Link to the official website:
https://www.aapt.org/Programs/PhysicsBowl/
Brief Introduction:
The Physics Bowl, an American high school physics thinking challenge, is hosted by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). The test questions are set and reviewed by a board of directors composed of university physics professors registered with the association and high school physics teachers with rich teaching experience. This project is an extremely influential high school physics thinking challenge in the United States. Every year, more than 500 famous high schools in 11 countries around the world participate. Those who get high scores in the project are welcomed by famous American schools. In the past 8 years, only one high school student got full marks in this project. Participants are required to be high school students.
The exam is divided into two levels of difficulty, Division 1 and Division 2. Division 1 is more suitable for students in grade 10 (IB grade 10, A Level G2 students or GI students with excellent grades); Division 2 is more difficult and more suitable for students in grades 11-12.
Why we recommend Physics Blow:
Participating in the Physics Blow competition not only enhances students’ ability to solve various problems, but also consolidates students’ physics foundation and cultivates their interest in the subject of physics. High scores in this competition are highly valued by universities, especially for students who intend to pursue physics-related majors. The competition is very challenging and provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their physics abilities on a global stage.
Time schedule(based on previous tests):
- Registration Deadline: February 26
- Contest Date: March 20 – April 5
Registration: https://www.seedcomp.asia/physicsbowl/
Test types:
- Format: Individual participation, 40 multiple-choice questions (Division 1 consists of questions 1-40, and Division 2 consists of questions 11-50.)
- Duration: 45 minutes
Awards:
- Individual Awards:
- Global Individual Award: Top 100 in the world
- National Individual Award: Top 10 in the country
- Regional Individual Award: Top 10 in the region
- In addition, there are also national gold medals: top 10% in the country; national silver medal: top 25% in the country; national bronze medal: top 35% in the country; regional excellence award: top 20% in each district (except national awards).
- Team Awards:
- Global winning team award: top 50 in the world
- National winning team award: top 10 in the country
- Regional winning team award: top 10 in the region
Syllabus Linkage:
The Physics Bowl exam covers all major modules of high school physics, including mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, optics, and modern physics. The knowledge points are 90% consistent with the physics content of ALevel, IB, and AP, but there are some differences in the focus and thinking mode of the exam.
Reference for question distribution:
Force and motion (27 questions in total, including 26 questions on force and motion, and 1 question on mechanics and electromagnetism), Electronic Circuits and Electromagnetism (8 questions in total, including 5 questions on circuits, 2 questions on electronics, and 1 question on electromagnetism), Optics (5 questions in total, 3 questions on geometric optics, and 2 questions on modern optics), Thermodynamics (4 questions in total), Simple Harmonic Oscillation (2 questions), Common Sense (2 questions), Acoustics (1 question), Atomic Physics (1 question).
References:
Home. (n.d.). https://www.aapt.org/Programs/PhysicsBowl/
PhysicsBowl（AAPT） – ASEEDER STEM Challenges. (n.d.). ASEEDER STEM Challenges. https://www.seedcomp.asia/physicsbowl/
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