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

Prep, Sterling Test

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997778253 ISBN 13: 9780997778250

Publisher: Sterling Test Prep, 2017

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MCAT Physics Complete Subject Review provides a detailed and thorough review of Physics topics tested on the MCAT. The content covers foundational principles and theories necessary to answer related questions on the test.
· Translational motion · Force · Work and energy of point object systems · Periodic motion · Fluid statics and dynamics · Electrostatics · Circuit elements · Magnetism · Sound · Light and geometrical optics · Atomic nucleus and electronic structure · Thermodynamics
This book provides a detailed and thorough review of Physics topics tested on the MCAT. The content covers foundational principles and theories necessary to answer related questions on the test. The information is presented clearly and organized in a systematic way to provide students with targeted MCAT Physics review tool. You can focus on one knowledge area at a time to learn and fully comprehend important concepts and theories, or to simply refresh your memory. By reading these review chapters thoroughly, you will learn important physics concepts and the relationships between them, so you can answer related questions on the test. This will prepare you for the MCAT physics and you will significantly increase your score.
All the material in this book is prepared by physics instructors with years of experience in applied physics, as well as in academic settings. It was reviewed and organized by our MCAT editors to ensure strict adherence to the topics and skills outlined by the AAMC for the current MCAT. Our MCAT editors possess extensive credentials, were educated in top colleges and universities and have been admitted to medical school with stellar MCAT scores. They are experts on teaching, preparing students for the MCAT and have coached thousands of premeds on admission strategies.

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MCAT best seller used by thousands of students!★ Higher score money back guarantee! ★   
This book provides you a detailed and thorough review of Physics topics tested on the 2019 MCAT exam. The content covers foundational principles and theories necessary to answer related questions on the test.  The information is presented clearly and organized systematically to provide you with a targeted MCAT Physics review tool.  You can focus on one knowledge area at a time to learn and fully comprehend important concepts and theories or to simply refresh your memory.  By reading these review chapters thoroughly, you will learn important physics concepts and the relationships between them so that you can answer related questions on the test. This will prepare you for the MCAT physics, and you will significantly increase your MCAT score.
 
All the material in this book is prepared by physics instructors with years of experience in applied physics, as well as in academic settings.  It was reviewed and organized by our MCAT editors to ensure strict adherence to the topics and skills outlined by the AAMC for the 2019 MCAT.  Our MCAT editors possess extensive credentials, were educated in top colleges and universities and had been admitted to medical school with stellar MCAT scores. They are experts on teaching, preparing students for the MCAT and have coached thousands of premeds on admission strategies.  To achieve a high MCAT score, you need to develop skills to properly apply the knowledge you have and quickly choose the correct answer. Understanding key concepts, having the ability to extract information from the passages and distinguishing between similar answer choices is more valuable than simply memorizing terms.
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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

Edition details

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