This article analyzes strategies used by scientists to solve physics problems. The study compares the problem-solving strategy based on analogy with the explicit strategy in solving physics problems. It is shown that solving Olympiad problems contributes to the development of students’ creative, intellectual, and scientific potential. A sample Olympiad problem is solved as an illustration.

Olympiad, analogy, explicit strategy, heuristic approach

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