Must memorize for the MCAT?

VanillaBear · Jun 16, 2007

Oh Wise ones,
Can someone tell me what Physics values (ie, constants) we must memorize for the MCAT?

For example: speed of light=3x10^8m/s, plank's constant, etc
OR the commonly seen conversions such as 1 Gauss=10^-4 Tessla, 1 amu=1.66x10^-27kg, and etc

I'm getting frustrated bc one book will say we don't have to memorize a certain constant or formula bc it will be given on test day and then another book will say you must! 😕

Thanks in advance for all the kind ppl that reply to my questioin!! much love!

koopa_troopa · Jun 16, 2007

off the top of my head, i only remembered speed of light, speed of sound, and acceleration due to gravity. Just the common ones. I may even go ahead and memorize G and k for the force of attraction due to gravity and electrical charges. My Kaplan class didn't really stress what constants to memorize, so I never really put effort into memorizing any. In general I have noticed AAMC provide many of the constants. Equations are another story. You may want to check on the MCAT essentials file on the AAMC website, that may provide you with an official answer.

meowkat444 · Jun 16, 2007

*probably* none... they gave me the speed of light and sound during the test. You should know the acceleration due to gravity, but usually you can just say it's 10 on the exam. Def don't need to know speed of sound or planck etc.

xucardsfan08 · Jun 16, 2007

You don't need to know any constants, only formulas.

moe_4eva · Jun 17, 2007

I'll agree with the other two. I did memorize the most common forumulas (which I've now quickly forgotten), but did NOT memorize any constants. The MCAT isn't a memorization test, it's a thinking test.

Phoenix. · Jun 17, 2007

I didn't need to know ANY constants for the MCAT (which I just took last Friday). Once you start doing practice CBT MCATs you'll see that they give you the constants. On the real thing, I remember they gave me 10 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity, the speed of light, and even the value for R (gas constant). I didn't have to remember a single constant.

HristosKaran · Jun 17, 2007

Yeah when I took the MCAT, any constant I needed was included in the question/passage. So you should be good to go!

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