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Classical Mechanics Subject Exam

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Scanned Collection (1.72 MiB, 3y ago, 2 downloads)
Unknown date (a) (2.19 MiB, 3y ago, 1 download)
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May 2019 (274.08 KiB, 3y ago, 0 downloads)
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Assorted (2012 - 2014) (926.52 KiB, 3y ago, 0 downloads)
May 2006 (56.32 KiB, 13y ago, 13 downloads)
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Jan 2004 (1.61 MiB, 13y ago, 14 downloads)
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THIS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED AS OF SUMMER 2020

Note that the material on the Qual changed in 2017. Classical mechanics was replaced with mathematical methods.

It has been suggested that these questions are more relevant to the current format of the exam, and are important to understand.

January 2017 Part A (1.08 MiB, 6y ago, 4 downloads)
January 2017 Part B (838.31 KiB, 6y ago, 2 downloads)
Spring 2008 (221.46 KiB, 13y ago, 25 downloads)
Spring 2007 (438.76 KiB, 13y ago, 17 downloads)
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Spring 1999 (349.58 KiB, 13y ago, 7 downloads)
Summer 1998 (725.54 KiB, 13y ago, 10 downloads)