GREPhysicsStudyGuide 2006-02-12 15:34:24 2007-08-12 09:50:14 Topic % this is the default PlanetMath preamble. as your knowledge % of TeX increases, you will probably want to edit this, but % it should be fine as is for beginners. % almost certainly you want these \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsfonts} % used for TeXing text within eps files %\usepackage{psfrag} % need this for including graphics (\includegraphics) %\usepackage{graphicx} % for neatly defining theorems and propositions %\usepackage{amsthm} % making logically defined graphics %\usepackage{xypic} % there are many more packages, add them here as you need them % define commands here This article is aimed at helping students prepare for the GRE Phyics subject test. It will contain helpful hints and tips along with a jumping off spot for exploring the subjcects that will be on the test. please contribute your own ideas with the forum or through corrections/addendum. Since 1997, the percentage of allocated test questions does not appear to have changed and is given in the below table. \begin{table}[t] \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{cc} %\\ [.3ex] \hline \\ [.3ex] %Prefix & Symbol & Factor \\ [0.5ex] %heading Classical Mechanics & 20\% \\ Electromagnetism & 18\% \\ Optics and Wave Phenomena & 9\% \\ Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics & 10\% \\ Quantum Mechanics & 12\% \\ Atomic Physics & 10\% \\ Special Relativity & 6\% \\ Laboratory Methods & 6\% \\ Spceialized Topics & 9\% \\ \hline \end{tabular} % Caption does not seem to work %\caption{GRE Physics Subject Breakdown} \end{center} \end{table} \subsection{Classical Mechanics} - Newton's laws of motion \\ - Friction \\ - Collisions \\ - Oscillations \\ - Uniform Circular Motion \\ examples: - 1D example of the relation between force and potential energy \subsection{Electromagnetism} - Circuits \\ - Induction \\ - Electric Field \\ - Electric Potential \\ - \subsection{Optics and Wave Phenomena} \subsection{Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics} - Specific Heat \\ - Conduction \\ - Heat and Work \\ - Mean Free Path \\ \subsection{Quantum Mechanics} \subsection{Atomic Physics} - The Bohr Model \\ - Atomic Spectra \\ - Zeeman Effect \\ \subsection{Special Relativity} \subsection{Laboratory Methods} \subsection{Spceialized Topics}