamics, error propagation, and dimensional analysis.

*All external resources, including but not limited to: books, online resources, and other people or participants, are strictly prohibited

**Graphing, scientific, and four-function calculators are allowed

Tiebreakers

Time: 90 seconds

Number of Questions: Varies

Question Type: Short Answer, Free Response

External resources: Not allowed

Calculator: Allowed

Individuals ranking in the top 10 were invited to the tiebreaker round. The tiebreaker round is a Countdown-style contest where competitors will be presented with relatively easy questions and will compete to submit the correct answers first.

2024 Speaker Event

International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) gold medalists and U.S. Physics Team members gave advice for participating in physics competitions and olympiads and shared insights on their experiences in and beyond high school in the physics field.