Editing GRE Physics Test (section)

==Major content topics==

===1. [[Classical mechanics]] (20%)===
* [[kinematics]]
* [[Newton's laws of motion|Newton's laws]]
* [[Work (physics)|work]] and [[energy]]
* [[Oscillation|oscillatory motion]]
* [[Rotation around a fixed axis|rotational motion about a fixed axis]]
* [[n-body problem|dynamics of systems of particles]]
* [[central force]]s and [[celestial mechanics]]
* [[Three-dimensional space|three-dimensional]] particle dynamics
* [[Lagrangian mechanics|Lagrangian]] and [[Hamiltonian mechanics|Hamiltonian]] formalism
* [[non-inertial reference frame]]s
* elementary topics in [[fluid mechanics|fluid dynamics]]

===2. [[Electromagnetism]] (18%)===
* [[electrostatics]]
* [[Electric current|currents]] and [[Network analysis (electrical circuits)|DC circuits]]
* [[magnetic field]]s in free space
* [[Lorentz force]]
* [[Electromagnetic induction|induction]]
* [[Maxwell's equations]] and their applications
* [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic waves]]
* [[Electrical impedance|AC circuits]]
* [[Demagnetizing field|magnetic]] and [[Electric displacement field|electric fields]] in [[matter]]

===3. [[Optics]] and [[wave]] phenomena (8%)===
* [[wave]] properties
* [[Superposition principle|superposition]]
* [[Wave interference|interference]]
* [[diffraction]]
* [[geometrical optics]]
* [[Polarization (waves)|polarization]]
* [[Doppler effect]]

===4. [[Thermodynamics]] and [[statistical mechanics]] (10%)===
* [[laws of thermodynamics]]
* [[thermodynamic process]]es
* [[Equation of state|equations of state]]
* [[ideal gas]]es
* [[Kinetic theory of gases|kinetic theory]]
* [[Quantum statistical mechanics|ensembles]]
* statistical concepts and calculation of [[Thermodynamic equations|thermodynamic quantities]]
* [[thermal expansion]] and [[heat transfer]]

===5. [[Quantum mechanics]] (13%)===
* fundamental concepts
* solutions of the [[Schrödinger equation]]
* [[Particle in a box|square wells]]
* [[harmonic oscillator]]s
* [[Hydrogen-like atom|hydrogenic atoms]]
* [[Spin (physics)|spin]]
* [[angular momentum]]
* [[wave function]] [[Symmetry in quantum mechanics|symmetry]]
* elementary [[perturbation theory]]

===6. [[Atomic physics]] (10%)===
* properties of [[electron]]s
* [[Bohr model]]
* [[Quantization (physics)|energy quantization]]
* [[Atom|atomic structure]]
* [[Spectroscopy|atomic spectra]]
* [[selection rule]]s
* [[black-body radiation]]
* [[x-ray]]s
* atoms in [[Stark effect|electric]] and [[Zeeman effect|magnetic]] fields

===7. [[Special relativity]] (6%)===
* introductory concepts
* [[time dilation]]
* [[length contraction]]
* [[Relativity of simultaneity|simultaneity]]
* [[Four-momentum|energy and momentum]]
* [[four-vector]]s and [[Lorentz transformation]]
* [[Velocity-addition formula|velocity addition]]

===8. [[Experimental physics|Laboratory methods]] (6%)===
* [[Errors and residuals|data and error analysis]]
* [[electronics]]
* [[instrumentation]]
* [[Particle detector|radiation detection]]
* [[Count data|counting statistics]]
* [[Ionization|interaction of charged particles with matter]]
* [[laser]]s and [[Interferometry|optical interferometers]]
* [[dimensional analysis]]
* fundamental applications of [[probability]] and [[statistics]]

===9. Specialized topics (9%)===
* '''[[Nuclear physics|Nuclear]] and [[particle physics]]'''
** [[Atomic nucleus|nuclear properties]]
** [[radioactive decay]]
** [[Nuclear fission|fission]] and [[Nuclear fusion|fusion]]
** [[Nuclear reaction|reactions]]
** fundamental properties of [[elementary particle]]s
* '''[[Condensed matter physics|Condensed matter]]'''
** [[crystal structure]]
** [[x-ray diffraction]]
** [[List of materials properties#Thermal properties|thermal properties]]
** [[Free electron model|electron theory of metals]]
** [[semiconductor]]s
** [[superconductivity|superconductors]]
* '''miscellaneous'''
** [[astrophysics]]
** [[Mathematical physics|mathematical methods]]
*** [[calculus|single]] and [[Multivariable calculus|multivariate calculus]]
*** [[coordinate system]]s ([[Cartesian coordinate system|rectangular]], [[Cylindrical coordinate system|cylindrical]], [[Spherical coordinate system|spherical]])
*** [[vector space|vector algebra]] and [[vector calculus|vector differential operators]]
*** [[Fourier series]]
*** [[partial differential equation]]s
*** [[boundary value problem]]s
*** [[Matrix (mathematics)|matrices and determinants]]
*** [[complex analysis|functions of complex variables]]
** [[Computational physics|computer applications]]