IOAA Theoretical Part

Syllabus of International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)

General Notes

1. Extensive  contents  in  basic  astronomical  concepts  are  required  in theoretical and practical problems. 

2. Basic  concepts  in  physics  and  mathematics  at  high  school  level  are required in solving the problems. Standard solutions should not involve use  of  calculus  and/or  the  use  of  complex  numbers  and/or  solving differential equations.

3. Astronomical  software  packages  may  be  used  in  practical  and observational  problems.  The  contestants  will  be  informed  the  list  of software packages to be used at least 3 months in advance. The chosen software  packages  should  be  preferably  freewares  or  low-cost  ones enabling  all countries to  obtain them easily for  practice purpose.  The chosen  softwares  should  preferably  be  available  on  multiple  OSs  (Windows / Unix / GNU-Linux / Mac).

4. Concepts and phenomena not included in the Syllabus may be used in questions but sufficient information must be given in the questions so that contestants without previous knowledge of these topics would not be at a disadvantage. 

5. Sophisticated practical equipments likely to be unfamiliar to the candidates should not dominate a problem. If such devices are used in the questions, sufficient information must be provided. In such case, students should be given opportunity to familiarise themselves with such equipments.

6. The original texts of the problems have to be set in the SI units, wherever applicable. Participants will be expected to mention appropriate units in their answers and should be familiar with the idea of correct rounding off and  expressing  the  final  result(s)  and  error(s)  with  correct  number  of significant digits.

Rencana Program dan Kegiatan

Pendidikan

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Pertandingan

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Some fundamental 'general concepts' among the most sought after topics for tutoring Physics are Physical observation, quantity, experiment, theory, unit, state and system and the force of Gravity and some 'theoretical concepts' are Particle, Physical field, Wave, Physical constant, Physical law, Physical interaction and Mass energy equivalence. Professional teachers and professors also give out tuitions at home or tutorials. To get a grip of Physics, one of the most profound primitive institutions of academics, you can opt for tutors from the best teachers you know, or even get through with suitable tutors online.

Physics is much about the nature of things in this realm we live. Perhaps, you have heard of Murphy's Law, well there is a good amount of reality behind complex systems, mathematically speaking, they more things you have running the more chances of one of them breaking. To help illustrate these points and other topics which intersect this concept; I'd like to recommend this book;

"At Home in the Universe - the search for the laws of self-organization and complexity" by Stuart Kauffman. 1995 If you are looking for a book that takes all the observations, natural laws and known science and then poses the question and looks for the ultimate answers in complexity, chaos and natural self-organization from atoms and molecules to complex bio-systems and planetary systems. The author makes some great points in the book and takes the reader into deep thought.

Work, Energy, and Power - Chapter Outline

Lesson 1: Basic Terminology and Concepts

1. Work
   1. Definition and Mathematics of Work
   2. Calculating the Amount of Work Done by Forces
2. Potential Energy
3. Kinetic Energy
4. Mechanical Energy
5. Power

Lesson 2: The Work-Energy Theorem

1. Internal vs. External Forces
2. The Work-Energy Connection
   1. Analysis of Situations Involving External Forces
   2. Analysis of Situations in Which Mechanical Energy is Conserved
   3. Application and Practice Questions
3. Bar Chart Illustrations

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The Classroom Physics

Soal Fisika SNMPTN

Does ethics have a place in physics? Over fifty years ago, Arthur Koestler, the brilliant Hungarian polymath, speculated that perhaps an ethical concept, purpose, might actually be a property of time. Part of the difficulty here is to define what is meant by ethics. There is first of all ethics as a code of acceptable social behavior, like an agreement by most people in the world that eating your enemies is no longer considered the right thing to do. There can be little argument that this kind of ethics has no place in science.

Then there is John Smith over here who firmly believes that the Bible is the literal word of God and that He is in charge of where creation is going. If physics does not recognize this, then physics is wrong and must find a place for God in the scheme of things. However, over there is Jane Doe who thinks the Bible is suspect because it was written by a lot of cantankerous, opinionated old men.

Women had no part in writing this document, which is probably why God himself is pictured as a man. She does not believe any of it and thinks that arguments about purpose are typical male arguments that lead nowhere. Both John and Jane are probably influenced in their beliefs by their personal histories. Perhaps John came from a very traditional Christian family, while Jane came from a background of rebels and iconoclasts.

It is true that John thinks his beliefs are grounded in a revealed truth that exists quite apart from him and is thus objective, but that is simply his own personal belief, which is contradicted by Jane’s own personal belief. Whatever the subject of their personal beliefs, neither John nor Jane can show any independent proof that their beliefs reflect an outside truth which is axiomatically self-evident.

