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Sunday, November 16
Sunday, November 16
Schedule (in Pacific Standard Time)
Schedule (in Pacific Standard Time)
12:45 - 1:00 PM: Introduction and Rules
1:00 - 3:00 PM: Individual Round
3:15 - 4:15 PM: Speaker Event and Tiebreakers
4:15 - 4:45 PM: Awards Ceremony
The event will be held virtually via Zoom.
Email us at hphi@students.harker.org if you have any questions.
Individual Round
Individual Round
Time: 120 minutes
Questions: 25 multiple choice, 1 5-part free response
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
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 will be 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. In addition, a brief interview using Countdown-style questions may be conducted with top 10 competitors to help verify the integrity of their results.
Speaker Event
Speaker Event
We will get a presentation and have a Q&A session with Dr. Anand Natarajan, an MIT professor, quantum computing research, IPhO gold medalist, and Harker alumni.
Prizes
Prizes
1st place: $250
2nd place: $200
3rd place: $150
4th place: $100
5th place: $50
View past results here:
View past results here:
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