Undergraduate Physics at The Ohio State University

Preparing for the Physics Subject GRE Test

The Society of Physics Students in conjunction with the Office of Undergraduate Studies, have put together a FREE GRE preparation course for OSU Undergraduates. The idea is to provide materials and course structure that will help students prepare for the Physics GRE Subject Test, as efficiently as possible over the period from September thru early November 2009. This web page will be the primary source for materials, schedules, and links to solutions.

• The test consists of 100 multiple choice questions.
• Students have 170 minutes to complete the test. Only a pencil (not mechanical) is allowed - no calculators.
• Official GRE Website
• Past sample exams provided by the GRE testing service are available on the web. These tests have been collected and are available below.

• Purchase a copy of "The Physics Companion" by A.C. Fischer-Cripps. This is available via amazon.com for about $20.00. (SPS does have some of these available to loan)
• Physics by Halliday and Resnick. Any edition. If you don't have this available to you, any introductory textbook will work.

• Course format will be explained at the informational meeeting.
• Sample tests, administered under test-like conditions, will occur during the course to prepare you for the actual test.

• SPS President: Jake Parks, parks.184@osu.edu
• SPS Vice-President, Dina Drozdov drozdov.1@osu.edu

• Sample 1 (GR9277)
• Sample 2 (GR8677)
• Sample 3 (GR9677)
• Sample 4 (GR0177)