I'm from Taiwan and preparing the November GRE subject test.
As I have been out of school for four years, I found I forget most of the formulas. So, I guess a good physical handbook could help me to check most of the fomulas and concepts more efficiently.
Does anyone have a good physics handbook to recommend?
Is a good Physics haandbook helpful?
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My fiance' gave me an old physics test prep book she had; UPOC's Review of Physics. It is a little more basic than what you'll find on the Physics subject test, but covers everything from Mechanics to E&M to Nuclear Physics. It's a very good general prep book, and has tables and quite a few test questions in the back. My version was published in 1997 by United Publishing Company, [isbn=0937323020][/isbn].
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Avoid the Princeton guide to advanced physics, it will be no help for the GRE, even though it's a decent book for grad study.
There are a lot of great quantum books, mechanics books, e&m books, etc. But 85% of the stuff on the physics gre is right out of a good undergrad book like Serway. That's the one I recommend, just work as many problems in there as possible.
Another excellent book if you don't mind the occassional typo is Browne's Physics for Engineering and Science, in the Schaum's series. It's even better than Serway if you don't have a lot of time because he gets right to the heart of the matter and doesn't use too many words. It's a nice cheap book too. He writes good problems and then solves them.
There are a lot of great quantum books, mechanics books, e&m books, etc. But 85% of the stuff on the physics gre is right out of a good undergrad book like Serway. That's the one I recommend, just work as many problems in there as possible.
Another excellent book if you don't mind the occassional typo is Browne's Physics for Engineering and Science, in the Schaum's series. It's even better than Serway if you don't have a lot of time because he gets right to the heart of the matter and doesn't use too many words. It's a nice cheap book too. He writes good problems and then solves them.