At the 48th IPhO International Physics Olympiad in Indonesia, all five Russian students from the national team won a gold medal. This best result countries for the history of participation in the Olympiad. In 2016, the Russian team won four gold medals.
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More than 400 schoolchildren from 88 countries participated in the Olympiad, which was held in the city of Yogyakarta from July 16 to 24. They had to solve theoretical and experimental problems.
About half of the participants of the Olympiad receive medals, about 60 people received gold medals in 2017. The absolute winner of the Olympiad, who showed the best result, was Akihiro Watanabe from Japan.
Members Russian team
Dmitry Plotnikov, a graduate of Moscow School No. 1329. Until the 10th grade, Dmitry studied at schools No. 1303 and No. 1524.
Stanislav Krymsky, eleventh grader of the Academic Lyceum "Physico-Technical School" in St. Petersburg.
Vasily Yugov, a graduate of the Perm school No. 146. Photo: social networks.
Kirill Parshukov, graduate of the Physics and Mathematics Boarding School of the Komi Republic.
Right: Sergei Vlasenko, a former student of the Voronezh School No. 8 and the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center of Moscow State University.
“Since the time of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, Russia has been one of the most active countries participating in the development of physics as a science. We saw it in the achievement of our scientists, we see it in the results of our young talents.”
Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Olga Vasilyeva
Presentation of the medal to Vasily Yugov.
The leaders of the Russian team are Artem Voronov, MIPT Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Pre-University Training, Mikhail Osin, Associate Professor of the MIPT Department of General Physics, and Vitaly Shevchenko, an employee of the MIPT Laboratory for Gifted Children. The guys were prepared for the Olympiad by MIPT coaches: Valery Slobodyanin, Alexander Kiselev, Vitaly Shevchenko, Fedor Tsybrov and Alexey Alekseev.
“The guys arrived ten days before the start of the Olympiad, and we solved quite long and challenging tasks- to fill their hand and refresh their knowledge. This happened at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, we have special coaches there, also former Olympiads.”
Artem Voronov
The participants of the Olympiad took a break from their intellectual work on excursions around the island of Java, where it was held.
The Russian school mathematics team also showed good results in International Olympiad in mathematics, winning six medals. The Olympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, ended on July 23.
The gold medal was given to Mikhail Ivanov (Physical and Mathematical Lyceum No. 239, St. Petersburg), who took 14th place in the individual classification. A few days before the Olympics, Ivanov participated in a direct line with Vladimir Putin "Non-Children's Talk", where the president spoke with talented schoolchildren at the Sirius educational center.
Silver medals were won by Georgy Veprev and Kirill Tyshchuk (Lyceum No. 2, Rybinsk) and Nikita Dobronravov (Lyceum No. 130, Novosibirsk). Bronze medals went to Timofey Zaitsev (school No. 179, Moscow) and Vadim Retinsky (school No. 1329, Moscow). The preparation of the mathematical team was supervised by Nazar Agakhanov, Associate Professor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Head of the Department of Mathematics of the Laboratory for Working with Gifted Children. He called this year's Olympiad the most difficult in history.
IEPhO(International Experimental Physics Olympiad) is the world's only international Olympiad in experimental physics. This year, 328 children came to Belarus to compete for prizes. Thus, a record was set for the number of IEPhO participants. The Olympiad was attended by 19 teams from Moscow, such well-known educational and scientific centers as the SSC of Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov (three teams), Novosibirsk SUNC (2 teams), 4 teams from St. Petersburg, three teams from Mordovia, Samara, Sarov, Kaliningrad, a number of other regions of Russia, as well as Slovakia, Belarus and Armenia. As a result, 40 teams started to solve the problems of the first round.
The main goals and objectives of the Olympiad are to identify and develop students' creative abilities, encourage interest in scientific activities in the field of experimental physics, create conditions for intellectual development, support gifted children, including assisting them in professional orientation and continuing education, promoting scientific knowledge, formation of a favorable social climate. The Olympiad was provided by representatives of the best educational institutions of the country, including the Foundation for Support of Innovative Programs "Education and Science", the Center for Pedagogical Excellence, the National Center for Lifelong Science Education and the Educational Center "Sirius", created by the Educational Foundation "Talent and Success" on the basis of the Olympic infrastructure at the initiative of the President Russian Federation V.V. Putin (The Foundation was established on December 24, 2014 by prominent Russian figures in science, sports and art. The center is supported and coordinated by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation) and a team of experienced volunteers.
