Participants have almost a year to work on 17 open-ended inquiry problems [2] that are published yearly in late July. A good part of the problems involves easy-to-reproduce phenomena presenting unexpected behaviour. The aim of the solutions is not to calculate or reach “the correct answer” as there is no such notion here. The Tournament is rather conclusions-oriented as participants have to design and perform experiments, and to draw conclusions argued from the experiments’ outcome.[3]
The competition itself is not a pen-and-paper competition but an enactment of a scientific discussion (or a defence of a thesis) where participants take the roles of Reporter, Opponent, and Reviewer, thus learning about peer review early on in their school years. Discussion-based sessions are called Physics Fights and the performances of the teams are judged by expert physicists.[3]
Teams can take quite different routes to tackle the same problem. As long as they stay within the broadly defined statement of the problem, all routes are legitimate and teams will be judged according to the depths reached by their investigations.[3]
The IYPT is a week-long event in which currently around 150 international pre-university contestants participate.[3]
The International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT) originated in the former Soviet Union and expanded internationally in 1988. Following its European roots, the tournament expanded globally, with the first non-European event held in Brisbane, Australia, in 2004. Participation has since grown to over 25 countries, representing every continent.[3]
Over time, the IYPT has transitioned from a community initiative to a formally registered corporation. National organizations now organize qualifying competitions and represent their countries within IYPT committees, with many receiving official recognition.[3]
Tournament structureedit
The most important structural parts of the IYPT are the Physics Fights. There are 5 Selective Fights, and one Final Fight for the top teams at the end. The sturcture of these Fights can be compared to the group phase of a football competition (e.g. FIFA World Cup).
Each fight consists of 3 (or 4) Stages. In each Stage, every team in a given Fight room has one role of the following: Reporter, Opponent, Reviewer, and Observer (if there are 4 teams in a Fight). During the 3 (or 4) Stages, they "rotate", so that every team has all the roles exactly once, represented by the following tables:
Three-teams Physics Fight
Stage
1
2
3
Team 1
Rep.
Rev.
Opp.
Team 2
Opp.
Rep.
Rev.
Team 3
Rev.
Opp.
Rep.
Four-teams Physics Fight
Stage
1
2
3
4
Team 1
Rep.
Obs.
Rev.
Opp.
Team 2
Opp.
Rep.
Obs.
Rev.
Team 3
Rev.
Opp.
Rep.
Obs.
Team 4
Ops.
Rev.
Opp.
Rep.
The following table represents the structure of a single Stage:
Stage regulations
Event
Duration
Reporter
Opponent
Reviewer
Jury
The Opp. challenges the Rep. for the problem
1 min.
active
The Rep. accepts or rejects the challenge
1 min.
active
Preparation of the Rep.
5 min.
Presentation of the report
12 min.
active
Short questions of the Opp. to the Rep. and answers of the Rep.
2 min.
active
active
Preparation of the Opp.
3 min.
Opp. presentation
max. 4 min.
active
Discussion
10 min. + remaining time from the Opp. presentation
active
active
Summary of the Discussion
1 min.
active
Questions of the Rev. to the Rep. and the Opp. and answers
3 min.
active
active
active
Preparation of the Rev.
2 min.
Rev. presentation
4 min.
active
Concluding remarks
2 min.
active
Questions of the Jury
5 min.
