GRE Prep

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GRE Prep

• Matt Becker
• mbecker2_at_nd.edu

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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

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GRE Information

• Distribution of Material
• CLASSICAL MECHANICS      20ELECTROMAGNETISM  
      18OPTICS AND WAVE PHENOMENA      9THERMOD
  YNAMICS AND STATISTICAL MECHANICS      10QUANTU
  M MECHANICS      12ATOMIC PHYSICS      10SPE
  CIAL RELATIVITY      6LABORATORY
  METHODS      6SPECIALIZED TOPICS
       9 Nuclear and Particle physics, Condensed
  Matter, Miscellaneous (e.g., astrophysics,
  mathematical methods, computer applications)

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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

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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
  GREs

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GRE Information

• GRE Prep
• Meet Sunday Afternoons?

Sept 9 Hand out tests A, B 16 Go over test
A 23 Go over test A/B 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