GRE Physics Subject Test
Sources
Everything this course cites. Every source is on an official site: ets.org, nist.gov.
- GRE Guide to the Use of Scores, 2026–27 (PDF)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · How Subject Tests are scored (number correct, equated to the 200–990 scale), percent-correct subscores, 2026–27 administration dates.
- GRE Information Bulletin, 2026–27 (PDF)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Policies in effect July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027: test windows, testing time, no break, no calculator for the Subject Tests, score scales and reporting dates.
- GRE Subject Test Content and Structure (Physics Test overview and content areas)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Number and type of questions, 2-hour testing time, SI units and the table of constants, the nine content areas with their percentages, the mathematical methods expected, and the three percent-correct subscores.
- GRE Subject Test to be Computer DeliveredETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Move to computer delivery after April 2023 and the shortening of the Physics Test to 2 hours.
- GRE Subject Tests (information for score users)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · 200–990 total score scale, percent-correct subscores from September 2023, 2026–27 test windows and score reporting dates.
- Practice Book for the GRE Subject Test in Physics (PDF)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · ETS's free practice book with a full-length practice test. Copyrighted: linked for learners to use directly; no question, figure or explanation from it appears in this course.
- Prepare for a GRE Subject TestETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Free official practice books, each with a full-length test, answer key, strategies and scoring information.
- Register for the GRE: frequently asked questions (Subject Tests)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Subject Tests offered in September, October and April windows at test centers and at home on select dates; once every 14 days; registration fee.
- Strategies and Tips for the GRE Subject TestsETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Mark-and-review feature, no deduction for incorrect answers, timing advice, scratch paper and at-home whiteboard rules, no breaks.
- The GRE Physics Test (fact sheet, PDF)ETS · accessed 2026-11-09 · Copyright 2023 by ETS. The content outline with the subtopics of each category, listed in the sheet as examples. Cited for facts only; nothing reproduced.
- Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions for All ElementsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Relative atomic masses of individual isotopes (for example H-1, H-2, H-3, He-3, He-4, Li-7, Fe-56, U-235, U-238), used for binding energies and Q-values.
- ESTAR, PSTAR and ASTAR: stopping powers and ranges for electrons, protons and helium ions (introduction)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- Fundamental Physical Constants: Complete Listing, 2022 CODATA adjustmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Plain-text table of all CODATA 2022 values, including mass-energy equivalents in MeV and conversion relationships.
- Handbook of Basic Atomic Spectroscopic DataNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- Metric (SI) PrefixesNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- NIST Atomic Spectra Database (lines)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, 1.3.6.6.19: Poisson DistributionNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, 2.5.5: Propagation of error considerationsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- SI RedefinitionNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Since 2019 the SI fixes exact values of h, e, k_B and N_A (and c), which is why CODATA lists them as exact.
- SI UnitsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty: Fundamental Physical Constants (CODATA 2022)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09 · CODATA 2022 recommended values. Every constant quoted in this course comes from here.
- Uncertainty of Measurement ResultsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Standard uncertainty, combining uncertainty components, expanded uncertainty and coverage factor.
- X-Ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients (introduction)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09
- X-ray Transition Energies DatabaseNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · accessed 2026-11-09