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(JC) Gumbart  \n[http://simbac.gatech.edu/phys4601/](http://simbac.gatech.edu/phys4601/)  \nSchool of Physics | Georgia Tech | Spring 2021  \nWhat is the GRE?  \n• The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a set of standardized tests often used for entry to graduate school  \n• The General GRE test, which is required by most schools, has three parts, quantitative (math), verbal (words and stuff), and analytical writing ( can you combine words into sentences)  \n• Subject GRE tests are used for specific fields (Biology, Chemistry, Literature, Math, Physics, Psychology) and are used more or less often, depending on the area  \nWhy GRE?  \nWhy GRE?  \nChange can be slow!  \n[https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2019/05/wave-graduate-programs-drop-gre](https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2019/05/wave-graduate-programs-drop-gre)application-requirement  \nWhat is the Physics GRE?  \n• The Physics GRE is 170 minutes and has 100 multiple-choice (five-option) questions  \n• It spans practically all of physics with the following breakdown:  \n• Classical mechanics (20%)  \n• Electromagnetism (18%)  \n• Optics and wave phenomena (9%)  \n• Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics (10%)  \n• Quantum mechanics (12%)  \n• Atomic physics (10%)  \n• Special relativity (6%)  \n• Laboratory methods (6%)  \n• Specialized topics (9%)  \n[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRE_Physics_Test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRE_Physics_Test)  \n[https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/about/content/physics](https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/about/content/physics)  \nWhat is the Physics GRE?  \n1. CLASSICAL MECHANICS — 20%  \n(such as 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, noninertial reference frames, elementary topics in fluid dynamics)  \n2. ELECTROMAGNETISM — 18%  \n(such as 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)  \n3. OPTICS AND WAVE PHENOMENA — 9%  \n(such as wave properties, superposition, interference, diffraction, geometrical optics, polarization, Doppler effect)  \n4. THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL MECHANICS — 10%  \n(such as the 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)  \n5. QUANTUM MECHANICS — 12%  \n(such as fundamental concepts, solutions of the Schrödinger equation (including square wells, harmonic oscillators, and hydrogenic atoms), spin, angular momentum, wave function symmetry, elementary perturbation theory)  \n6. ATOMIC PHYSICS — 10%  \n(such as properties of electrons, Bohr model, energy quantization, atomic structure, atomic spectra, selection rules, black-body radiation, x-rays, atoms in electric and magnetic fields)  \n7. SPECIAL RELATIVITY — 6%  \n(such as introductory concepts, time dilation, length contraction, simultaneity, energy and momentum, four-vectors and Lorentz transformation, velocity addition)  \n8. LABORATORY METHODS — 6%  \n(such as 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)  \n9. SPECIALIZED TOPICS — 9%  \nNuclear and Particle physics (e.g. , nuclear properties, radioactive decay, fission and fusion, reactions, fundamental properties of elementary particles), Condensed Matter (e.g. , crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, thermal properties, electron theory of metals, semiconductors, superconductors), Miscellaneous (e.g. , astrophysics, mathematical methods, computer app","cbCaiqibqc5lPnco","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqibqc5lPnco","pdf",8600598,14,"English","# What is the GRE?\n## Why GRE?\n# What is the Physics GRE?\n## Physics GRE content breakdown\n# Why physics GRE?\n# Scores","[{\"question\":\"What is the General GRE and what are its main sections?\",\"answer\":\"The General GRE includes quantitative (math), verbal (words and stuff), and analytical writing. 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