active
active
active
active
In the last Selective PF and in the Final PF the procedure of challenge is omitted.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources International Young Physicists Tournament news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The International Young Physicists Tournament IYPT 1 sometimes referred to as the Physics World Cup is a scientific competition between teams of secondary school students It mimics as close as possible the real world scientific research and the process of presenting and defending the results obtained The International Young Physicists Tournament IYPT LocationIYPT 2024 will take place in Budapest HungaryInformationOther namePhysics World CupTypeSecondary School Scientific CompetitionFounded1988FounderDr h c Evgeny YunosovPresidentAssoc Prof RNDr Martin Plesch PhD Teams29Websitehttps www iypt orgLast updated January 19 2024 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Tournament structure 4 Timeline table 5 See also 6 Footnotes 7 External linksDescription editParticipants have almost a year to work on 17 open ended inquiry problems 2 that are published yearly in late July A good part of the problems involves easy to reproduce phenomena presenting unexpected behaviour The aim of the solutions is not to calculate or reach the correct answer as there is no such notion here The Tournament is rather conclusions oriented as participants have to design and perform experiments and to draw conclusions argued from the experiments outcome 3 The competition itself is not a pen and paper competition but an enactment of a scientific discussion or a defence of a thesis where participants take the roles of Reporter Opponent and Reviewer thus learning about peer review early on in their school years Discussion based sessions are called Physics Fights and the performances of the teams are judged by expert physicists 3 Teams can take quite different routes to tackle the same problem As long as they stay within the broadly defined statement of the problem all routes are legitimate and teams will be judged according to the depths reached by their investigations 3 The IYPT is a week long event in which currently around 150 international pre university contestants participate 3 IYPT is associated with The European Physical Society EPS and in 2013 IYPT was awarded the medal of The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP in recognition of its inspiring and wide ranging contribution to physics education that has touched many lives and countries over the past 25 years 4 History editThe International Young Physicists Tournament IYPT originated in the former Soviet Union and expanded internationally in 1988 Following its European roots the tournament expanded globally with the first non European event held in Brisbane Australia in 2004 Participation has since grown to over 25 countries representing every continent 3 Over time the IYPT has transitioned from a community initiative to a formally registered corporation National organizations now organize qualifying competitions and represent their countries within IYPT committees with many receiving official recognition 3 Tournament structure editThe most important structural parts of the IYPT are the Physics Fights There are 5 Selective Fights and one Final Fight for the top teams at the end The sturcture of these Fights can be compared to the group phase of a football competition e g FIFA World Cup Each fight consists of 3 or 4 Stages In each Stage every team in a given Fight room has one role of the following Reporter Opponent Reviewer and Observer if there are 4 teams in a Fight During the 3 or 4 Stages they rotate so that every team has all the roles exactly once represented by the following tables Three teams Physics Fight Stage 1 2 3 Team 1 Rep Rev Opp Team 2 Opp Rep Rev Team 3 Rev Opp Rep Four teams Physics Fight Stage 1 2 3 4 Team 1 Rep Obs Rev Opp Team 2 Opp Rep Obs Rev Team 3 Rev Opp Rep Obs Team 4 Ops Rev Opp Rep The following table represents the structure of a single Stage Stage regulations Event Duration Reporter Opponent Reviewer Jury The Opp challenges the Rep for the problem 1 min active The Rep accepts or rejects the challenge 1 min active Preparation of the Rep 5 min Presentation of the report 12 min active Short questions of the Opp to the Rep and answers of the Rep 2 min active active Preparation of the Opp 3 min Opp presentation max 4 min active Discussion 10 min remaining time from the Opp presentation active active Summary of the Discussion 1 min active Questions of the Rev to the Rep and the Opp and answers 3 min active active active Preparation of the Rev 2 min Rev presentation 4 min active Concluding remarks 2 min active Questions of the Jury 5 min active active active active In the last Selective PF and in the Final PF the procedure of challenge is omitted Timeline table editYear No Venue Host country No of teams No of countries Gold winner s Silver winner s 1988 1st Moscow nbsp Soviet Union 31 3 5 Disputable 5 Disputable 5 1989 2nd Moscow nbsp Soviet Union 8 7 nbsp West Germany nbsp Bulgaria nbsp RSFSR School 710 