Volume 1: Student Life Chapter 112 UPC
China itself holds national undergraduate physics competitions, including the National Undergraduate Physics Academic Competition, the National Undergraduate Mechanics Competition, and the National Undergraduate Experimental Physics Competition.
But in Chen Zhou's impression, the time of these competitions is not now.
The competition he thought of was called the National College Physics Competition.
Registration for this competition started in November.
It is divided into three areas: Yanjing area, Qingdao area, and Shanghai area. Offline examinations are held in universities in Yanjing, Shanghai, and Qingdao.
However, according to the information Chen Zhou has learned, this university physics competition in some parts of the country is often hosted by the physics associations of each region, and its influence and value are not high.
As for the fact that the Department of Physics of Yanda University specially organized 24 people to participate in this competition, Chen Zhou found it unlikely.
But he really couldn't think of anything else.
Chen Zhou then said, "Yiyi, are you going to participate in the university physics competition in Yanjing?"
Yang Yiyi just wanted to tease Chen Zhou, but she didn't expect that Chen Zhou actually guessed the competition, but he guessed the name of the competition wrong.
Thinking of this, Yang Yiyi first praised Chen Zhou: "Chen Zhou, great, you actually guessed it. It is indeed because of the competition."
Hearing this, Chen Zhou felt a little complacent, but then he heard Yang Yiyi say, "It's just that it's not the National University Physics Competition, but the International University Physics Competition, which is what we often call UPC."
Chen Zhou looked at Yang Yiyi in confusion: "International University Physics Competition? UPC?"
He had never heard of this competition, and this was the first time he heard of the name.
In fact, he had only casually looked up the names of those domestic physics competitions once and had a vague impression of them.
Yang Yiyi explained: "The University Physics Competition, the International University Physics Competition, referred to as UPC."
“Sponsored by the American Physical Society and the American Astronomical Society, this is a physics academic competition open to undergraduate students from universities around the world.”
"The competition announces registration in November every year and is held on the last weekend of November."
After hearing what Yang Yiyi said, Chen Zhou asked again: "Yiyi, what exactly is this UPC?"
Yang Yiyi glanced at Chen Zhou and said, "UPC requires students to work in teams of up to three people, use basic physics principles to analyze actual physical scenarios, and complete an academic paper based on the competition topic within 48 hours and submit it to the official website."
"Well, we also call UPC physical modeling because its competition format is very similar to that of mathematical modeling, but the time requirement is tighter."
"In terms of quality, the UPC has nearly 500 teams from all over the world participating every year, so it is very valuable."
After a pause, Yang Yiyi asked, "Are you interested? Do you want to participate?"
Chen Zhou nodded subconsciously, then shook his head: "If we divide you into groups of three, then the 24 of you have already been divided, right?"
Yang Yiyi shook her head: "Not yet. This year, the School of Physics has a lot of things to do, so the competition was not announced until recently. The 24 of us are just the students that the School of Physics plans to arrange to participate."
“As for team formation, the UPC questions involve basic modeling, algorithm design, and computational analysis of models.”
“So Dean Yang asked us to form our own team first and let us find students from related majors. After the team is formed, the School of Physics will assign the team’s instructor.”
Hearing this, Chen Zhou was delighted. This really was a competition, and it was here.
He then said to Yang Yiyi: "Yiyi, what do you think of me?"
Yang Yiyi looked at him with a smile and nodded: "I was planning to look for you, but with you, we are still short of one person."
Chen Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Leave this to me. I'll go get them."
Yang Yiyi nodded and suddenly said, "Chen Zhou, we are the first couple to participate in UPC~"
After dinner, the two went straight back to Yanda.
After Chen Zhou sent Yang Yiyi back to the dormitory, he went to find Shen Jing.
When it comes to finding people, I still have to rely on my seniors.
Shen Jing's dormitory.
When Chen Zhou finished talking about seeking help.
"Are you going to participate in this International University Physics Competition?" Shen Jing looked at Chen Zhou in surprise.
"Yes." Zhou nodded and asked, "Any questions?"
Shen Jing said: "I heard from Professor Wu and Professor Zhang that you have joined their research groups. If participate in this competition again, will you be able to allocate the time? Moreover... this is a physics competition..."
Chen Zhou replied: "Senior, you are wrong to say that. Physics and mathematics are inseparable."
"Moreover, the UPC is similar to the mathematical modeling competition. The basic modeling and model calculation analysis involved also belong to the field of mathematics. It cannot be completely regarded as a physics competition."
After a pause, Chen Zhou added, "As for Professor Wu and Professor Zhang's research projects, they are still in the early stages and there is not much to do. I believe I can take care of both."
"Hmm...wait a moment, I'll go explain this to the two professors. I believe the two professors will understand."
"Besides, Senior, I haven't participated in any competitions yet. If I don't participate, I will regret it..."
Shen Jing: "Okay, I happen to have a classmate in the School of Information Science and Technology. I will contact him for help later."
Chen Zhou quickly thanked him: "Thank you, senior. I'll leave this matter to you. I'll treat you to a big meal after the competition!"
"Okay, I'll give you an answer tonight." Shen Jing said, and then casually said, "In fact, you can wait until next year to participate in mathematics competitions such as mathematics competitions, mathematical modeling competitions, and Qiu competitions. Why do you have to rush to participate in this International University Physics Competition? Time is so tight..."
Chen Zhou replied: "The tight schedule makes it challenging. This UPC will also help me gain some experience for future competitions."
"The most important thing is that Yiyi invited me to participate in this competition, and I teamed up with her. This is a very meaningful ."
"Yiyi..." Shen Jing just repeated the name subconsciously .
Chen Zhou helped Shen Jing recall: "Yes, you have met me, senior. We came to the dormitory together when we registered for school, and we came back from the library together after the first project discussion..."
Shen Jing glanced at Chen Zhou and quickly interrupted him: "I have to go to the professor, let's not talk about it for now..."
Shen Jing said this, quickly packed up his things, squeezed past Chen Zhou, and left the dormitory.
After saying hello to other seniors in Shen Jing's dormitory, Chen Zhou left.
After returning to his dormitory, Chen Zhou began to search for more information about UPC on the Internet.
Tomorrow is November. Registration will start soon, followed by the competition. Time is indeed very tight.
Chen Zhou needs more data and information to know himself and his enemy in order to increase his chances of winning.
