First and Future Lectures for PGRE

Yesterday was the first meeting at ISB 235 by Paul Graham. He discussed what he felt are great test taking tips for this test. We went over a few problems from the '86 test and showed us his techniques for problem solving along with some interesting tangents related to each problem.

The next meeting is Tuesday from 5-7 at ISB 235 again.

• 1992 and 1996 exam will be reviewed at Davis Boot Camp.


• We are saving the fourth exam (1984) for a last check.


• Graham believes that the purple book is good for content review, but not representative of GRE problems.


• Actually solving GRE problems is not the best line of action and there are often other, faster techniques recommended for achieving a strong score.


• Particle physics questions on the GRE are often very easy, but often overlooked by students who have not taken particle physics courses (the majority). A one-hour crash course (summary of the standard model) is sufficient to get students up to speed on such questions.