Generals
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Generals consist of two 4 hour written tests and an oral exam. The following are solutions to past written exams.
An unknown graduate student (rumored to be Tim Gray) produced the following extensive generals study guide.
Contents |
[edit] 2005
Part I
- Question 1: Asymptotic methods
- Question 2: Experimental methods
- Question 3: General phenomena
- Question 4: Neoclassical theory
- Question 5: Irreversible Processes
Part II
- Question 1: MHD
- Question 2: Kinetic quickies
- Question 3A: Waves quickie
- Question 3B: Irreversible quickie
- Question 4: Waves - long problem
- Question 5: Thomson scattering
- Question 6: Experimental probes
- Question 7: Mirror orbits
[edit] 2004
Part I
- Question 1: Experimental Diagnostics long
- Question 2: Experimental Diagnostics quickie
- Question 3: Neoclassical Theory
- Question 4: Kinetic Waves Quickie
- Question 5: Waves Quickie
- Question 6: MHD Quickie
- Question 7: General Phenomena
Part II
- Question 1: Basic Plasma quickie
- Question 2: Irreversible Processes
- Question 3: Laboratory in Plasma Physics
- Question 4: Math
- Question 5: General Plasmas - Planar Diode
[edit] 2003
Part I
- Question 1: Experimental Quickie
- Question 2: General Phenomena
- Question 3: MHD Equilibrium and Stability
- Question 4: Waves Long Problem
- Question 5: Waves Quickie
- Question 6: Math Quickie
- Question 7: Classical Transport
Part II
- Question 1A: Computational Methods
- Question 1B: Experimental Methods
- Question 2: Neoclassical Theory
- Question 3: Plasma Diagnostics
- Question 4: Irreversible Processes
- Question 5: Math
- Question 6: Single Particle Motion
[edit] 2002
Part I
- Question 1: Slab Equilibrium
- Question 2: Math
- Question 3: Kinetic Theory
- Question 4A: Waves Quickie
- Question 4B: Waves Quickie
- Question 5: Tokamak Radiation
- Question 6: Single Particle Motion
Part II
- Question 1: Irreversible Processes and Transport
- Question 2A: Experimental Quickie
- Question 2B: Experimental Quickie
- Question 3: Math Quickie
- Question 4: Relativistic Electron
- Question 5: Neoclassical
- Question 6: Force balance
- Question 7: Waves
[edit] 2001
Part II
- Question 1: Irreversible Processes and Transport
- Question 2: Math quickie
- Question 3: Experimental Plasma Physics
- Question 4: Mirror Orbits
- Question 5: Waves
- Question 6A: Basic Plasma Physics Quickie
- Question 6B: Basic Plasma Physics Quickie
[edit] 2000
Part II
- Question 1: Magnetic field diffusion quickie
- Question 2: Parametric applied math
- Question 3: Bernstein wave
- Question 4: Nonlinear dynamics
- Question 5: Diagnostics
- Question 6A: Wave quickie
- Question 6B: Tokamak essay
[edit] 1999
Part I
- Question 1: Whistler Waves
- Question 2: Irreversible Processes
- Question 3: Experimental
- Question 4A: Mathematical Method
- Question 4B: Mathematical Method
- Question 5: Drift Waves
[edit] 1998
Part II

