MCAT Physics and Math Review

MCAT PHYSICS CONTENTS … So Much More Online! CHAPTER 1: MCAT 2015 BASICS CHAPTER 2: PHYSICS STRATEGY FOR THE MCAT 2.1 General Science Sections Overview 2.2 General Science Passage Types 2.3 General Science Question Types 2.4 Physics on the MCAT 2.5 Tackling a Passage 2.6 Physics Question Types 2.7 Summary of the Approach to Physics 2.8 Examples of Strategy in Use CHAPTER 3: KINEMATICS 3.1 Units and Dimensions 3.2 Kinematics 3.3 Uniformly Accelerated Motion 3.4 Kinematics with Graphs 3.5 Free Fall 3.6 Projectile Motion Summary of Formulas Chapter 3 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 3 Practice Passage CHAPTER 4: MECHANICS I 4.1 Mass, Force, and Newton’s Laws 4.2 Newton’s Law of Gravitation 4.3 Friction 4.4 Inclined Planes 4.5 Pulleys Summary of Formulas Chapter 4 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 4 Practice Passage CHAPTER 5: MECHANICS II 5.1 Center of Mass 5.2 Uniform Circular Motion 5.3 Torque 5.4 Equilibrium 5.5 Rotational Inertia Summary of Formulas Chapter 5 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 5 Practice Passage CHAPTER 6: MECHANICS III 6.1 Work 6.2 Power 6.3 Kinetic Energy 6.4 Potential Energy 6.5 Total Mechanical Energy 6.6 Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage 6.7 Momentum 6.8 A Note on Angular Momentum Summary of Formulas Chapter 6 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 6 Practice Passage CHAPTER 7: THERMODYNAMICS 7.1 Systems, Thermal Physics, and Thermodynamics 7.2 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics 7.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics 7.4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics Summary of Formulas Chapter 7 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 7 Practice Passage CHAPTER 8: FLUIDS AND ELASTICITY OF SOLIDS 8.1 Hydrostatics: Fluids at Rest 8.2 Hydrodynamics: Fluids In Motion 8.3 The Elasticity of Solids Summary of Formulas Chapter 8 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 8 Practice Passage CHAPTER 9: ELECTROSTATICS 9.1 Electric Charge 9.2 Electric Force and Coulomb’s Law 9.3 Electric Fields 9.4 Electric Potential and Potential Energy Summary of Formulas Chapter 9 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 9 Practice Passage CHAPTER 10: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 10.1 Electric Circuits 10.2 Capacitors 10.3 Alternating Current 10.4 Magnetic Fields and Forces Summary of Formulas Chapter 10 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 10 Practice Passage CHAPTER 11: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES 11.1 Oscillations 11.2 Waves 11.3 Interference of Waves 11.4 Standing Waves Summary of Formulas Chapter 11 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 11 Practice Passage CHAPTER 12: SOUND 12.1 Sound Waves 12.2 Standing Sound Waves in Tubes 12.3 Beats 12.4 Intensity and Intensity Level 12.5 The Doppler Effect Summary of Formulas Chapter 12 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 12 Practice Passage CHAPTER 13: LIGHT AND GEOMETRICAL OPTICS 13.1 Electromagnetic Waves 13.2 Reflection and Refraction 13.3 Wave Effects 13.4 Mirrors 13.5 Lenses 13.6 Summary of Formulas Chapter 13 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 13 Practice Passage CHAPTER 14: QUANTUM PHYSICS 14.1 Quantization 14.2 The Bohr Model of the Atom 14.3 The Pauli Exclusion Principle 14.4 The Photoelectric Effect 14.5 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle 14.6 Summary of Formulas Chapter 14 Freestanding Practice Questions Chapter 14 Practice Passage GLOSSARY MCAT PHYSICS FORMULA SHEET MCAT MATH CONTENTS MCAT MATH FOR PHYSICS CHAPTER 15: ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA, AND GRAPHS 15.1 The Importance of Approximation 15.2 Scientific Notation, Exponents, and Radicals 15.3 Fractions, Ratios, and Percents 15.4 Equations and Inequalities 15.5 The x-y Plane, Lines, and Other Graphs CHAPTER 16: TRIGONOMETRY 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Extending the Definitions 16.3 Inverse Trigonometry Functions 16.4 Radian Measure CHAPTER 17: VECTORS 17.1 Scalars and Vectors 17.2 Operations with Vectors 17.3 Vector Projections and Components CHAPTER 18: PROPORTIONS 18.1 Direct Proportions 18.2 Inverse Proportions CHAPTER 19: LOGARITHMS 19.1 The Definition of a Logarithm 19.2 Laws of Logarithms