Modern physics today agrees that what it deals with in the world of natural phenomena (what is measurable and quantifiable) is based on our sense perceptions, and that sense perceptions are fundamentally subjective in nature. That being the case, physics is quite right in excluding any subjective ethical concepts from science, because such ethics are not governed by scientific rules of evidence.

As a leading physicist of the twentieth century, Werner Heisenberg, put it: “Science deals with the objective, physical world…. Religion, on the other hand, deals with the world of values. In science, we are concerned to discover what is true or false; in religion what is good or evil, noble or base. Science is the basis of technology, religion the basis of ethics.”

Ethics can only be thought of in a scientific context when physics has reached the point where the subjective reality of physical phenomena is no longer enough to explain the origin of these phenomena. Physics tried very hard, for instance, to reach the origin of matter within this world. For many years, this origin of matter was thought to be the ultimate, irreducible particle, namely the atom. Then it was discovered that the atom itself consisted of smaller particles, but even these, such as the proton, were then found to be capable of further division into quarks.

It became evident that the size of particles depended on the amount of energy that could be directed at them. If this energy were high enough, even smaller particles would probably result. So physics came up with the concept of the string particle as the ultimate matter particle. It is defined as having only one dimension, length. If it exists at all, therefore, it must exist in some other reality, not our subjective kind which depends on us and our sense perceptions.

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This argument shows that physics has now reached the point where a reintroduction of objective reality is becoming necessary. The book, Galileo’s Shadow, on which this article is based, explores these realities in greater detail and how they effect ethical concepts. If ethics can be removed from human subjectivity and considered in an objective setting, that is a setting which has nothing to do with our human presence, it might then possibly have something to do with physics, if physics has reached the same setting.

Such possibilities are explored in Galileo’s Shadow, which reaches the conclusion that an ethical concept such as purpose might indeed be thought of in connection with science, if it is an inherent, constituent property of the universe. This concept would not “explain” such a purpose in human terms, it would merely point to its likely existence as a sort of vector, or direction, in which the universe is developing. Its relevance to science would lie in the alternative it offers to purely random chance developments which, today, are the only acceptable engines of evolution.

Disusun Ulang Oleh:

Arip Nurahman

Pendidikan Fisika, FPMIPA Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

&

Follower Open Course Ware at MIT-Harvard University, Cambridge. USA.

Terima Kasih, Semoga Bermanfaat.

Sumber: http://physics-courses.blogspot.com/

Physics Drill for Senior High School Pack 1

Most of us have heard of the Socratic method of teaching at one time or another- it's the technique Socrates famously used to educate Athenian youth back in ancient Greece. This method entails the teacher asking the student a series of leading questions sequenced in such a way that the student is able to discover knowledge for him or her self.


I would argue that Physics by Inquiry, a three volume textbook series by Lillian McDermott and the Physics Education Group at the University of Washington, makes spectacularly successful use of a modified form of the Socratic Method.

Unlike most textbooks, Physics by Inquiry directly gives the reader very little information. Instead, students using this text book are meant to work in groups with guidance from an instructor to answer leading questions through experiment and reasoning.

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I first used Physics by Inquiry as a graduate student in a teacher education program, and I found it revelatory. It was exciting and challenging. Equations and calculations were not center stage- ideas were, and those ideas made sense. For the first time in my life, I liked physics. Physics by Inquiry is in fact written largely for pre-and in-service teachers who are furthering their own educations. It seems fairly clear that one point of the books' is to show these current and future teachers just how effective inquiry-based learning can be. It's a lesson that worked for me- I've enthusiastically taken many of the ideas in Physics by Inquiry to heart. The other target audience of these books is college students who lack a strong science background and want to learn introductory physics for any reason.

Although the physics explored in these books is fairly basic, and includes the same topics that you would expect to find in a high school physics course, including properties of matter, heat and temperature, magnets, electric circuits, light and optics, kinematics, and astronomy, the books are not really for high school students. From a purely intellectual perspective, the material would be suitable for a high school class, but it would not be practical in most classrooms because of the high level of independent work it requires from groups. For many, maybe most, high school teachers using the Physics by Inquiry curriculum in unmodified form would be a classroom management disaster. Using the ideas in the book in a modified format however, could be enormously successful.

(Although I wouldn't want to use an unmodified Physics by Inquiry curriculum in most high schools, I would certainly recommend it to a homeschool group, if they have a teacher who is knowledgeable enough to use it.)