Moscow 5 1990 3rd Moscow nbsp Soviet Union 6 5 5 5 nbsp RSFSR School 542 Moscow 5 nbsp Latvian SSR Riga nbsp Netherlands 5 1991 4th Moscow nbsp Soviet Union 7 5 6 5 nbsp Hungary 5 nbsp Poland nbsp Soviet Combined team 5 1992 5th Protvino nbsp Russia 12 10 nbsp Belarus nbsp Czechoslovakia 5 nbsp Netherlands nbsp Russia 5 1993 6th Protvino nbsp Russia 19 11 nbsp Georgia nbsp Ukraine nbsp Hungary 5 1994 7th Groningen nbsp Netherlands 12 11 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Russia nbsp Georgia 1995 8th Spala nbsp Poland 15 12 nbsp Germany nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Hungary 1996 9th Tskhaltubo nbsp Georgia 13 10 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Germany nbsp Georgia 2 1997 10th Cheb nbsp Czech Republic 15 11 nbsp Hungary nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Belarus 1998 11th Donaueschingen nbsp Germany 18 16 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Germany 1 nbsp Poland 1999 12th Vienna nbsp Austria 19 17 nbsp Germany nbsp Georgia nbsp Austria 1 2000 13th Budapest nbsp Hungary 17 16 nbsp Poland 2 nbsp Germany nbsp Russia 2001 14th Espoo nbsp Finland 18 16 nbsp Slovakia nbsp Australia nbsp Germany 2002 15th Odesa nbsp Ukraine 20 18 nbsp Poland nbsp Belarus nbsp Germany 2003 16th Uppsala nbsp Sweden 23 22 nbsp Germany nbsp South Korea nbsp Poland 2004 17th Brisbane nbsp Australia 26 24 nbsp Poland nbsp Germany nbsp Slovakia 2005 18th Winterthur nbsp Switzerland 25 23 nbsp Germany nbsp Belarus nbsp United States 2006 19th Bratislava nbsp Slovakia 26 24 nbsp Croatia nbsp South Korea nbsp Germany 2007 20th Seoul nbsp South Korea 22 21 nbsp Australia nbsp South Korea 2 nbsp New Zealand 2008 21st Trogir nbsp Croatia 21 21 nbsp Germany nbsp Croatia nbsp New Zealand 2009 22nd Tianjin nbsp China 27 27 nbsp South Korea nbsp Austria nbsp New Zealand 2010 23rd Vienna nbsp Austria 23 23 nbsp Singapore nbsp Austria nbsp New Zealand nbsp South Korea nbsp Germany nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Iran nbsp Australia nbsp Slovakia 2011 24th Tehran nbsp Iran 21 21 nbsp South Korea nbsp Austria nbsp Germany nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Iran nbsp Slovakia nbsp Singapore nbsp Belarus 2012 25th Bad Saulgau nbsp Germany 28 28 nbsp South Korea nbsp Iran nbsp Singapore nbsp Belarus nbsp Germany nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Switzerland nbsp Austria 2013 26th Taipei nbsp Chinese Taipei 26 26 nbsp Singapore nbsp South Korea nbsp Switzerland nbsp Poland nbsp New Zealand nbsp Slovakia nbsp Sweden nbsp Brazil 2014 27th Shrewsbury nbsp United Kingdom 28 28 nbsp Singapore nbsp Slovakia nbsp Poland nbsp China nbsp South Korea nbsp New Zealand nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Russia nbsp Germany 2015 28th Nakhon Ratchasima nbsp Thailand 27 27 nbsp Singapore nbsp Poland nbsp China nbsp Slovakia nbsp Brazil nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Russia nbsp South Korea 2016 29th Ekaterinburg nbsp Russia 29 29 nbsp Singapore nbsp Germany nbsp Switzerland nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp South Korea nbsp Slovakia nbsp New Zealand nbsp China nbsp Hungary 2017 30th Singapore nbsp Singapore 30 30 nbsp Singapore nbsp China nbsp Poland nbsp Hungary nbsp New Zealand nbsp Germany nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Brazil nbsp Czech Republic 2018 31st Beijing nbsp China 32 32 nbsp Singapore nbsp China nbsp Germany nbsp Korea nbsp Brazil nbsp Sweden nbsp Slovakia nbsp Poland nbsp Ukraine 2019 32nd Warsaw nbsp Poland 36 36 nbsp Singapore nbsp Germany nbsp Switzerland nbsp China nbsp Korea nbsp Brazil nbsp Ukraine nbsp New Zealand nbsp Sweden 2020 33rd Not held due to COVID 19 2021 34th Kutaisi nbsp Georgia 15 15 nbsp Poland nbsp Slovakia nbsp Austria nbsp Ukraine nbsp Hungary nbsp Georgia nbsp Switzerland nbsp Russia 2022 35th Timișoara nbsp Romania 25 25 nbsp Switzerland nbsp Singapore nbsp Poland nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Ukraine nbsp Germany nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Hungary 2023 36th Murree nbsp Pakistan 14 14 nbsp Poland nbsp Thailand nbsp Slovakia nbsp China nbsp Ukraine nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Hungary nbsp Brazil 2024 37th Budapest nbsp Hungary 2025 38th Malmo nbsp Sweden the number of Nations can be disputed as some countries were midway towards a recognized independenceSee also editIYPT 2011Footnotes edit Official IYPT Website IYPT org Retrieved 2021 09 15 IYPT 2024 Problems International Young Physicists Tournament Retrieved 2024 03 01 a b c d e f Basic Facts International Young Physicists Tournament Retrieved 2024 03 01 Basic Facts International Young Physicists Tournament Retrieved 2024 03 01 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Detailed history of IYPTs in 1988 1993 preprint http ilyam org Draft IM Detailed history IYPT 1988 1993 pdf External links editOfficial website Official IYPT 2019 website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Young Physicists 27 Tournament amp oldid 1221375039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
