Oregon State Physics
Ph.D. Comprehensive Exams from Previous Years
Below is an archive of 136 exams (and solutions). The official Department archieve is here, but it only goes back to 2013.
Each exam was generally given in four parts, including 2 problems in Quantum Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Electromagentism and Statistical Mechanics.
NOTE: The Oregon State Physics Comprehensive Exam was suspended in 2021.
| Academic year | Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 135 | 136 | |
| 2018-2019 | 132 | 133 | 134 |
| 2017-2018 | 129 | 130 | 131 |
| 2016-2017 | 126 | 127 | 128 |
| 2015-2016 | 123 | 124 | 125 |
| 2014-2015 | 120 | 121 | 122 |
| 2013-2014 | 117 | 118 | 119 |
| 2012-2013 | 114 | 115 | 116 |
| 2011-2012 | 111 | 112 | 113 |
| 2010-2011 | 109 | NA | 110 |
| 2009-2010 | 107 | NA | 108 |
| 2008-2009 | 105 | NA | 106 |
| 2007-2008 | 103 | NA | 104 |
| 2006-2007 | 101 | NA | 102 |
| 2005-2006 | 99 | NA | 100 |
| 2004-2005 | 97 | NA | 98 |
| 2003-2004 | 95 | NA | 96 |
| 2002-2003 | 93 | NA | 94 |
| 2001-2002 | 91 | NA | 92 |
| 2000-2001 | 89 | NA | 90 |
| 1999-2000 | 87 | NA | 88 |
| 1998-1999 | 84 | 85 | 86 |
| 1997-1998 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| 1996-1997 | 78 | 79 | 80 |
| 1995-1996 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
| 1994-1995 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| 1993-1994 | 69 | 70 | 71 |
| 1992-1993 | 66 | 67 | 68 |
| 1991-1992 | NA | 64 | 65 |
| 1990-1991 | NA | 62 | 63 |
| 1989-1990 | NA | 60 | 61 |
| 1988-1989 | NA | 58 | 59 |
| 1987-1988 | NA | 56 | 57 |
| 1986-1987 | NA | 54 | 55 |
| 1985-1986 | NA | 52 | 53 |
| 1984-1985 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| 1983-1984 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| 1982-1983 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| 1981-1982 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| 1980-1981 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| 1979-1980 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| 1978-1979 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| 1977-1978 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 1976-1977 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 1975-1976 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 1974-1975 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 1973-1974 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 1972-1973 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
This archieve is for geneneral study purposes and to help Oregon State instructors develop exam and test problems of appropriate level.