19th March 2023, Online

A Team Science Competition for Malaysians

AMISO's first ever, student-led olympiad.

It's a wrap!

Thanks to everyone who joined YSC!

Introduction

The Youth STEM Cup (YSC) is the first ever 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.

YSC 2023 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 : 19th March 2023
  • Time : 10:00am - 10:32am
  • Venue : Online

Final Round:

  • Date : 2nd April 2023
  • Time : 9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Venue : Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Registration

Cash prize and certificate awarded:

Junior level (High school students aged 13 to 18 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

  • 16/02/2023: Registration Starts
  • 18/03/2023: Registration Deadline
  • 19/03/2023: Preliminary Round
  • 20/03/2023: Announcement of Finalists
  • 28/03/2023: Finalist Attendance Confirmation Deadline
  • 02/04/2023: Final Round

Special Thanks

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

Chemistry

Biology

  • Campbell Biology by Lisa A. Urry

Astronomy & Astrophysics

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