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Advanced Physics and Physics Olympiad Training Materials
I was the lead trainer for the HCI Singapore Physics Olympiad team from 2023 to 2024,
and also lectured for the national Singapore Physics Olympiad Training at NUS.
Several of my students achieved medals of every colour at the Asian Physics Olympiad.
The materials below were produced for my students up to and during this period.
Physics Lecture on Linearity in Math and Physics for HCI SMTP-GATE students in 2022 (video recording)
Online lectures delivered to HCI Physics Olympiad 2022 team about classical wave theory:
Waves and Superposition, Doppler Effect and DiffractionNotes with problems used in training the HCI Physics Olympiad 2023/2024 team:
Mathematical Topics: ODEs, Fourier Series
1. Historical Overview, Forces and Energy
2. Problem Solving and Inertial Frames
3. Noninertial Frames and Rotational Mechanics
4. Introduction to Waves and Interference Phenomena
5. Wave Interactions in a Medium
6. Introduction to Electrostatics
(Guided solutions for 1-3 are available upon request, but are not posted here to encourage independent problem-solving.)Handouts used for the training of the HCI SPOT 2024 team in preparation for APhO Selection Test:
1. Multivariable Calculus in Physics 2. Linear Algebra in Physics 3. Averages and Distributions
Do note that these notes were designed for group discussion, so they may be terse and not-so-ideal for independent learning.
Also, they focus on the mathematical skills useful for understanding physics, but not the physics itself; so their role is only as supplements to a proper training program. There was also a Final Mock Test.Problem Set used for the Singapore Physics Olympiad Training 2024, for revision prior to APhO Selection Test. (SOL)