39th Rudolf Ortvay International Problem solving Competition in Physics

[Agnieszka Leyko]

Dear Physics Students, Association Leaders, Association Members, ...!

I would like to ask you to help us advertise the following online,


international physics problem solving contest to all your members,
friends, schoolmates, which will start on the 22nd of October,
organized by our association, HAPS.


Thanks a lot in advance:

István Szécsényi


president, Hungarian Association of Physics Students

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Dear Physics (and also other) Students!

The Hungarian Association of Physics Students is happy to announce,
the 39th and for the 10th time international
  

           Rudolf Ortvay International Problem solving Competition in Physics.
 

                                              http://ortvay.mafihe.hu

 

Date: 22nd October - 3rd November, 2008

 
The competition is electronic, so you are likely to join from any 


country on 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 22nd of October, and send Your solutions back via email or


fax till the deadline, that is 3rd November 2008. 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 solves, 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!
 

All the best with Your work!
 

István Szécsényi
president, HAPS
www.mafihe.hu