Monthly Archives: July 2012
Video of the finals
July 31., 2012 12:09Here we go: Full coverage of the final’s of IYPT 2012. Have fun watching!
Posted in blog | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Michael Kern holt mit seinem Team Silber beim Physik-Weltcup
July 30., 2012 18:28Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Nachwuchsforscher probieren Bauchspiegelung aus
July 30., 2012 18:26Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Medaillenregen und lobende Worte
July 28., 2012 11:20Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentThe Tournament ist closed
July 28., 2012 11:02The Award Ceremony took place on thursday. The winning teams received their medals.
Posted in lead stories | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Zum Abschluss gibts Lob und Medaillen
July 28., 2012 10:16Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentPhysics World Cup in Bad Saulgau: Tournament Winners Honoured
July 27., 2012 18:42The winners of this year’s Physics World Cup were honoured in Bad Saulgau on Thursday. The results of the preliminary rounds determined the winners of the gold medal. They were Iran, Singapore and South Korea. In the Final on Wednesday, in which each team presented one more problem, South Korea came out on top and was named “Winner of the Tournament”. The German team came in fifth place after Belarus and received the silver medal. According to the regulations places more…
Posted in press releases | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Schüler bei Storz und Aesculap
July 27., 2012 14:58Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Südkorea siegt in Saulgau
July 27., 2012 11:24Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Korea gewinnt Physik-Weltcup
July 27., 2012 11:14Artikel auf Pro-Physik.de am 27.07.2012 Vollständiger Artikel…
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Silber für das Deutsche Team
July 26., 2012 17:40Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentThe Finals are over
July 26., 2012 6:59Team Korea is Winner of the Tournament
Posted in lead stories | Leave a commentIYPT on regioTV
July 26., 2012 6:55There is a clip produced by regioTV.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Bad Saulgau international
July 26., 2012 5:32Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentThe Finals of IYPT 2012
July 25., 2012 9:05Just like back in 2010, here are some notes and pictures taken during the finals: The teams of Korea, Singapore and Iran are getting ready! First we’ll hear WuHyun Sohn from Korea with his report on Problem 1. Gaussian cannon! President Alan Allinson is asking everybody in, the Stadtforum Bad Saulgau is completely filled, everything is prepared and the teams are getting ready! Introduction of the teams: Three former participants in the Jury: Ilya, Martin and Kathryn: Korea’s report hast more…
Posted in blog | 6 Comments(Deutsch) Schüler aus Südkorea triumphieren beim Physik-Weltcup in Bad Saulgau
July 25., 2012 6:40Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Beste Werbung für die Stadt
July 25., 2012 5:43Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentSouth Korea, Singapore and Iran winners of Physics World Cup
July 24., 2012 17:16The preliminary rounds of the International Young Physicists’ Tournament which determined the finalists ended today. Taking part in the final round tomorrow will be South Korea in first place with 227.1 points, Singapore in second place with 216.8 points and Iran in third place with 205.1 points. The teams in first to third places will receive gold medals since according to the rules all the finalists are awarded the gold. During the final round tomorrow the young researchers will be more…
Posted in press releases | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Beim Physik-Weltcup der Schüler begegnen sich 28 Nationen
July 24., 2012 14:56Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentTournament Statistics
July 24., 2012 14:15I’m pretty sure you all like numbers a lot. Even more so if they’re used to count stuff: We printed and scanned about 1000 Scoring Guidelines, almost as many A4 pages with results and previews and another 900 pages of the report on the problems for 2013. There were 18 Beamers in use in the fight rooms, another two in our IT department, and about 5 spare. The fight assistants double checked every grade, we then again checked whether the more…
Posted in blog | Leave a commentFinal: Korea, Singapore, Iran
July 24., 2012 13:54Just in case you haven’t heard yet: We’ll have a final of three teams, namely Korea, Singapore and Iran. They will now select their problems for tomorrow. Detailed results are available as usual here: http://results.iypt.org/IYPT2012/
Posted in blog | Leave a commentMetin Tolan on TV
July 24., 2012 6:37On Monday evening Mr. Tolan was on TV. The clip is available on the website of the SWR.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) 28 Nationen im Wettstreit um den Physik-Weltcup
July 23., 2012 17:35Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Kluge Köpfe treten gegeneinander an
July 23., 2012 14:27Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Berichterstattung über den ersten Tag des IYPT 2012 in Bad Saulgau
July 23., 2012 14:20Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Physik-Weltcup in Bad Saulgau
July 23., 2012 14:15Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Schavan will nationalen Physik-Wettstreit initieren
July 23., 2012 11:21Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Einmalig in Europa
July 23., 2012 7:30Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Genosschenschaftsbanken spenden 13.500 €
July 23., 2012 6:24Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Physik-Weltcup in Bad Saulgau
