Qualifier Solutions
This page is for my own records, as well as to be used as a
learning aid for other students reviewing the material. It is not
meant to be used for copying or memorization (not that those methods
would help!) and I'm sure some of my solutions contain errors. If you
find any errors feel free to email me about them at cbertsche@ou.edu.
In my reviews for the qualifiers, I followed the sage advice of those before me and studied by topic rather than by year of the previous qualifying exams. Because of this, I reorganized the past exam questions by their topic and solved them accordingly. I've also listed them here by topic rather than by year.
Statistical and Classical Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics: Main Points Summary
Classical Mechanics: Main Points Summary
Thermodynamics and Heat Engines (Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2006, Fall 2005)
Thermodynamic Potential (Spring 2011, Fall 2009, Fall 2008)
Kinetic Theory (Spring 2010)
Classical Mechanical Stat Mech
(Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006)
(Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005)
MFT (Spring 2010, Spring 2008, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005)
Stat Mech: Landau-Ginsberg Qual Question (we wrote and solved for class)
ElectroMagnetism
Index of questions in each topic
Maxwell's Equations in 4 Dimensions
Stress,
Energy, and Momentum Tensors