In 2017, the Olympiad was held from November 24 to December 2. The solemn opening ceremony of the Olympiad in Experimental Physics IEPhO-2017 among schoolchildren of grades 8-11 took place on November 24.
The Olympiad was held in three rounds, which consisted only of experimental physical problems. Teams representing the teams of regions of the Russian Federation, teams of cities, teams of educational institutions of Russia took part in the Olympiad. Schoolchildren of 8-11 grades were allowed to participate in the competition. According to the results of the Olympiad, both an individual test, which was separate in each age parallel, and a team test (8-9 grades and 10-11 grades) are provided. The winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad in the individual competition were determined by the organizing committee and the jury of the Olympiad on the recommendation of the jury separately in each parallel. The winners were awarded diplomas of the first degree and gold medals, the prize-winners were awarded diplomas of the second and third degrees, silver and bronze medals. Participants were also awarded commendable diplomas, special and other incentive prizes. The selection of teams was carried out on a competitive basis. At the same time, priority was given to those of them, which included winners or prize-winners of the International Olympiad in Experimental Physics for last year, final stage All-Russian Olympiad schoolchildren in physics in 2017, as well as teams educational organizations, which are included in the All-Russian rating of schools in physics and mathematics (TOP-100).
The team of MBOU "Physics and Mathematics Lyceum" was represented by students of grades 9 and 11 in the amount of 7 people:
- Zolotarev Alexey - 11th grade;
- Melnikov Alexander - 11th grade;
- Vasiliev Arseny - 9th grade;
- Knyazhev Alexey - 9th grade;
- Shevtsov Ivan - 9th grade;
- Zhigalov Daniil - 9th grade;
- Minaev Vladimir - 9th grade.
- The team leader is a teacher of physics Shatkova Elena Vasilievna.
As a result of a stubborn struggle Vasiliev Arseniy was awarded a bronze medal and a corresponding diploma.
Russian schoolchildren have won several gold medals at the completed International Olympiads in Physics and Mathematics. So, at the 48th International Physics Olympiad, held in Indonesia, the Russians took five gold medals for the first time in history. At the Mathematics Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Mikhail Ivanov from St. Petersburg won one gold, and the Russian team took 11th place.
- Russian schoolchildren at the 48th International Physics Olympiad in Indonesia
- Press Service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia
Schoolchildren from 88 countries took part in the International Physics Olympiad. Russian students and their coaches have already been congratulated by the Minister of Education and Science of Russia Olga Vasilyeva.
“Since the time of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, Russia has been one of the most active countries participating in the development of physics as a science. We saw it in the achievements of our scientists, we see it in the results of our young talents. I want to congratulate the Russian team on the brightest performance at the International Physics Olympiad, from where each participant will bring gold medal", - says in the congratulations of Olga Vasilyeva, published on the website of the department.
Russian schoolchildren, whose knowledge in physics was awarded gold medals, shared with RT their impressions of the last Olympiad. Dmitry Plotnikov, a graduate of the Moscow School No. 1329, said that the competition was not without incidents. So, the experimental tour was postponed by a day, so the participants had to wait several hours.
“In anticipation, many slept right on the floor,” Plotnikov admitted.
The graduate also spoke about how the preparation for intellectual competition. According to him, the fees at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology helped, where the participants “explained complex topics on plain language».
Nevertheless, the graduate believes that no matter how pleasant it is to receive gold, the most important task on this moment for him is admission to a good university.
Another winner of the gold medal in physics, a student of the Physics and Mathematics Boarding School from the Komi Republic, Kirill Parshukov, also shared with RT the details of the Olympiad, which consisted of two rounds: theoretical and experimental.
If the theory seemed simple to Kirill, then, in his words, "the experiment turned out to be difficult to complete in the allotted time." However, no difficulties prevented the student from winning a gold medal.
Parshukov also noted that when presenting the award, he felt "satisfaction with achieving the goal that he had been working towards for three years."
The head of the Russian team, MIPT Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Pre-University Training Artyom Voronov, told RT that, in comparison with the school curriculum, the tasks of international Olympiads are very voluminous - five hours are given to solve three tasks.
