Sir Isaac Newton Exam home

SIN 2021 status update: The 2021 SIN exam will be held on Thursday May 6, 2021. Please check our website around January 2021 for registration and purchases for this exam. 

SIN 2020 status update: Book prizes are now being processed and shipped. Thank you for writing the SIN exam with us this year and we hope you write with us again next year. 

The Sir Isaac Newton (SIN) exam is a test of high school physics and is offered by the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Waterloo to encourage the teaching of physics. The exam, although challenging, is meant to be refreshing and fun. Political and other topical humour have marked SIN exams for years. Students participate from across Canada, the USA and abroad.

Students should approach their physics teacher or guidance counsellor who will have access to all the details (or they can get the details by visiting this web site).