Another practical problem with the Physics by Inquiry format is that it is relatively time-consuming. One could make a strong argument that quality of learning matters more that quantity of topics covered, but when students must take standardized exams at the end of the year, that argument begins to feel weak.

As a tutor, I try to be very mindful of the lessons I learned from these books: knowledge really is more powerful when it is created by the student and skillful questioning can lead to excellent results. Physics by Inquiry is a book that I can wholeheartedly recommend to teachers, homeschooling parents, and those curious about physics or the process of scientific inquiry.

Sumber:

http://physics-courses.blogspot.com

Disusun Ulang Oleh:

Arip Nurahman

Pendidikan Fisika, FPMIPA. Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

&

Follower Open Course Ware at MIT-Harvard University. Cambridge. USA.

Ujian Nasional Fisika

Ujian Nasional (UN) merupakan istilah bagi penilaian kompetensi peserta didik secara nasional pada jenjang pendidikan dasar dan menengah. Berbagai polemik yang berkepanjangan mengenai Ujian Nasional di Indonesia tampak baik bagi demokrasi di negeri ini. Tapi satu hal yang jangan terlupa bahwa siswa peserta UN jangan sampai dibuat ragu atau takut tentang kepastian Ujian Nasional sebagai sarana untuk mengukur kemampuan mereka di bangku sekolahnya.



Walaupun UN mengundang pro dan kontra tapi hendaknya tetap di jalur yang semestinya, karena bagaimana pun para siswa terutama siswa SMA / MA adalah para calon Agent of Change yang akan berperan untuk membawa perubahan-perubahan konstruktif bagi negeri ini. Oleh karena itu agar keraguan berkurang di kalangan dunia kependidikan, kami dari Tim Ujian Nasional mencoba menyampaikan beberapa hal yang dipandang penting terutama dalam hal dalam kebijakan UN 2011 yang tentunya diharapkan dapat menjadi bekal bagi para siswa agar mereka cukup persiapan dalam menghadapi Ujian Nasional 2011.

UJIAN NASIONAL FISIKA

Soal Fisika Ujian Nasional SMA/MA dibuat sekitar 40 (lima puluh) soal dan hanya berlaku UN SMA/MA Program IPA. Walaupun soal fisika terkenal sulit, tapi kebanyakan siswa kelas XII IPA merasa optimistis sanggup mengerjakan soal mata pelajaran fisika. Mereka merasa percaya diri untuk bisa lulus ujian nasional walau sebelumnya biasanya tertekan karena kesulitan mengerjakan soal matematika.

Tips Mengerjakan Soal Fisika UN

Sebagian besar siswa berpikir bahwa fisika adalah suatu pelajaran yang sulit yang beberapa dari mereka lebih suka menghindari daripada mencoba menguasainya. Namun, terlepas Anda suka atau tidak, Anda harus tetap dengan itu, lulus ujian salah satunya ditentukan pelajaran ini. Jadi kami ingin membantu Anda memecahkan masalah Anda yang berhubungan dengan fisika.

Pertama, sangat penting bahwa Anda selalu memperhatikan penjelasan guru di kelas. Meskipun Anda tidak menyukai hal ini, janganlah menghindar, Anda jangan berpikir bahwa Anda bisa belajar di rumah dengan mudah dengan hanya membaca teori di buku teks. Seperti yang Anda tahu bahwa fisika agak sulit dimengerti, maka perlunya penjelasan yang baik dari seorang guru fisika.

Jangan mencoba untuk menghafal hal-hal yang guru Anda katakan atau Anda membaca dari buku teks. Sebaliknya, memahami logika dan bagaimana sesuatu bekerja atau terjadi. Cobalah untuk benar-benar memahami masalah ini, terutama pada kegiatan percobaan.

Hal lain yang dapat Anda lakukan adalah membuat kelompok studi. Lebih baik bagi Anda untuk membentuk di awal semester yang akan mudah saat Anda berhubungan dengan kegiatan laboratorium yang melibatkan teman atau kelmpok. Atur jadwal, termasuk tempat dan waktu untuk pertemuan rutin. Belajar dengan kelompok bermanfaat. Jika Anda memiliki kesulitan, Anda dapat berbagi dengan teman-teman Anda. Mereka mungkin memiliki jawaban dan memberikan penjelasan yang jelas.

Juga, fisika belajar di kelompok memaksa Anda untuk mempelajari masalah ini lebih serius karena Anda harus berbagi pengetahuan dengan anggota lain. Anda tidak ingin menjadi satu-satunya yang bersifat pasif dalam kelompok, selalu mendengarkan penjelasan teman-teman Anda ‘, bukan? Dalam hal ini, Anda bisa berlatih mengajar fisika, khususnya bagi mereka yang tidak memahami hal itu.

