Brief rules to quickly understand the competition

Send your solutions via web form.

Write in English, Czech or Slovak. Every problem should be written on a separate sheet of paper (or a separate document page). Do not submit answer to more than problem to each field in the web form. Write your name and the problem number at the top of each page. If there are more sheets, add the page number and the total.

To solve an experimental problem means to do the experiment. A theoretical solution to an experimental problem is not acceptable.

You can join the Physics Correspondence Competition at any time of the year.

There are four categories: fourth category for students expecting to graduate this year, third category in next year and so on. The categorisation is based on the school system in the Czech Republic. All categories get the same problems; the ranking is separated.

It is not imperative to solve all problems. We'll also appreciate incomplete solutions, every idea and every new thought counts!

Solutions have to be sent by the deadline. Late coming solutions will not be accepted.

Physics Correspondence Competition is an individual competition which serves for you to improve in and gain more interest in physics. For that reason, plagiarizing or significant cooperation between the participants will not be tolerated (unless it is explicitly allowed).

For any general questions use fykos@fykos.org.

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Fill in your email address, name, date of birth, school name, and year of study.

Participation in all competitions organized by FYKOS is completely free of charge.

The only accepted format is pdf because it can be displayed and printed on all operating systems in the same layout.

You can also scan your solutions and send us images wrapped as pdf. But if you choose this option, make sure your solution is easily readable and the scan is properly cropped.

If you cannot fulfil our requirements, please send an e-mail to fykos-solutions@fykos.cz. We will try to find some way.

The address of the form for the upload of solutions is db.fykos.cz.

At first, you have to fill in the required information (your name and the address) and register. Then you will be able to log on and upload your solutions. The solutions will be corrected and sent back to you via the same system.