Find your starting point
Use a placement test where available, or choose a subject, topic, formula, and level yourself.
About ScalaPhysics
Physics practice that grows with you
ScalaPhysics is an adaptive practice website for students who want questions at the right level. It starts with direct formula use and builds toward university mechanics and genuine physics olympiad problem-solving.
Choose broad recommended practice or create a targeted session by subject, subtopic, formula, skill, and difficulty. You remain in control of the session before it starts.
The learning path
How ScalaPhysics works
Practice with purpose
Work through questions at an appropriate difficulty instead of jumping randomly between easy and advanced problems.
Learn from your results
Use the Dashboard to review progress, completed questions, mistakes, and subtopics that need more attention.
International level guide
What do Levels 1–7 mean?
The levels describe the reasoning demanded by a question, not a student's age or overall ability. The international comparisons below are approximate guides; curricula and exam boards differ.
Level 1: BeginnerMiddle school / early secondary school
Basic formula substitution with a small set of formulas, similar to middle-school or early high-school physics.
Typical next focus
Practice direct substitutions and unit checks until the basic formulas feel familiar.
Level 2: IntermediateIntroductory high-school physics
Choosing the correct formula, using more context, and doing one intermediate step.
Typical next focus
Work on spotting which quantity is unknown and which formula connects the given information.
Level 3: ApprenticeGeneral high-school physics
Combining multiple concepts in a simple context, with more formulas and more reasoning.
Typical next focus
Try questions that combine two related formulas or concepts in a compact setup.
Level 4: AdvancedUpper-secondary exams / AP Physics 1-style foundations
Standard upper-secondary physics with multi-step modeling, algebra, and complete exam-style solutions.
Typical next focus
Strengthen full exam-style solutions: model the situation, choose laws, solve, and check units.
Level 5: NinjaAdvanced high school / early olympiad selection
Difficult upper-secondary questions with hidden structure, including first-round national physics olympiad style.
Typical next focus
Practice harder problems that ask you to connect several principles without much guidance.
Level 6: MasterAP Physics C / first-year college or university
AP Physics C / first-year university style questions. Broad, technical, and challenging, but not as puzzle-like as olympiad problems.
Typical next focus
Work through AP Physics C or first-year university style problems with careful diagrams and equations.
Level 7: OlympianNational and international physics olympiad
Real physics olympiad problem-solving level, including IPhO-style reasoning.
Typical next focus
Practice olympiad-style problems that reward approximations, symmetry, limiting cases, and clear reasoning.
A level is a starting point
You may be at different levels in different subjects. A student can, for example, be comfortable with Level 6 mechanics while still developing Level 3 electromagnetism skills. ScalaPhysics is designed to let each practice session match that difference.