Formulas for MCATs

[JustinCoe]

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On the physics and chemisitry sections, how obscure are the questions? Do they give you formulas, or do you have to remember every formula and constant?

 

[olemissbabydoc]

On the physics and chemisitry sections, how obscure are the questions? Do they give you formulas, or do you have to remember every formula and constant?

Know the really basic formulas, such as E=mc^2, V=IR, etc.

Anything even somewhat complicated will be given to you.

 

[Marjan Islam]

Get your hands on a physics EK book, and memorize ALL the equations they tell you to at the end of the chapters.

Q=Av
F/A = F/A
Fd = Fd
E = kq/r^2
U = vQ
U = (1/2)QV
U = EqD
Fb = pVg

Those are just some of the "basic" equations off the top of my head, but see how they're still kinda out there? You have to know them though. If you memorize all the EK physics equations, it'll have the PS section infinitely easier.

I wish they did that for Chemistry too. But there aren't too many chem. equations.

 

[ksmi117]

Also, those really obscure constants will be given. But know like the charge of a proton/electron, acceleration of gravity (duh!), avogadro's constant, things like that.

 

[EricH]

On the physics and chemisitry sections, how obscure are the questions? Do they give you formulas, or do you have to remember every formula and constant?

I remember having about 40 - 50 flash cards of formulas/ constants between G-chem/physics. The TPR stuff has good summaries at the end of the chapters.