physics on oat

[319671]

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i did well on every section but

-physics
-ochem
-math

I ran out of time on math, so now I know what i need to do to speed up ( i left 10 questions blank and got a 290 -_-

I prepared like hell for ochem so I'm not too worried about that

I took physics at UC, but I heard my school's physics program doesn't help you for the OAT physics. I'm so confused when I look at the kaplan big book...and I don't know what resources to use....

any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[jcpwn2004]

checkout the physics section of khanacademy.org. He's very good at explaining things.

 

[mintyjulep]

i did well on every section but

-physics
-ochem
-math

I ran out of time on math, so now I know what i need to do to speed up ( i left 10 questions blank and got a 290 -_-

I prepared like hell for ochem so I'm not too worried about that

I took physics at UC, but I heard my school's physics program doesn't help you for the OAT physics. I'm so confused when I look at the kaplan big book...and I don't know what resources to use....

any suggestions would be appreciated!

If you didn't do well on O-Chem but "I prepared like hell for ochem so I'm not too worried about that," why didn't you do well? How did you prepare? What went wrong?

 

[319671]

If you didn't do well on O-Chem but "I prepared like hell for ochem so I'm not too worried about that," why didn't you do well? How did you prepare? What went wrong?

No i mean the first time I took it i did wrong, but I am taking it again in a month and I prepared really well in the meantime.


thanks for the tip i will check out khanacademy.org!

his ochem videos are really helpful too

 

[Bioflare]

Math is either you get it by learning these rules from long ago... or if you don't have much time... you practice as many questions as possible so you can quickly recognize the type of question and what formula/rules to apply. Quick tip is if you don't know the question don't spend time on it just mark it and move onto another question. If you have time at the end then you can work on those questions. If no time, then its not really a loss because you probably weren't going to get them in the time allotted.

 

[319671]

Math is either you get it by learning these rules from long ago... or if you don't have much time... you practice as many questions as possible so you can quickly recognize the type of question and what formula/rules to apply. Quick tip is if you don't know the question don't spend time on it just mark it and move onto another question. If you have time at the end then you can work on those questions. If no time, then its not really a loss because you probably weren't going to get them in the time allotted.

true, i wish i did that the first time. and my calc on the comp was being so slow and spazzy!

 

[preopgirl91]

are calculators allowed on the OAT?

 

[Visualizer]

are calculators allowed on the OAT?

There is a calculator built into the test on the computer. It only has the basic functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide)



Opto: The big Kaplan book should be pretty useful when prepping for the physics portion. The main thing about the OAT physics is that it's more conceptual than it is actually calculating out the problem. Just know when and how to apply the formulas that you should memorize.

 

[319671]

There is a calculator built into the test on the computer. It only has the basic functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide)



Opto: The big Kaplan book should be pretty useful when prepping for the physics portion. The main thing about the OAT physics is that it's more conceptual than it is actually calculating out the problem. Just know when and how to apply the formulas that you should memorize.

what formulas do you think those are?

 

[Visualizer]

what formulas do you think those are?

There are quite a few, but the important thing is not just straight memorizing them, but knowing how to apply them in the different scenarios.

The 3 standard projectile motion ones
F = ma (this one is manipulated to be used in different problems including tension, pulley, etc)
f = (mu)N ---> friction
Momentum (elastic/inelastic)
Energy (Kinetic/Potential)
Springs
Electricity/Magnetism (equations and right hand rule(s))
Know your basic trig functions as well. (SohCahToa)
I didn't have any problems on inertia, but a friend of mine did.

There are definitely more, but I think those are the big ones.