Date: 28th October – 7th November, 2011
Dear Physics (and also other) Students
The Hungarian Association of Physics Students is happy to announce,the 42nd and for the 13th time international Rudolf Ortvay International Problemsolving Competition in Physics.
http://ortvay.elte.hu
The competition is electronic, so you are likely to join from any country in the world if you are a university or PhD student in any field.
The goal is to solve as many from the 30-40 problems given, these can be downloaded from the web page above in several formats from 11 am (GMT), the 28th of October, and send your solutions back via email or fax till the deadline, that is 7th November 2011. You have to solve the problems by yourself (no group works are accepted) but you are welcome to use any tools you wish (including computers).
The assigned problems do not focus on school-level problem-solving routine but rather on the skills of physical way of thinking,recognition of the heart of the problem, and the appropriate choice in the mathematical armory.
The competitors are selected into categories by their years of study(PhD students also form an separate category), so dear Undergraduates,don’t be afraid to join! The first three places in each category are rewarded by a certain amount of money and an official certificate signed by the president of the jury, a well known university professor in Hungary, and the president of the Hungarian Association of Physics Students.
Above this, the jury also rewards the best solutions to certain problems, and there are also some special prices given, so if you only have one or two problems solved, its still wise to send them.During the past years prizes won in the Ortvay Contest became an ever more important factor in choosing the best candidates for thesis topics as well as PhD and student exchange scholarships. Among the one-time contestants and winners of the Ortvay Contest there are several internationally acknowledged researchers.If I made you curious, take a look at the problems, and you are welcome to participate!