Questions on what to study

[Crushage]

Hi all. I had questions regarding the Physics and Organic sections on the OAT. How do I study for the physics section? There are like 40 different equations and i can memorize some of them (F=ma ) but others i dont know about. Do we need to memorize any of them? Do we need to know the sign charts for mirrors and lenses? HELP!!!

Also, for Organic, some of the practice tests ive taken (the packet, kaplan) have only 5 specific reaction questions like : CH3CH2CH3 + KMNO4 -----> ?

But others like the Top Score Pro have like 10-15 of those. Also Top Score has 3 or 4 questions on Amino acids/carbohydrates ----i thought we didnt need to know those for the OAT...

thanks for any help!

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[ariel winter]

i havent taken the oat yet (i will in two days), but i've taken numerous practice full length exams. i believe one can do fairly well only knowing the basic formulas for physics (f=ma, ke=.5mv^2, pe=mgh, p=dgh, p=fa). physics is more of a simple conceptual section, i think, instead of a rigorous mathematical one (save that for QR,lol). i cant comment on organic chem, because it is by far my weakest section. i just hope to pass the section and get over 300 on that part, haha.

 

[nvega13]

i havent taken the oat yet (i will in two days), but i've taken numerous practice full length exams. i believe one can do fairly well only knowing the basic formulas for physics (f=ma, ke=.5mv^2, pe=mgh, p=dgh, p=fa). physics is more of a simple conceptual section, i think, instead of a rigorous mathematical one (save that for QR,lol). i cant comment on organic chem, because it is by far my weakest section. i just hope to pass the section and get over 300 on that part, haha.

p=dgh???

 

[kid]

Hi all. I had questions regarding the Physics and Organic sections on the OAT. How do I study for the physics section? There are like 40 different equations and i can memorize some of them (F=ma ) but others i dont know about. Do we need to memorize any of them? Do we need to know the sign charts for mirrors and lenses? HELP!!!

Also, for Organic, some of the practice tests ive taken (the packet, kaplan) have only 5 specific reaction questions like : CH3CH2CH3 + KMNO4 -----> ?

But others like the Top Score Pro have like 10-15 of those. Also Top Score has 3 or 4 questions on Amino acids/carbohydrates ----i thought we didnt need to know those for the OAT...

thanks for any help!

Hey just to let u know. i took the OATs in Oct the written version and i totally memorized the equations, i just wrote them down every day, and i used them. so, its a good idea to know them. i hope this helps.