“The guys arrived ten days before the start of the Olympiad, and we solved quite long and difficult problems with them in order to fill their hands and refresh their knowledge. This happened at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, we have special coaches there, also former Olympiads,” said Voronov.
He admitted that the guys are very emotional about the Olympiad, but it is arranged in such a way that everything happens in a positive atmosphere.
“Everyone did a very good job. This is a joint victory, unique for Russia - there have never been five gold medals in physics in history, and we, of course, have been moving towards this victory for a long time, ”Voronov added.
Distinguished in Rio
On Saturday, July 22, the International Mathematical Olympiad, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, ended with a solemn ceremony. On it, Russian schoolchildren took 11th place in the team standings.
The best result among Russians was shown by Mikhail Ivanov from St. Petersburg. In terms of total points, he was awarded a gold medal and took 14th place in the individual standings. In a conversation with RT, the student said that preparations for the competition took place in Sochi, and also shared his opinion about the Olympics in Rio itself.
The medalist noted that the preparation took place during three weeks in the Sochi educational center "Sirius". Moreover, despite the intensive training, the students still managed to relax and get to know the city.
“We had a few hours of free time a day, we watched movies, played tennis and volleyball, went on excursions around Sochi,” Ivanov said.
The student did not forget to thank those who helped him on his way to gold.
“The Olympics this year were difficult, and on the second day I could write better. But I am glad that I received a gold medal, this is a great merit of our leaders - teachers who accompanied us to the Olympiad and explained to the English-speaking members of the jury what we wrote in our works, ”said Ivanov.
Chemistry Knowledge
Recall that a week ago, Russian schoolchildren also won two gold and two silver medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Thailand. Then representatives of 76 countries took part in the competition, and the Moscow schoolboy Alexander Zhigalin became the absolute winner of the Olympiad.
Ruslan Kotlyarov from Kazan won another gold, with whom RT also managed to talk. He admitted that there was a very intensive preparation before the International Olympiad, although in fact the assignments turned out to be relatively easy.
“In total, we studied chemistry for almost a month, eight hours a day, seven days a week.<...>The Olympics were, in general, easy and quite doable. There were many tasks, but in general, strong participants could sit for another hour to check the answers, ”said Kotlyarov.
He added that despite the concentration on the competition, the guys managed to make many new acquaintances, communicate and get acquainted with the culture of Thailand. Schoolchildren were able to see the beauty of Bangkok and its environs, including the ruins of the ancient capital of Siam.
“Since all the equipment was taken away from us – team leaders translate tasks personally, and leaks cannot be allowed – we had a lot of time to communicate. Naturally, we made a bunch of new friends. It was extremely interesting with them, and I will miss it, ”said Kotlyarov.
The International Physics Olympiad IPHO-2017 has ended in Indonesia. The Russian team won five gold medals on it - one for each participant.
Is this a good result?
The best in the history of Russia's participation (last year there were 4 golds), and in the overall standings this is also a high figure: out of more than 400 participants, only 50 people received gold, silver and bronze medals.
Why is this award important?
Because it clearly demonstrates that our country still holds high bar academic level of training in natural sciences. The day before, a Russian student became the absolute winner of the International chemical olympiad, other members of the Russian team won a gold and two bronze medals.
Winners - who are they and what do they do besides physics?
Meet:
Vasily Yugov ( Perm region) - A graduate of the Perm school No. 146, multiple winner and winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics, mathematics and computer science, the absolute winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics, gold medalist of the International Olympiad in Physics IPhO-2016.
Physicist in the third generation. He refused to enter a Hong Kong university, despite the offer of 50 thousand dollars of an annual scholarship.
Every day for an hour and a half he is engaged in intensive walking over rough terrain, because he believes that a real scientist must have a good physical form. He reads Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and the works of the Strugatsky brothers, his favorite book is Harry Potter and the Methods of Rational Thinking.
Dmitry Plotnikov (Moscow)- A graduate of the Moscow School No. 1329, winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics in 2016, gold medalist of the Asian International Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2017, winner in the individual competition in physics at the International Zhautykov Olympiad in 2017.
Most of my knowledge was acquired by self-education. Changed computer games for math classes, free time studies psychology. Since childhood, he dreamed of studying particle physics, and now he is going to enter the Higher School of Economics at the Faculty of Computer Science.
