And Contests Link: Physics Problems With Solutions Mechanics For Olympiads

These allow you to search by subtopic (e.g., "angular momentum" or "center of mass").

Link: (Found via Cambridge University Press – search title) & unofficial solution blogs.
This classic book is famous for tricking intuition. A specific PDF repository called “Physics Problems with Solutions – Mechanics (Sneider & Krotov)” is widely available as a fan-made PDF. Search for “Krotov Problems in Physics PDF” – it contains 1,200+ graduated difficulty problems, with mechanics chapters heavily emphasized. 200+ graduated difficulty problems

Here are the most trustworthy, free, and tested collections. Each link is a living library used by national team coaches.

| Source | Description | Link | |--------|-------------|------| | IPhO Official Problems & Solutions (1967–present) | All past IPhO mechanics problems (often Q1 or Q2), with official solutions. | ipho.org/problems-solutions | | USAPhO Past Exams (F=ma, Semifinal, USAPhO) | Mechanics-dominant. Full solutions released by AAPT. | aapt.org/physicsteam/2024/exams.cfm (change year in URL) | | Physics Olympiad – David Morin (Harvard) | Legendary problem collection – “200 Puzzling Physics Problems” style, with solutions. Free PDF excerpts. | people.fas.harvard.edu/~djmorin/book.html | | Mechanics Problems from I.E. Irodov (full solutions) | Classical tough problems – many adapted for Olympiads. Free solution manual. | Archive.org search: “Irodov Problems in General Physics solutions” |