Schedule

Students are expected to study the web-based material, review the corresponding material in textbooks, and complete the homework assignment from the previous module during the time interval indicated in the schedule below. 

Link:  A collection of solved Physics Problems

class main topic study these problems before class
19-Aug Kinematics, Newton's laws (single particle), Interacting objects Module 1
26-Aug Electrostatics, Dielectrics, DC circuits Module 2
9-Sep Magnetostatics, Quasi-static situations, Inductance Module 3
16-Sep Solids, Liquids, Gases, Thermodynamics Module 4
23-Sep Simple oscillations and waves, Optics, Modern physics Module 5
30 Sep Review  
  Test 1  
14-Oct Rigid body motion, Non-inertial frames Module 6
21-Oct Relativistic kinematics and dynamics Module 7
28-Oct Mathematical foundations of QM,  Postulates of QM Module 8
4-Nov Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, Coupled oscillations Module 9
11-Nov Square potentials (QM), Angular momentum in QM Module 10
18-Nov Motion in a central potential, The Kepler problem Module 11
25-Nov Review  

The Web-based material is divided into 11 modules.  Each modules has a physics theme.  It reviews concepts and formulas associated with this theme and presents many solved problems.  Each solution addresses the following points:

Students should review at least 10 of the solved problems each week.  They should make sure they understand the solutions and maybe suggest different ways to arrive at the same solutions.
Student unfamiliar with the the concepts and formulas needed to solve a problem should refer to their junior/senior-level undergraduate textbook for a review.

Link:  Formula sheet for the qualifying exam
Link:  Front cover of a qualifying exam with physical constants
Link:  Physics problems