Sterling Test Prep MCAT Physics Review: Complete Subject Review - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0997778253 ISBN 13: 9780997778250

Publisher: Sterling Test Prep, 2017

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Translational Motion
· Units and dimensions
· Vectors, components
· Vector addition
· Speed, velocity (average and instantaneous)
· Acceleration

Force
· Newton's First Law, inertia
· Newton's Second Law (F = ma)
· Newton's Third Law, forces equal and opposite
· Friction, static and kinetic
· Center of mass
· Vector analysis of forces acting on a point object
· Torques, lever arms

Work and Energy of Point Object Systems
· Work done by a constant force
· Mechanical advantage
· Work Kinetic Energy Theorem
· Conservative forces
· Kinetic Energy
· Potential Energy: PE = mgh (gravitational, local); PE = ½kx^2 (spring)
· Conservation of energy
· Power, units

Periodic Motion
· Amplitude, frequency, phase
· Transverse and longitudinal waves: wave length and propagation speed

Fluid Statics and Dynamics
· Density, specific gravity
· Buoyancy, Archimedes' Principle
· Hydrostatic pressure: Pascal's Law; P = ρgh (pressure vs. depth)
· Viscosity: Poiseuille Flow
· Continuity equation (A∙v = constant)
· Concept of turbulence at high velocities
· Surface tension
· Bernoulli's equation
· Venturi effect, pitot tube
· Absolute temperature, (K) Kelvin Scale
· Pressure, simple mercury barometer
· Molar volume
· Ideal gas: definition; Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT)
· Boyle's Law (PV = constant); Charles' Law (V/T = constant); Avogadro's Law (V/n = constant)
· Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases: heat capacity; Boltzmann's Constant
· Deviation of real gas behavior from Ideal Gas Law: qualitative; quantitative
· Partial pressure, mole fraction
· Dalton's Law relating partial pressure to composition

Electrostatics
· Charges, electrons/protons,conservation of charge
· Conductors, insulators
· Coulomb's Law
· Electric field E
· Potential difference, electric potential at point in space
· Equipotential lines
· Electric dipole
· Electrostatic induction
· Gauss's Law

Circuit Elements
· Current I = ΔQ/Δt, sign conventions, units
· Electromotive force, voltage
· Resistance: Ohm's Law (I = V/R); resistors in series; resistors in parallel; resistivity (ρ = RA/L)
· Capacitance: parallel plate capacitor; energy of charged capacitor
· Capacitors in series; capacitors in parallel; dielectrics
· Conductivity: metallic, electrolytic
· Meters

Magnetism
· Magnetic fields and poles
· Magnetic field force
· Faraday's Law
· Torque on current carrying wire

Sound
· Production of sound
· Intensity of sound, decibel units, log scale
· Attenuation (damping)
· Doppler effect: moving source or observer, reflection of sound from a moving object
· Pitch
· Resonance in pipes and strings
· Ultrasound
· Shock waves

Light and Geometrical Optics
· Reflection from plane surface: angle of incidence = angle of reflection
· Refraction, refractive index n; Snell's law
· Dispersion, change of index of refraction with wavelength
· Conditions for total internal reflection
· Spherical mirrors: center of curvature; focal length; real and virtual images

Atomic Nucleus and Electronic Structure
· Atomic number, atomic weight, neutrons, protons, isotopes
· Nuclear forces, binding energy
· Radioactive decay (α, β, γ): half-life, exponential decay, semi-log plots
· Mass spectrometer
· Ground state, excited states, principal quantum number n
· Absorption and emission line spectra
· Pauli Exclusion Principle
· Paramagnetism and diamagnetism
· Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
· Photoelectric effect

Thermodynamics
· PV diagram: work done = area under or enclosed by curve
· Calorimetry, heat capacity, specific heat
· Heat transfer - conduction, convection, radiation
· Coefficient of expansion

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The review content is clearly presented and systematically organized to provide you with targeted MCAT preparation. You will learn the scientific foundations and details of essential physics topics needed to answer test questions. By reading these review chapters thoroughly, you will learn important physics principles and the relationships between them. This will prepare you for the test and significantly improve your MCAT score.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling Test Prep
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997778253
• ISBN 13: 9780997778250
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 588