I'm in a bit of a pickle and need advice regarding physics.

[goddammitphysics]

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So, I applied to a study abroad physics program for the summer. Other applicants have received acceptances while I have not heard back at all. I asked the people in charge of the program and they said a quarter of the applicants have not heard back at all. I am just assuming the worst for now (that those quarter of the applicants, including myself, did not get accepted). I am really frustrated because this program allowed me to finish the whole physics series in the summer and I did not expect a study abroad program to reject me (considering they want to take our money).

Anyways, I was wondering what's the best way to learn physics over the summer on my own? Physics is my last science-related series I need for the MCAT. I am not extremely good at physics. Maybe some of you guys can lead me in the right direction.

 

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[goddammitphysics]

Thank you for all your advice! Keep it coming. 🙂

 

[Lucca]

BEHOLD AGAIN!

MIT OCW is the Physics Gold Standard.

 

[mrh125]

So, I applied to a study abroad physics program for the summer. Other applicants have received acceptances while I have not heard back at all. I asked the people in charge of the program and they said a quarter of the applicants have not heard back at all. I am just assuming the worst for now (that those quarter of the applicants, including myself, did not get accepted). I am really frustrated because this program allowed me to finish the whole physics series in the summer and I did not expect a study abroad program to reject me (considering they want to take our money).

Anyways, I was wondering what's the best way to learn physics over the summer on my own? Physics is my last science-related series I need for the MCAT. I am not extremely good at physics. Maybe some of you guys can lead me in the right direction.

buy theberkeleyreview physics book and utilize that. also go through the aamc list of physics topics. youtube videos are good because they just cut out a lot of the ambiguities (physics is a very wordy and ambiguous subject). You should focus on:
1) knowing how to do all the math by hand w/ scientific notation, if you dont you'll have difficulties doing calculations on the test
2) find a formula list and memorize all those formulas. you should also know the units of the formulas
3) know why things work conceptually the way they do. the mcat will apply your physics knowledge to weird scenarios so if you understand the concepts well you could go "oh that sounds like conservation of energy" "oh that sounds like a use of bernoulli's principle.
4) realize that a lot of physics knowledge crosses over to gen chem so if you're good at gen chem there's a good amount of crossover.

Khan academy is hit or miss. I'd recommend chad's physics videos for a simple understanding of each concept.

 

[ciestar]

The Princeton Review Physics book isn't bad either. I suck at physics and I think it's helping me.
Khan Academy and Chad's videos can help too.

Best way to study physics is to practice, a lot.