Prelims

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The Preliminary Exam (Prelims) is given to Physics and Plasma Physics students in January of students' first years and May if necessary.

There are four subjects on the exam:

  • Classical Mechanics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
  • Electricity and Magnetism

Russian Prelims Solutions (help · info) - an 83-page pdf of solutions to all prelims problems from 1998 - 2003


There are also several binders full of old solutions on the bookshelves in the Theory lounge (next to all the old paperbacks).


The following is a list of worked problems posted on this wiki:

Year Month Subject Problem
2008 January Classical Mechanics CM J08 1(PDF) (help · info)
2008 January Classical Mechanics CM J08 2(PDF) (help · info)
2007 May Classical Mechanics CM M07 1(PDF) (help · info)
2007 May Classical Mechanics CM M07 2(PDF) (help · info)
2007 May Classical Mechanics CM M07 3(PDF) (help · info)
2006 January Classical Mechanics CM J06 1
2005 May Classical Mechanics CM M05 1
2005 May Classical Mechanics CM M05 2
2005 January Classical Mechanics CM J05 3
2004 May Classical Mechanics CM M04 1(PDF) (help · info)
2004 May Classical Mechanics CM M04 2(PDF) (help · info)
2004 May Classical Mechanics CM M04 3(PDF) (help · info)

CM M04 3(PDF) (incorrectly numbered) (help · info)

2004 January Classical Mechanics CM J04 1
2004 January Classical Mechanics CM J04 2(PDF) (help · info)

CM J04 2

2004 January Classical Mechanics CM J04 3
2003 May Classical Mechanics CM M03 1
2003 May Classical Mechanics CM M03 2
2003 January Classical Mechanics CM J03 3(PDF) (help · info)
2002 January Classical Mechanics CM J02 1(PDF) (help · info)
2001 May Classical Mechanics CM M01 1(PDF) (help · info)

CM M01 1

2001 May Classical Mechanics CM M01 2
2001 May Classical Mechanics CM M01 3
2000 May Classical Mechanics (PDF) (help · info)

CM 00 1(PDF) (help · info)

2000 May Classical Mechanics CM M00 2(PDF) (help · info)

CM M00 2

CM M00 2*

(*wrong solution, right answer)

2000 May Classical Mechanics CM M00 3(PDF) (help · info)
2000 January Classical Mechanics CM J00 1

CM J00 1

2000 January Classical Mechanics CM J00 2
2000 January Classical Mechanics CM J00 3
1999 May Classical Mechanics CM M99 1(PDF) (help · info)
1999 May Classical Mechanics CM M99 2 (help · info)
1999 May Classical Mechanics CM M99 3 (help · info)
1999 January Classical Mechanics CM J99 1(PDF) (help · info)
1999 January Classical Mechanics CM J99 2(PDF) (help · info)

CM J99 2(PDF) (help · info)

1999 January Classical Mechanics CM J99 3
2009 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J09 1(PDF) (help · info)
2009 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J09 3(PDF) (help · info)
2008 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M08 1(PDF) (help · info)
2008 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M08 2(PDF) (help · info)
2008 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M08 3(PDF) (help · info)
2004 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M04 1
2004 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M04 2
2004 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J04 1

EM J04 1

2004 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J04 2(PDF) (help · info)
2004 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J04 3
2003 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M03 2
2003 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J03 1(PDF) (help · info)
2003 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J03 2
2001 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M01 1
2001 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M01 2(PDF) (help · info)

EM M01 2

2001 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J01 2(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J01 3(PDF) (help · info)
2000 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M00 1
2000 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M00 2
2000 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M00 3(PDF) (help · info)
2000 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J00 1
2000 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J00 3(PDF) (help · info)

EM J00 3(PDF) (help · info)

1999 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M99 1(PDF) (help · info)

EM M99 1(PDF) (help · info)

1999 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M99 2
1999 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M99 3(PDF) (help · info)
1999 January Electricity & Magnetism EM J99 2
1998 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M98 1(PDF) (help · info)
1998 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M98 3(PDF) (help · info)
1997 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M97 2(PDF) (help · info)

EM M97 1

1997 May Electricity & Magnetism EM M97 2
2009 January Quantum Mechanics QM J09 2(PDF) (help · info)
2008 January Quantum Mechanics QM J08 1(PDF) (help · info)
2008 January Quantum Mechanics QM J08 2(PDF) (help · info)
2007 May Quantum Mechanics QM M07 1(PDF) (help · info)
2007 May Quantum Mechanics QM M07 2(PDF) (help · info)
2005 May Quantum Mechanics QM M05 2(PDF) (help · info)
2004 May Quantum Mechanics QM M04 2(PDF) (help · info)

QM M04 2

2004 May Quantum Mechanics QM M04 3(PDF) (help · info)

QM M04 3

2004 January Quantum Mechanics QM J04 1
2004 January Quantum Mechanics QM J04 2
2004 January Quantum Mechanics QM J04 3(PDF) (help · info)

QM J04 3

2003 January Quantum Mechanics QM J03 3(PDF) (help · info)
2002 May Quantum Mechanics QM M02 1(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Quantum Mechanics QM J01 1(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Quantum Mechanics QM J01 2(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Quantum Mechanics QM J01 3(PDF) (help · info)
2000 May Quantum Mechanics QM M00 1(PDF) (help · info)

QM M00 1

2000 May Quantum Mechanics QM M00 2(PDF) (help · info)

Note: There is a sign error going from the first page of this

solution to the second, the first line should read -\alpha\hbar^2....

2000 May Quantum Mechanics QM M00 3(PDF) (help · info)
2000 January Quantum Mechanics QM J00 1(PDF) (help · info)

QM J00 1

2000 January Quantum Mechanics QM J00 2(PDF) (help · info)

QM J00 2

2000 January Quantum Mechanics QM J00 3
1999 May Quantum Mechanics QM M99 1(PDF) (help · info)
1997 May Quantum Mechanics QM M97 1
1995 January Quantum Mechanics QM J95 3(PDF) (help · info)
2006 May Statistical Mechanics SM M06 1(PDF) (help · info)
2004 May Statistical Mechanics SM M04 1(PDF) (help · info)
2004 May Statistical Mechanics SM M04 2(PDF) (help · info)

SM M04 2

2004 May Statistical Mechanics SM M04 3(PDF) (help · info)
2004 January Statistical Mechanics SM J04 1(PDF) (help · info)

SM J04 1

2004 January Statistical Mechanics SM J04 2
2003 May Statistical Mechanics SM M03 2(PDF) (help · info)
2003 January Statistical Mechanics SM J03 2(PDF) (help · info)
2003 January Statistical Mechanics SM J03 3(PDF) (help · info)
2002 January Statistical Mechanics SM J02 2(PDF) (help · info)
2002 January Statistical Mechanics SM J02 3(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Statistical Mechanics SM J01 1(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Statistical Mechanics SM J01 2(PDF) (help · info)
2001 January Statistical Mechanics SM J01 3(PDF) (help · info)
2000 May Statistical Mechanics SM M00 1(PDF) (help · info)
2000 January Statistical Mechanics SM J00 1
2000 January Statistical Mechanics SM J00 2
2000 January Statistical Mechanics SM J00 3
1999 January Statistical Mechanics SM J99 1(PDF) (help · info)
1997 May Statistical Mechanics SM M97 3(PDF) (help · info)
1997 January Statistical Mechanics SM J97 1
1997 January Statistical Mechanics SM J97 2
1997 January Statistical Mechanics SM J97 3(PDF) (help · info)
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