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Old Physics Exams With Solutions

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This page collects old physics exams, most with solutions, that universities have made publicly available. Working through real past exams is one of the best ways to practice for your own. The exams come from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University, Rice University and Syracuse University (SYR).

For study tips to go with them, see our physics page.

Mechanics

CourseDateExamAnswersUniversity
Classical Mechanics1999 | Fallpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT
Classical Mechanics2008 | Fallpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT
Statistical Mechanics I2007 | Fallpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT
Physics I2003 | Fallpdf file Download IncludedMIT
Classical Mechanics2005 | Fallpdf file Download IncludedPrinceton
Classical Mechanics2004 | Fallpdf file Download IncludedPrinceton
Classical Mechanics2003 | Fallpdf file Download IncludedPrinceton
General Chemistry I1997 | Fallpdf file Download pdf file Download JHU

Electricity and magnetism

CourseDateExamAnswersUniversity
Electricity and Magnetism2002 | Springpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT
Electromagnetic Theory2004 | Springpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT
General Physics II (Electricity, Magnetism and Light)2007 | Summerpdf file Download IncludedSYR
Electricity and Magnetism2005 | Springpdf file Download IncludedRice
Electricity and Magnetism2004 | Springpdf file Download IncludedRice

Waves, plasma physics and string theory

CourseDateExamAnswersUniversity
Vibrations and Waves2004 | Fallpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT
String Theory for Undergraduates2007 | Springpdf file Download n/aMIT
Introduction to Plasma Physics2006 | Fallpdf file Download pdf file Download MIT