Kirill Parshukov (Komi Republic)- A graduate of the Physics and Mathematics Boarding School of the Republic of Komi, three-time winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics, bronze medalist of the Asian International Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2017. In addition to physics, he was engaged in Olympiad mathematics. He is fond of sports, interested in economics. The idol is the physicist Nikola Tesla. Enters MIPT.
Stanislav Krymsky (St. Petersburg)— student of the 11th grade of the St. Petersburg Academic Lyceum "Physico-Technical School", three-time winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in mathematics, two-time winner All-Russian Olympiad for Schoolchildren in Physics, gold medalist of the Asian International Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2017, gold medalist of the International Junior Science Olympiad in 2014 and 2015 and silver medalist in 2016.
He started studying physics when he was 5 years old. Parents, for fun, bought him Peryshkin's textbook for the 7th grade. The boy read it and asked for the next one.
In his free time, Stas reads Shakespeare's tragedies, scientific articles and experiments in chemistry, preparing to fight against the imperfection of the world.
Sergey Vlasenko (Voronezh region)- A graduate of school No. 8 of the city of Voronezh, a three-time winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in physics, a silver medalist of the Asian International Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2017, a gold medalist of the International Junior Science Olympiad in 2015.
The vice-rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology was engaged in the preparation of students Artem Voronov, himself in the past - the winner of the international Olympiad in physics, as well as his colleagues - MIPT associate professor Mikhail Osin, laboratory employee for work with gifted children Vitaly Shevchenko and a team of trainers - Valery Slobodyanin, Alexander Kiselev, Vitaly Shevchenko, Fedor Tsybrov, Alexey Alekseev.
Why do we need the Olympics at all?
Firstly, they encourage participants to think creatively — Olympiad problems are not trivial, and you cannot prepare for them by mere rote learning.
Secondly, they make it easier for talented schoolchildren to get into science.
Thirdly, they show future young professionals what tasks are currently in demand in practice, what branches and areas of scientific knowledge are relevant. It helps young men and women move from learning academic theory to creating practical value.
The trend of recent years in Physics Olympiads is a story about a certain area of modern physics or a description of a complex natural phenomenon. Consistently solving the problem, the student advances in an unfamiliar area as a pioneer, and having reached the end, he already has an established idea about this area.
And what is the benefit of winning the Olympiads for the guys themselves?
IPHO, in particular, is highly regarded in the world. Its results are recognized in almost all physical universities that provide medalists with benefits upon admission. The medal of the International Olympiad, quite expectedly, gives its owner benefits when entering Russian universities. The irony of the situation lies in the fact that all members of the Russian team are winners or prize-winners of the All-Russian (under the condition of selection for the first training camp), so they already have the right to enter any physical university without exams.
These benefits, however, are useful for foreigners who want to get an education at a Russian institute. (For example, many international specialists from Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan study at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.)
Moreover, many international scientific and industrial centers are looking for future specialists at such Olympiads. Winners and prize-winners of international competitions in the future receive invitations to a prestigious, interesting and highly paid job.
What about financial gain?
Vladimir Putin was the first to come up with the initiative to reward gifted schoolchildren who won prizes at national and international competitions. The presidential decree “On Measures to Support Talented Children and Youth”, issued in 2016, proposed to award 5,350 cash prizes per year to schoolchildren and students. In particular, for the victory at the All-Russian or International Olympiad - 60 thousand rubles (1,250 awards in total), for the winners of the Olympiads - 4,100 prizes of 30 thousand rubles each.
Unfortunately, the program was not extended for 2017. The only ones who are lucky are Moscow schoolchildren who receive bonuses from the regional budget.
This problem was raised by participants in Putin's meeting with schoolchildren. Pupil question educational center Yegor's "Sirius" sounded like this: "Why are prize winners of the Olympiads paid only if they are from Moscow? Until 2016, everyone was paid.” The President promised to look into the situation.
By the way:
Complexity of international subject Olympiads is constantly growing. At the very first International Olympiad in Physics (1959), they gave problems that schoolchildren participating in the regional round of the All-Russian Olympiad receive today. True, at that time these tasks were given for the first time, and no one knew how to solve them.
Today in physics, both the complexity of problems and their format have changed. If earlier they were similar to the tasks of Vseros, now they are very long and divided into a number of points. This complication is associated with an increase in the level of participants. After 2000, when Russia last time turned out to be higher than China, Asians began to increase their positions in the natural sciences, and this also affected the complexity of the Olympiad tasks.
