13th April 2024, Online

A Team Science Competition for Malaysians

AMISO's student-led olympiad returns once again in 2024!

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Introduction

The Youth STEM Cup (YSC) is a student-led, nation-wide competitive science olympiad hosted by AMISO in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University!

Our main purpose is to promote interests in competitive STEM subjects (especially Olympiad competitions) amongst high school and pre-university students in Malaysia, while also equipping participants with the knowledge to prepare themselves for the selection tests of International Science Olympiads.

The Youth STEM Cup is a competition in which participants can join in groups of four, and are allowed to discuss amongst their teams during the competition. Points are calculated in teams rather than individually, and if there is a tie in points between teams, the team which submitted their answers earlier will be ranked higher.

The Youth STEM Cup consists of 2 rounds: the Preliminary Round, and the Final Round. Participants will have to qualify in the preliminary round in order to proceed.

The important details are as follows:

Preliminary Round:

  • Date : 13th April 2024
  • Time : 10:00am - 11:02am
  • Venue : Online

Final Round:

  • Date : 22th June 2024
  • Venue : Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Registration

Cash prize and certificate awarded:

Junior level (High school students aged 13 to 17 years old)

  • 1st Place: RM350 and certificate with ranking
  • 2nd Place: RM250 and certificate with ranking
  • 3rd Place: RM150 and certificate with ranking
  • Highest scorer in subject: certificate of best subject award

Senior level (Pre-U studentsaged 18 to 19 years old):

  • 1st Place: RM350 and certificate with ranking
  • 2nd Place: RM250 and certificate with ranking
  • 3rd Place: RM150 and certificate with ranking
  • Highest scorer in subject: certificate of best subject award

Cash prizes amount is calculated in teams and will be sent to the leader of the winning team. The team leader is expected to divide the cash prize among his/her team members. (eg. The team who wins first place will get a total of RM350 only to be shared among its team members)

Timeline

  • 01/01/2024: Registration Starts
  • 31/03/2024: Registration Deadline
  • 13/04/2024: Preliminary Round
  • 22/06/2024: Final Round

Special Thanks

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Reading Materials

Below are some reading materials recommended by the YSC Problem Setting Committee. A scope of the YSC syllabus can be found here as well.

Mathematics

Physics

  • An Introduction to Mechanics by Kleppner and Kolenkow
  • Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, Walker
  • The Art of Insight by Sanjoy Mahajan

Chemistry

Biology

  • Campbell Biology by Lisa A. Urry

Earth Science

Social Science

YSC Past Papers

The below contains Problems and Answers of previous YSC’s.

2024

2023

Links

Past YSC Events

The first YSC was held in 2023, with huge support from Heriot-Watt University Malaysia - the event was a success, and garnered the participation of over 1k students from all across Malaysia! A post-event writeup can be found here, and below are some images from the Final Round of YSC 2023:

YSC 2023 Group Photo YSC 2023 Exam Photo
YSC 2023 Forum Photo YSC 2023 Economics Talk Photo
Picture of Joyton Fu Hung Li
Joyton Fu Hung Li
Advisor
Picture of Lee Han Yang
Lee Han Yang
Advisor
Picture of Liew Ze Wei
Liew Ze Wei
Event Coordinator
Picture of Lee Ke Yin
Lee Ke Yin
Event Coordinator
Picture of Joel Pang Kai Chen
Joel Pang Kai Chen
Event Coordinator
Picture of Ong Zhi Zheng
Ong Zhi Zheng
Event Coordinator
Picture of Ng Kin Him
Ng Kin Him
Secretary
Picture of Tan Zhi Qi
Tan Zhi Qi
Secretary
Picture of Yahaya Bin Basiron
Yahaya Bin Basiron
Secretary
Picture of Bok Zhe Shing
Bok Zhe Shing
Treasurer
Picture of Quincy Jules Tan Yi Liing
Quincy Jules Tan Yi Liing
Publicity
Picture of Eunice Lee Xin Yi
Eunice Lee Xin Yi
Publicity
Picture of Ong Kok Rhui
Ong Kok Rhui
Publicity
Picture of Lam Wei Heng
Lam Wei Heng
Publicity
Picture of Shee Yi Rong
Shee Yi Rong
Logistics
Picture of Ching Wei Yang
Ching Wei Yang
Logistics
Picture of Ooi Zhen Khoon
Ooi Zhen Khoon
Logistics
Picture of Ho Hao Yuan
Ho Hao Yuan
Logistics
Picture of Wong Jer Ren
Wong Jer Ren
Problem Selection Committee Head of Math
Picture of Nelson Loh Kwong Weng
Nelson Loh Kwong Weng
Problem Selection Committee Head of Physics
Picture of Ms Ong Sy Ing
Ms Ong Sy Ing
Problem Selection Committee Head of Biology
Picture of Aaron Oong Zhu Wen
Aaron Oong Zhu Wen
Problem Selection Committee Head of Chemistry
Picture of Ng Kin Him
Ng Kin Him
Problem Selection Committee Head of Earth Science
Picture of Shee Yi Rong
Shee Yi Rong
Problem Selection Committee Head of Social Science