microscope/eye light and optics... how much do we need to know?

[blackandgold1]

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i searched all other threads but didnt find this answered anywhere. do we need to know how the compound lens system for the microscope for the objective and eyepiece lens works for the mcat? ...and do we need to know how all this lens and mirror stuff relates to the eye like if youre nearsighted what kind of lens you need etc? bc the BR light/optics passages literally just scared the eff out of me

 

[ilovemcat]

You searched eh?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=305194

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=621513

 

[blackandgold1]

You searched eh?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=305194

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=621513

sorry im not trying to create extra threads 🙁 but they dont have any answers about if and what knowledge you need specifically about microscope lenses/mirrors stuff.

 

[ilovemcat]

sorry im not trying to create extra threads 🙁 but they dont have any answers about if and what knowledge you need specifically about microscope lenses/mirrors stuff.

If you're looking to know what is specifically expected of you to know for the MCAT, https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/preparing/

 

[BHaus9]

Granted, it was in a Kaplan practice test, so it may not be an accurate reflection of what to expect on the real MCAT, but I did once have a passage dealing entirely with the human eye as a lens system. No equations were given, and instead of telling you that the focal distance was 2 m, you had to make that inference yourself based on the relative positioning of the parts of the eye. This was actually one of the tougher PS passages I ever worked through in preparing.

As regards compound lenses, my ExamKrackers prep books claims it is a near impossibility that you will have to deal with more than one lens or mirror in a given problem. In my own experience practicing/testing, a large number of tests didn't have any optics material and all, and those that did never asked about compound systems.

 

[Etorphine]

Compound systems make me nervous. EK does say above statement, but TPR does put in an equation in its formula list for compound systems, mainly how to find power of a compound system.

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

I'd base my conclusion on what the most recently updated physics prep materials include. You figure, they probably included material that you'd need. You can also read back through "Official MCAT" threads for the past three years to see if someone might have mentioned that they wished they would have reviewed a compound lens system. That might help finalize your conclusion.