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Illinois Physics Olympiad
Illinois Physics Olympiad
2022 Illinois Physics Olympiad Winners Announced!
This year's Illinois Physics Olympiad had 284 registered participants. The top ten US and international competitors have been decided, and the prizes have been sent to the addresses provided by the US winners. The rankings of the top ten competitors from each category are shown right.
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We apologize for the delays during the grading process, and we thank our sponsors for making this event possible. We hope to see you all at the 2023 Illinois Physics Olympiad! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please reach out to illinoisphys@gmail.com.
Top US Competitors:
1. Sarthak Agrawal
2. Tanish Kumar
3. Minghao Zou
4. Canis Li
5. Anvi Padhi
6. Tyler Li
7. Adi Vatsavai
8. William Liaw
9. Rushil Shah
10. Yikai Liu
Top International Competitors:
1. Dev Arora
2. Nirajan Sah
3. Parth Agrawal
4. Devang Tibrewal
5. Suyash Kapoor
6. Yousef Mir Yousefi
7. Yogesh Bogati
8. Quan Tran
9. Nabin Oli
10. Giac Do Nguyen
About the Illinois Physics Olympiad
Date: tbd
10:30 am(cst) - 11:30 am(cst)
Founded in 2022, the Illinois Physics Olympiad is an online physics problem solving competition open to all 9th through 12th grade students. It consists of a 60 minute individual round which covers various topics in classical mechanics and electromagnetism, a full list of which is included on the last page of this webpage. *Students do not have to reside within the state of Illinois to participate.
Why should I participate?
If you’re interested in physics, the Illinois Physics Olympiad is a great opportunity to test your physics knowledge while having fun by competing with other students. You can also potentially win prizes of up to $100 in value, depending on how well you perform.
*International winners receive an honorable mention rather than money and/or a shirt.
1st place: $100 + Shirt
2nd place: $50 + Shirt
3rd place: $25 + Shirt
Top ten: Shirts
Rules and Scoring
The competition consists of 10 multiple choice problems and 2 free response problems. The rules are as follows:
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Calculators are allowed
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Each correct answer for a multiple-choice problem is worth 1 point, while incorrect and blank answers will be worth 0 points.
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The first free-response question is worth up to 3 points, 1 point earned for each met criteria.
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The second free response question is worth up to 5 point, with partial credit awarded on an individual basis. This question will only be considered if two competitors have the same score after grading the first free response question and the multiple-choice questions.
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Individuals will be ranked primarily by the number of points scored, then by time used for tiebreakers.
A Full List of Possible Topics
As promised earlier, we've included a full list of possible topics below to allow students to better prepare for the contest:
Mechanics:
Kinematics
Statics
Dynamics
Rotational Motion
Fluids
Oscillations
Orbital Mechanics
Electromagnetism:
Electrostatics
Magnetostatics
Induction
Circuits
Electrodynamics
Other:
Error Analysis
Dimensional Analysis
Sponsors
This competition was made possible thanks to the generous support from our sponsors below:
