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BPHO Self-Study Hub

BPHO学习空间

2025-09-08·Competitions

Brief and to the point: this BPHO study space is designed for students who learn well independently, students with a solid physics foundation, students who prefer not to attend live classes, and teachers who want BPHO resources without having to build lesson plans from scratch. The screenshots below show only partial content.

The space is hosted on Classin. The main interface looks like this:

BPHO study hub main interface

The current content focuses on two areas: hard-problem discussion and timed practice check-ins. Exam strategy and preparation guides will be added. The core of the space is the shared creation area on the left.

What is inside

  1. BPHO Introduction — background information, previously published articles on BPHO, and a physics vocabulary glossary. BPHO introduction section
  2. Official Past Papers — all past papers and official mark schemes provided by BPHO. Past papers section
  3. Topic Classification — self-compiled topic-by-topic problem index, same as the shop version. Topic classification section
  4. Mind Maps — topic maps built for previous class cohorts, covering all major BPHO exam areas and underlying physics. BPHO mind maps
  5. Lecture Slides — annotated and clean versions of slides from previous cohort classes. Lecture slides section
  6. Written Lecture Notes — text-format notes derived from class content: key points, how past questions test each concept, and so on. Written lecture notes section

The written notes are the newest addition, so a few more screenshots below. Each session runs 30–40 pages — sufficient to replace live classes entirely for self-directed students. The layout is colourful and easy to navigate.

A sample session table of contents:

Sample session table of contents

Sample content pages:

Sample content pages

Sample worked examples and explanations:

Worked examples and explanations

A thumbnail overview of a complete session:

Full session thumbnail overview
Original post, September 2025. BPHO past-paper content copyright the British Physics Olympiad. Unofficial; not affiliated with or endorsed by BPHO.