Stanford University. Department of Physics
Stanford University Department of Physics oral exam questions, 1947-1958.
Referred to as the Black Book or Doomsday Book, the materials consist of a bound volume of handwritten notes by various Stanford Physics Ph.D. students from 1947-1958. Immediately after completing their oral exams, graduate students would detail their exam questions and experiences (excluding the answers) in the notebook. The volume was passed along to serve as a study guide to other students preparing for their own oral exams. Approximately 100 students wrote in the book, and there are about 300 pages in the volume.
Stanford University opened in 1891, with the Department of Physics among the very first departments at the new University. In its first years, the Department of Physics offered five courses in physics - laboratory and classroom. Today, in addition to research in the Physics Department and at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), graduate students have access to research projects in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and collaborative efforts with the Medical School.
Stanford University. Department of Physics
Examinations -- Questions
Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
AIP-ICOS
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Stanford, CA 94305, USA