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The GRE physics test is an examination administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The test attempts to determine the extent of the examinees' understanding of fundamental principles of physics and their ability to apply them to problem solving. Many graduate schools require applicants to take the exam and base admission decisions in part on the results.
The scope of the test is largely that of the first three years of a standard United States undergraduate physics curriculum, since many students who plan to continue to graduate school apply during the first half of the fourth year. It consists of 70 five-option multiple-choice questions covering subject areas including the first three years of undergraduate physics.
The International System of Units (SI Units) is used in the test. A table of information representing various physical constants and conversion factors is presented in the test book.
Major content topics
= 1. Classical mechanics (20%)
=kinematics
Newton's laws
work and energy
oscillatory motion
rotational motion about a fixed axis
dynamics of systems of particles
central forces and celestial mechanics
three-dimensional particle dynamics
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism
non-inertial reference frames
elementary topics in fluid dynamics
= 2. Electromagnetism (18%)
=electrostatics
currents and DC circuits
magnetic fields in free space
Lorentz force
induction
Maxwell's equations and their applications
electromagnetic waves
AC circuits
magnetic and electric fields in matter
= 3. Optics and wave phenomena (8%)
=wave properties
superposition
interference
diffraction
geometrical optics
polarization
Doppler effect
= 4. Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics (10%)
=laws of thermodynamics
thermodynamic processes
equations of state
ideal gases
kinetic theory
ensembles
statistical concepts and calculation of thermodynamic quantities
thermal expansion and heat transfer
= 5. Quantum mechanics (13%)
=fundamental concepts
solutions of the Schrödinger equation
square wells
harmonic oscillators
hydrogenic atoms
spin
angular momentum
wave function symmetry
elementary perturbation theory
= 6. Atomic physics (10%)
=properties of electrons
Bohr model
energy quantization
atomic structure
atomic spectra
selection rules
black-body radiation
x-rays
atoms in electric and magnetic fields
= 7. Special relativity (6%)
=introductory concepts
time dilation
length contraction
simultaneity
energy and momentum
four-vectors and Lorentz transformation
velocity addition
= 8. Laboratory methods (6%)
=data and error analysis
electronics
instrumentation
radiation detection
counting statistics
interaction of charged particles with matter
lasers and optical interferometers
dimensional analysis
fundamental applications of probability and statistics
= 9. Specialized topics (9%)
=Nuclear and particle physics
nuclear properties
radioactive decay
fission and fusion
reactions
fundamental properties of elementary particles
Condensed matter
crystal structure
x-ray diffraction
thermal properties
electron theory of metals
semiconductors
superconductors
miscellaneous
astrophysics
mathematical methods
single and multivariate calculus
coordinate systems (rectangular, cylindrical, spherical)
vector algebra and vector differential operators
Fourier series
partial differential equations
boundary value problems
matrices and determinants
functions of complex variables
computer applications
See also
Graduate Record Examination
GRE Biochemistry Test
GRE Biology Test
GRE Chemistry Test
GRE Literature in English Test
GRE Mathematics Test
GRE Psychology Test
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
References
External links
Official Description of the GRE Physics Test
Detailed Solutions to ETS released tests - The Missing Solutions Manual, free online, and User Comments and discussions on individual problems
More solutions to the released tests - Includes solutions to the recently released 2008 exam
GRE Prep Course at Ohio State University - Preparation course, with links to all 4 publicly released Physics GRE tests, as well as links to other Physics GRE resources
GR0877 Solutions - Solutions to 2008 exam
[1] - Physics GRE Review at Troy University
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