Draft:COMPOS
| Submission declined on 12 December 2023 by Qcne (talk). This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
| COMPOS Oxford | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
United Kingdom | |
| Information | |
| Established | 2021 |
| Founder | Alex Lvovsky |
| Website | https://compos.web.ox.ac.uk |
COMPOS, the Comprehensive Oxford Mathematics and Physics Online School, is a distance education school in the UK established in 2021 by Prof. Alex Lvovsky for K4 and Sixth form students.[1] as an outreach project within the Department of Physics, University of Oxford[2].
Training Process[edit]
In the training process at COMPOS, students undergo a structured curriculum involving 6-10 pairs of assignments, covering mathematics and physics, distributed over the academic year. Each assignment comprises reading materials, links to online lectures, and a set of problems to solve. Students' submissions are evaluated and returned by their respective tutors, typically undergraduates from the Oxford Department of Physics. These tutors also conduct weekly online tutorials for small groups of five or six students. The instructional framework is further reinforced by weekly webinars tailored to each specific year group[2].
Admission and Academic Standard[edit]
Admission to COMPOS occurs annually in October, and students from school years 10 to 13 are eligible to join. COMPOS has no admission test, but tutors are assigned to those students who completed the first pair of assignments at a satisfactory level. This quality standard is consistently maintained throughout the academic year, and students unable to meet assignment requirements may be asked to withdraw. Successful completion of an academic year automatically grants admission to the subsequent year[2].
Funding[edit]
The school is funded by MESME[3], enrollment in COMPOS is provided at no cost to UK state schools students[2]. Independent school students and international students can access the program for a nominal fee[4]
Advisory Board[edit]
- Ian Shipsey[5], Head of Department and Henry Moseley Centenary Professor of Experimental Physics at Oxford University[6]
- Marina Sakharov-Liberman[5], Vice President of the Andrei Sakharov Foundation (USA)[7]
- Alex Bellos, a British writer, broadcaster and mathematics communicator[5]
- Jonathan Flint[5], President of the Institute of Physics[8]
- David Thomas[5], CEO of Mathematics Education for Social Mobility and Excellence[3]
Legacy[edit]
The idea of COMPOS is largely influenced by the experience of the Correspondence Physics and Technology School (ZPhTSh, ru:Заочная физико-техническая школа при МФТИ) at MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology), which has been active in the USSR and then in Russia since the 1960s. For several decades, this correspondence school was virtually the only opportunity for in-depth study of physics and mathematics for gifted children living in remote regions of the USSR.[9]. In contrast to ZPhTSh, COMPOS has an online live teaching component and relies more heavily on online resources[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Bellos, Alex (June 12, 2023). "Can you solve it? Police academy" – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e Tedaldi, Sian. "Comprehensive Oxford Mathematics and Physics Online School (COMPOS) | University of Oxford Department of Physics". www.physics.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ a b "MESME — Mathematics Education for Social Mobility & Excellence". MESME.
- ^ "About COMPOS". compos.web.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d e "COMPOS Advisory board". compos.web.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "Ian Shipsey FRS | University of Oxford Department of Physics". www.physics.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "Our Organization - Andrei Sakharov Foundation". June 9, 2022.
- ^ "New IOP President, Jonathan Flint CBE, begins his term | Institute of Physics".
- ^ жизнь, Редакция журнала Наука и (November 12, 2021). "ЗФТШ — ещё один феномен Физтеха". www.nkj.ru.