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Physics correspondence competition (FYKOS) is a contest for high school students from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The FYKOS team is mainly composed of students from CUNI MFF under the guidance of several employees of scientific or other institutions. FYKOS was created in1987 by Pavel Krtoušek following the activity of Leoš Dvořák and David Vokrouhlický the year before. The main goal of the competition is to motivate young talented students in their studies but also to serve as preparation for other physics competitions and university.

Structure
The contest occurs throughout the school year and is divided into six series, each containing eight problems with different difficulties. The first five problems are based on the high school curriculum and aim to expand on it. The first two problems are simpler and can be solved by younger students. The sixth problem, the so-called open problem, is more challenging, requiring deeper reflection and understanding of the physical nature of the given problem. There is also a penultimate problem in which students must theoretically design the experiment, carry it out and calculate the result. The final problem is a thematic problem, which spans the series and discusses a certain physics topic (e.g. Special theory of relativity, thermodynamics, etc.). After the students upload their results, their solutions will be evaluated and given points. The students then also receive detailed feedback for answers. A sample solution and rankings will also be published on the FYKOS website.

Participants can send in their solutions through the FYKOS web form. The FYKOS team will then correct, comment on your solutions, highlight what you did well and what you can improve on and send the feedback back through the mail. A yearbook containing every problem and FYKOS events will be published at the end of each school year.

Camps
As a reward for the most successful participants, FYKOS organises two camps every year. The camp usually lasts around nine days and takes place at recreational centres all around the Czech Republic. Special programs include lectures from the organizers and also other guests (mainly from CUNI MFF), experimental day, where a small group of participants, under the guidance of an organizer, carries out measurement, processes the data and presents the result in front of others, and also a smaller version of Fyziklani. Apart from the special program, participants can enjoy outside games, campfires, social evenings and other experiential events.

Fyziklani
Fyziklani is a team competition for high school students, which starts around the second of February every year. Since 2022, the competition has taken place in the exhibition centre PVA Expo Praha. Each team, consisting of up to 5 students, tries to solve the most physics problems within the three-hour time limit. Students are allowed to use calculators and other printed sources during the competition. A similar set of rules also applied for the equivalent mathematical competition Náboj.

Other than the competition in itself, organizers also prepared a diverse program consisting of lectures, trips and social and cultural activities.

Throughout the year, Fyziklani has grown and become a notable international competition. In 2023, almost 1200 students across 20 countries joined the 17th year of Fyziklani.

Physical Brawl Online
Physical Brawl Online is the online version of Fyziklani. Instead of in-person events, students can now participate online, which allows easier access to the growing international interest. Other than three categories, which are for high school students, there is also a special category called Open, where anyone can participate. The main series of problems is complimented by three shorter thematically related problems, so-called Hurry-up! The competition is usually held at the end of November, except for the first-year category, which is held in May.

DSEF and TSAF
Day of Experimental Physics (DSEF) invites high school students yearly to different excursions to many different specialized scientific workplaces. In the morning, visitors can visit the laboratory of MFF CUNI, and during the afternoon, they can further visit other research institutions in Prague.

Week of Applied Physics is a special event at FYKOS. The best solvers of FYKOS get a chance to visit throughout the whole week some of the most important research centres in Europe, for example, CERN in Switzerland.

Výfuk
Výfuk, created in the school year of 2010-2011 as part of FYKOS, is currently its own correspondence seminar since 2014. It is a competition for students from elementary or lower-years of grammar school. The structure of Výfuk is similar to FYKOS.