What should I review for grad school in physics?

[mattlweiss]

I graduated with a BS in physics about 15 years ago and am considering applying to grad school in physics. My plan is to review the undergrad curriculum with the following:

Classical Mechanics - Taylor
E&M - Griffiths
QM - Griffiths

Any recommendations on other basic subjects necessary for grad school and suggested books would be appreciated.

 

[jedishrfu]

Calculus I,II,III, Linear Algebra, Diff Eqns, Complex Analysis, Boundary Value Problems, Vector Analysis

 

[mattlweiss]

Thanks. But I'm thinking only physics topics. I also have an MS in math.

 

[jedishrfu]

stat thermo, optics, general relativity

forgot to mention Quantum Field Theory and Computer Simulations of Physical Systems

Zee has some recent books on GR and QFT on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C139Q22/?tag=pfamazon01-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HX0CBUW/?tag=pfamazon01-20

and for Computer Simulations there's Gould's book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0805377581/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[mattlweiss]

You don't need QFT for grad school.

 

[jedishrfu]

Lastly, ZapperZ posted a thread on becoming a physicist that is very insightful:

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/so-you-want-to-be-a-physicist.240792/