Welcome to the Norwegian Physics Olympiad Training Week! This page collects basic practical information. In case you have any questions or concerns, feel free to come and talk to us.

Program

You can look forward to a busy week full of physics and various social events. Check out the Program page for a detailed timetable.

Location

All the lectures and lab sessions will take place in Kjølv Egelands Hus of UiS, whereas the final competition will take place in Hagbard Line Hus. All the specific rooms as detailed in the Program as well as the hotel Ydalir where you will stay can be located using UiS MazeMap.

Teaching materials

Here you will find links to lecture notes and other materials provided by your teachers during the week.

Lectures on electromagnetism:

Useful links for self-study

In case you are preparing for the European Physics Olympiad in Sweden, or just want to learn more about physics and problem solving, here are some links and documents you might find useful.

Collection of exercise problems for the Norwegian Physics Olympiad, with solutions:
- NorwegianPhO_problems.pdf
- NorwegianPhO_solutions.pdf
syllabus_IPhO_2015.pdf: syllabus of the International Physics Olympiad.
https://ipho.olimpicos.net/: collection of older problems with solutions from the International Physics Olympiad as well as other, similar physics competitions.
https://www.bpho.org.uk/: portal of the British Physics Olympiad, including an interactive database of physics problems, searchable by topic.
https://knzhou.github.io/: collection of a large volume of training material, developed by a former coach of the U.S. national team; just scroll down to "Physics Olympiad Handouts".