Nah ketika tiba ke ujian, Anda mungkin akan bingung dengan kalimat awal dalam pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang akan membuat Anda putus asa sebelum anda mulai menjawab mereka. Jadi kami ingin menyarankan Anda untuk membaca semua pertanyaan ujian. Apakah yang paling mudah. Cobalah untuk membaca setiap pertanyaan dengan lengkap dan mencernanya perlahan, tetapi pasti.

Satu hal lagi, jangan melihat jam saat Anda karena Anda bisa gugup. Itu adalah tips untuk sukses dalam ujian fisika. Kami berharap bahwa itu berguna untuk Anda.

Sumber:

Ujian Nasional Org.

Hasil Pertemuan Internasional Summit (Ikatan Ilmuwan Indonesia Internasional) REKOMENDASI KELOMPOK PENDIDIKAN

Secara prinsip pendidikan di Indonesia harus dilihat sebagai upaya merancang dan melakukantransformasi masa depan untuk menjawab tantangan yang lebih besar dan kompleks denganmemanfaatkan sumber daya yang ada saat ini. Pendidikan memerlukan titik keseimbangan dalam otoritas penyelenggaraan antara negara, komunitas dan keluarga yang sangat dipengaruhi oleh dinamika perubahan akibat tantangan di atas.

Cluster pendidikan merekomendasikan agar:

1. Pemerintah dan semua pihak terkait secara segera dan sungguh-sungguh mengerahkan segala daya dan upaya untuk meningkatkan kualitas dan kemampuan guru demi terciptanya sebuah profesi yang bermartabat dan otonom, baik secara strategis maupun teknis.

Profesionalisme guru perlu dikembangkan berdasarkan kompetensi yang didukung oleh pendidikan, pengembangan diri, dan tanggung jawab profesi yang bersifat kolegial. Ilmuwan dapat berkontribusi dalam merancang model pendidikan profesional ini.

2. Dalam konteks ini, cluster pendidikan menggarisbawahi makna pendidikan sebagai upaya untuk menginsiprasi, memotivasi, dan membangkitkan kegairahan belajar selain meningkatkan kecerdasan intelektual. Guru memerlukan kemampuan mendidik yang menekankan pendekatan dari hati ke hati.

Pendidikan pada umumnya, dan guru pada khususnya, perlu berpedoman pada prinsip bahwa semua anak Indonesia mempunyai kemampuan dan potensi yang setara untuk mengembangkan diri sesuai dengan aspirasinya sehingga pendidik dituntut untuk kreatif dan memberdayakan seluruh kemampuan dan potensi tersebut.

3. Pendidikan etika dan budi pekerti diperlukan sebagai bagian dari pembangunan karakter bangsa, baik melalui sekolah, keluarga maupun masyarakat. Etika dan budi pekerti ini sendiri merupakan kesepakatan masyarakat yang terdapat dalam UUD 45 dan Pancasila. Pendidikan juga harus ditujukan untuk menghasilkan manusia Indonesia yang berani melakukan transformasi sosial selain memiliki kecerdasan akademik, berakhlak dan terampil.

4. Pemerataan pendidikan baik dalam hal akses dan kualitas didukung oleh infrastruktur yang dirancang untuk pendidikan berkelanjutan dengan kebijakan jangka panjang untuk memastikan bahwa semua anak Indonesia berhak memperoleh pendidikan. Termasuk dalam hal ini adalah penyediaan pendidikan dan pelatihan vokasi sebagai alternatif bagi pendidikan akademik sekaligus anjuran bagi anak didik dan anggota masyarakat yang bermaksud mengembangkan keahlian profesionalnya.

Teknologi dapat dimanfaatkan untuk sarana belajar jarak jauh maupun sebagai prasarana peningkatan kualitas kurikulum yang menggabungkan kearifan lokal dan pendekatan dari bawah. Teknologi dapat pula digunakan untuk peningkatan dan pemerataan dalam akses ke sumber daya belajar dan sumber pengetahuan.

5. Akhirnya, tak kalah pentingnya, cluster pendidikan menggarisbawahi kenyataan bahwa pendidikan menuntut kemitraan dan tanggung jawab semua pemangku kepentingan, termasuk orangtua, komunitas dan masyarakat luas. Pendidikan dapat dijadikan sebuah gerakan sosial yang tanggungjawabnya tak hanya terletak di pundak Pemerintah, tetapi juga keluarga, komunitas, dan semua elemen masyarakat lainnya.

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