July 23., 2012 6:01Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Wettkampf der Physiktalente
July 22., 2012 14:23Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) 28 Nationen im Wettstreit um den Physik-Weltcup
July 22., 2012 14:17Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentthe clock
July 22., 2012 11:35Some have asked already whether they can get the clock. sure it’s open source (GPL3) and available here: http://intern.sfz-bw.de/~simeon.voelkel/gentoo/iyptclock-latest.tar.bz2 If you prefer something browser-based, here’s a clock Georg and I designed (also open source, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0): https://newtoon.iypt.org/init/static/clock.svg
Posted in blog | Leave a commentwe had to find a way to get to the fight rooms quickly…
July 22., 2012 11:15 Posted in blog | Leave a commentproblems from round 1
July 22., 2012 9:13This shows which problems were challenged. Red shows rejections, the numbers count how often they were accepted. oh, and seeing this graph, here’s one from our server, showing the traffic to and from the server that hosts iypt,org, newtoon, and the results:
Posted in blog | 1 CommentPhysics World Cup Starts in Bad Saulgau
July 21., 2012 23:4228 teams from around the world are fighting for the title 21.07.2012 The International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT), the so called Physics World Cup, opened in Bad Saulgau on Saturday morning. It is taking place under the auspices of the German Physics Society (DPG), Bad Honnef and is being organized by the Student Research Center South Wuerttemberg (SFZ), Bad Saulgau. About 500 guests were invited, among them the participants from 28 countries and those accompanying the teams, representatives of companies more…
Posted in press releases | Leave a commentThe Tournament is open
July 21., 2012 22:57 Posted in lead stories | Leave a commentTeams and Flags
July 21., 2012 22:4928 nations arrived
Posted in lead stories | Leave a commentIYPT 2012 on TV
July 21., 2012 22:33On Saturday the IYPT 2012 was on TV. The clip is available on the website of the SWR.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentBefore the opening
July 21., 2012 22:12 Posted in lead stories | Leave a commentfirst results are in
July 21., 2012 20:20First results are in. They can be found at http://results.iypt.org/IYPT2012 and the scanned Scoring Guidelines that include the partial grades are available here: http://results.iypt.org/IYPT2012/SG/ Update: The previews for round 2. Overview for Round: 1 Rank Team TSP = 1 Korea 44.7 = 44.7 2 Singapore 40.1 = 40.1 3 Russia 38.7 = 38.7 4 Slovakia 38.5 = 38.5 5 Chinese Taipei 38.1 = 38.1 6 Switzerland 37.2 = 37.2 7 Belarus 36.7 = 36.7 8 Austria 36.5 = 36.5 9 Georgia 35.5 = 35.5 10 Germany 35.4 = 35.4 11 Iran 34.8 = more…
Posted in blog | Leave a commentSchedule
July 21., 2012 11:20Hey! We’re done with both the schedule for the teams (based on the drawing of lots) and the jury distribution (based on the team’s schedule). We did it in record time. Hopefully with a record minimum of mistakes too Here is the schedule, based on the drawing of lots and here we have the Jury Schedule.
Posted in blog | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Das Zittern gehört zum Job
July 21., 2012 11:10Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Das Duell der Tüftler
July 21., 2012 8:46Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Teams aus aller Welt kommen
July 20., 2012 15:00Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Bad Saulgau ist der Nabel der jungen Physik-Welt
July 20., 2012 13:32Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Junge Physiker sind bei den Guides in guten Händen
July 20., 2012 12:34Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Eine Stadt in Physik!
July 19., 2012 14:35Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) So spannend ist Physik
July 19., 2012 14:28Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentIt’s all about the IYPT in Bad Saulgau
July 19., 2012 14:03The LOC must have been busy in the last few weeks: There are smaller and larger hints that the IYPT takes place in Bad Saulgau literally everywhere – here’s a few of them that I photographed so far: I was especially excited to see little exhibitions showing former IYPT problems, posters and experiments in the display-windows of local shops. I guess that’s the main advantage that a small city like Bad Saulgau has to offer – everyone including the city’s more…
Posted in blog | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Kreissparkasse spendet 20.000 € fürs IYPT
July 19., 2012 11:13Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Veranstaltungen für die Öffentlichkeit
July 19., 2012 9:38Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in most recent | Leave a comment(Deutsch) SFZ-Schüler prägen das deutsche Team
July 19., 2012 8:38Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Biberacher und Langenauer treten bei Physik Weltcup an
July 19., 2012 6:47Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Kampf mit Wissen und Können
July 19., 2012 6:34Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentmascots
July 18., 2012 23:49A mascot, according to wikipedia, is “any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck”. Even though you’d expect these young physicist to despise the notion of luck, many teams have mascots, some already for many years. Probably the reason for that is the second meaning wikipedia gives: “anything used to represent a group with a common public identity”. So who are the brave mascots that “represent” some of the IYPT teams? Well, the first one I met was “Schrödigger more…
Posted in blog | 2 Commentsthe IYPT has (almost) started!
