An introduction to Subject GRE Physics : An introduction to Subject GRE Physics Satyadhar Joshi http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/
Content : Content Introduction to the Exam
Syllabus of the exam and marks distribution
Strategy for the exam for April and Nov times
Mechanics and sample questions
Electrodynamics
Examples
Conclusion
Introduction to AGRE Physics : Introduction to AGRE Physics Subject GRE Physics overview
Marking Scheme
Syllabus of the Exam
Talk on each topic
Focus on two major area: Mechanics and Electro dynamics
Some examples from the real exam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRE_Physics_Test
Content of the examTopics covered on the exam : Content of the examTopics covered on the exam 20% Classical Mechanics
18% Electricity & magnetism
12% Quantum mechanics
10% Thermo+stat. mech.10% Atomic physics
9% Optics and waves
9% Special topics
6% Special relativity
6% Laboratory methods Questions test mastery of material from a typical undergraduate curriculum.
For the most part the exam draws from “Halliday and Resnick” level classical, E&M, Thermo, optics, and waves.
Quantum and atomic physics typical of a 3rd semester modern physics course.
Scoring the exam : Scoring the exam The exam is scored in a two step process
A raw score is computed as: C - 1/4 I where C is the number of correct answers and I is the number of incorrect answers. Un-answered (U) questions earn 0 points.
There are many combinations which earn the same raw score. For example:
C = 52, I=8, U=40 : R= 50
C = 60, I=40, U=0: R= 50
The raw score is then converted to a scaled score. The scaling procedure is complicated and tries to account for “bad” questions and the relative difficulty of this year’s exam compared to previous years.
Classical Mechanics (March 2011) : Classical Mechanics (March 2011) Vectors
Linear motion
2D motion
Newton’s Law
Momentum
Energy
Harmonic Motion
Lagrangion Motion
Electromagnetism (March 2011) : Electromagnetism (March 2011) Electric Field
Capacitor
Current and Resistor
Circuits
Magnetic
Mag Fields
Thermodynamics (March 2011) : Thermodynamics (March 2011) Heat
Temperature
Coeff of Management
Heat capacity
Conduction
Laws of Thermodynamics
Entropy
Atomic Physics (March 2011) : Atomic Physics (March 2011) Rutherford Scattering
Atomic Spectra
Bohr Model
Laser
Optics (March 2011) : Optics (March 2011) Mechanical Waves
Ray Optics
Thin Lenses
Interpherence
Diffraction
Quantum Mechanics (March 2011) : Quantum Mechanics (March 2011) Wave Function
Schrödinger Equation
Potential Wall & Energy Level
Harmonic Oscillator
Reflection & Transmission from Barrier
Special Relativity (March 2011) : Special Relativity (March 2011) Time dilation and length contraction
Dynamics
Lorentz Transformation
Strategy for April 2011 & Nov 2011 Exam : Strategy for April 2011 & Nov 2011 Exam Each session each class
Examples from the Exam : Examples from the Exam Some questions
References : References http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/Physics.pdf
http://happyquark.com/2009/02/24/physicsgre‐practice‐exams/
http://grephysics.net/ans/