Rules and Regulations for a participant of the Olympiad
There is an obligation of team leaders to
translate these rules and regulations to native language of participants in
advance.
(Starting since 2004 this translation has to be done in written form as an
obligatory part of application to the International Astronomy Olympiad.)
— The work must be carried out independently.
— Don’t write the conditions of problem
in rough copy or clean copy.
— Languages. It is permitted to write solutions in one of three languages:
native language or one of two official languages. Nevertheless numerical values
must be written using standard symbols but not symbols of National alphabet.
— Languages. All additional information
for participants to be done in both official languages of the Olympiad: in
Russian and in English. It is helpful to know basis of one of these languages
for correct understanding the additional information.
— Questions to supervisors during of rounds.
Pay the especially attention to what a question you wish ask. Take into
consideration that your question will be repeated for all participants as well
as answer. A question of the type “Whether some effect must be taken into
account?” means, very often, that you understood the idea of task; or mentioned
effect is must essential part of the task.
— Personal indication. Before starting
the work it is necessary to indicate the surname, name, patronymic, town,
school, class and other individual data of participant at answer sheet. All
there data are indicated on cover of the answer sheet only.
— Rough copy. If you haven’t time to
rewrite solution (or a part of solution) in your clean copy, please make a note
“see rough copy” in Russian or English
by accurate printed characters. But the index number of the task must be
indicated in clean copy, and also a reference to rough copy. Without such reference rough copy don’t
verified. Considerations that you gave into account of rough copy are
evaluated in such degree that they don’t contradict to final solution in clean
copy. In particular if solutions in clean copy and in rough copy are different,
then clean copy is evaluated only.
— The index numbers of tasks must be
distinguished clearly in rough copy as well as in final version. You must separate solution of one task from solution of another
one with intervals of
— If you
have enough time, please try to describe
clearly the physical or other model
that you chose, and all approximates,
neglects, etc. Don’t omit description
of thoughts that look as obvious. Take into consideration that written solution
is evaluated only. Your thoughts that don’t reflected in writing will not be
evaluated even they are very right.
— When you
give solution of qualitative task,
you must give the ground for your solution. Brief answer such as “yes”, “no”,
“don’t changed” are not solution. Please think what quantitative criteria can
be used for the ground of your thoughts.
— Pay
attention to understand the question
of the task. For example, if it is asked to find radius of a star then
answer “a diameter of a tar is equal...” is not completely right.
— Pay
attention to use symbols done in the task. For example, if it is written “Find
distance P in perihelion” do not use LP for this
distance. Also do not
use the same symbol for different value (do not use P also for power in the case above).
— The sheet with the conditions of tasks you
can take with yourself after
finishing of a round only, but if you made some geometrical sketches on the
drawings in the task, then it will be better to return the sheet with task
together with your clean copy (in this case you can’t write any data about
yourself on the sheet with task as well).
— To write
anything (beginning solution) on the first white page of clean copy (having the
stamp of the coordinating council). This page is intended for the work of a
jury.
— To talk
with other participants of Olympiad and ask questions.
— To use
reference books, textbooks, any other books, tables, catalogue etc., if such
items were not given to participant together with task.
— To bring
to the round portable computers, mobile phones, navigation devices and other
electronic means, and also calculators, which ones on exterior resemble mobile phones.
— To take
calculations as well as write rough solutions and anything at all on own sheets
that differ from given by organizers.
— To remove
any page from the answer sheet copy-book.
— To use
red colour pen or
pencil anywhere in the
solution.
— To write
anything on the envelopes done with texts.
— To make changes in the work after time for solution is
up.
— To ask
teacher a question connected with used formulae, constant values, and also
questions of type: “Is it necessary to take into consideration certain effect?”
— To make
any superfluous noise (for example, from unwrap chocolate etc.)
— To finish
the work and leave classroom earlier than 2 hours after beginning of a round
expire.
— To come
out classroom temporarily more than one participant simultaneously.
— To write
solutions of tasks in clean copy in arbitrary sequence.
— To use
sliding rule, computational tables, engineering calculator with arithmetical, algebraical and trigonometrical
functions (except calculators, which ones on exterior resemble mobile phones).
— To use
penholder, pencil, ruler, protractor, compasses, squared paper, tracing-paper
(if it is necessary).
— To make
all intermediate calculations, transformation symbol aspect, and substitute by
number values in end only – it will diminish a probability of an error in final
answer.
— To avoid use facts (numerical values, formulae, etc.)
known to you, which may be not evident for jury members. Better to receive them
from more evident values and formulae.
— To use in solutions only the
numerals as sub-indexes: it will be better for jury to understanding the
differences in the
designations.
— To separate formulae and explanation
texts with intervals (about
— If you
introduce symbols for the designation of some quantity, you must explain
clearly this quantity. For example: “Let
us E will be total energy of the
celestial body...” This way will make easier a mutual understanding between
you and jury member that examines your work.
We wish you success !
IAO 2001 Crimea, IAO 2002 SAO, IAO 2003 Stockholm, Organizing committee,
jury.
IAO 2004 Crimea, IAO 2005
Beijing, APAO 2005 Irkutsk,
IAO 2006 Mumbai, APAO-2006
Vladivostok, IAO-2007 Crimea,
APAO-2007 Xiamen,
IAO-2008 Trieste, APAO 2008
Bishkek,
APAO 2009 Damyang,
IAO 2009 Hangzhou, IAO 2010 Crimea, APAO 2010 Papua, IAO 2011 Alma-Ata.