July 18., 2012 16:26The tournament officially starts when Alan Allinson opens it this Saturday. But for me the start is leaving home (though I must admit going from Graz to Bad Saulgau for the third time now is not too exciting any more) and switching to that deep IYPT mode, were everything else slowly fades away. Teams from all around the world, preparations, fights, sleep deprivation – it’s a very special blend of topics, feelings and impressions every year. Next time i’ll write more…
Posted in blog | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Physik-Weltcup startet in Deutschland unter Schirmherrschaft der DPG
July 18., 2012 13:44Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Ab Freitag steht Bad Saulgau im Zeichen der Physik
July 18., 2012 9:32Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) 28 Nationen beim Physik Weltcup
July 18., 2012 6:36Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentThe Physics World Cup in Bad Saulgau
July 17., 2012 16:49The Physics World Cup in Bad Saulgau Tournament with students from 28 countries begins on July 20 Can you swim in a basin with air bubbles? Where do the light patterns come from that often form on the bottom of a swimming pool? Those who know the answer will not automatically win the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT), the so called Physics World Cup which takes place in the Upper Swabian town of Bad Saulgau from 20-29 July. Only the more…
Posted in press releases | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Physik-Weltcup startet in Deutschland unter Schirmherrschaft der DPG
July 17., 2012 13:43Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Pressemitteilung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG)
July 17., 2012 7:03Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press releases | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Sechs Schüler aus ganz Deutschland bereiten sich in Tuttlingen für den Physik-Weltcup vor
July 17., 2012 6:40Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentproblems. and why there’s 17 of them.
July 15., 2012 0:11At the core of the IYPT there are the 17 problems that the teams work on for almost a year. They have been repeatedly credited as source of ideas for laboratory tasks, thematic activities in schools, graduation research projects, or even everyday physics teaching. They look like this one from 2012′s set: “A long string of beads is released from a beaker by pulling a sufficiently long part of the chain over the edge of the beaker. Due to gravity more…
Posted in blog | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Wettkampf der Physik-Talente
July 14., 2012 7:36Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Physik-Weltcup: Deutsches Team trainiert im SFZ-Tuttlingen
July 13., 2012 6:50Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Physik-Weltcup: Fußball-EM bremst Team der Ukraine
July 12., 2012 8:07Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a comment(Deutsch) 17-jähriger startet beim Physik-Weltcup
July 12., 2012 6:55Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentfinals
July 12., 2012 0:06There’s always something special about the finals: It’s the time to give your peak performance. There’s an audience of your peers who all have worked on the problems you present, who are experts in what you report. Twice as many jurors who watch. All of them experienced, some of them university professors, some teachers, some are former participants. You get a microphone and a stage – and sometimes, there’s even a camera or two looking at you: 2009: 2010: 2011: more…
Posted in blog | 1 Comment(Deutsch) Executive Committee schaut sich die IYPT-Stätten an
July 10., 2012 9:24Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Leave a commentgrading
July 9., 2012 0:06As promised last time, let’s think about the grading itself a bit. Back in 2010, without the help of our new Scoring Guidelines , the distribution of grades looked like this: The diagram, like this description taken from Ilya’s archive, shows the distribution parameters (population mean and standard deviation) for grades of individual jurors at the 23rd IYPT (2010.) The grades are averaged across all stages, performances, and PFs. The data clearly reveals that the individual grading standards vary among more…
Posted in blog | 1 CommentScoring Guidelines
July 6., 2012 10:40The Scoring Guidelines were introduced at the IYPT last year in Iran. Martin Plesch actually gave an in-depth introduction that I made a video of, so in case you’re interested: Now of course this wasn’t something that the Executive Committee came up with during one of their short meetings. It really was a long process that eventually led us to what I consider a very reasonable and helpful guideline for both new and experienced jurors. As the minutes of the more…
Posted in blog | Leave a comment(Deutsch) Komittee koordiniert Physik-Weltcup
July 6., 2012 9:07Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
Posted in press review | Comments Offmore IYPT facts and trivia
July 4., 2012 22:59Hey! Not sure if I can keep up with writing this much for our blog – but then again there is a lot to say about IYPT: Our website has some information, a bit about the history for example. Then there is the excellent wikipedia article. The most impressive collection however is the work of Ilya Martchenko, located at archive.iypt.org: A massive archive dating back to 1979, including presentations, slides, papers and articles written for or about the IYPT. And more…
Posted in blog | Leave a commentthe biggest IYPT ever – and some other numbers
July 1., 2012 16:23I like numbers and comparing things – that’s something I probably share with many IYPT participants. With newtoon we’ll have all sorts of stats about the tournament itself. But for now – let’s collect some facts and numbers about the IYPT 2012: It’s the biggest IYPT ever, with 28 different nations participating. But is Bad Saulgau the smallest city that has ever hosted the IYPT? One might think so, having had the IYPT in cities like Tehran, Vienna, Tianjin or more…
Posted in blog | 1 Comment
