GRE Prep
Matt Becker
mbecker2@nd.edu
GRE Information
Physics Subject GRE
• Consists of 100 multiple choice physics
questions taken in 170 minutes
• Each question is worth 1 point for a correct
answer, -1/4 for a wrong answer and 0 for no
answer.
• Scores range from 200 to 990 and are scaled
from the raw score
• Some universal constants are given, and no
calculator is allowed
GRE Information
Distribution of Material
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%
SPECIALIZED TOPICS: 9%
Nuclear and Particle physics, Condensed Matter, Miscellaneous (e.g.,
astrophysics, mathematical methods, computer applications)
GRE Information
Test Date
Oct 6, 2007
Nov 3, 2007
April 12, 2008
Registration Date Aug 31, 2007 Sept 28, 2007 March 7, 2008
Late Reg. Date
Sept 7, 2007
Oct 7, 2007
March 14, 2008
Registration is $130
Can be done online (requires credit card) or by
mail
Late registration incurs a $25 fee
GRE Information
Physics GRE Resources
• http://www.ets.org/gre - Official test website
• www.physicsgre.com - Preparation advice and
resources
• Four previous versions of physics GRE
(available from Matt if nowhere else)
• http://grephysics.yosunism.com/dex.php Solutions and explanations of 4 previous physics
GRE’s
GRE Information
9 – Hand out tests A, B
GRE Prep
16 – Go over test A
• Meet Sunday
23 – Go over test A/B
Afternoon’s?
30 – Go over test B
Oct
6 – First Test Date
7 – Practice test C
14 – Practice test D or go over test C
(Begin FB) 21 – Go over test C (maybe?)
(End FB) 28 – Go over test C/D
Nov 3 – Second Test Date
Sept