Ways to improve physics score

[dutchie000]

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I was just wondering if anyone has success stories of raising PS scores and how exactly you did it. I've been watching Chads videos which have helped a little, and I tried EK for physics but the explanations aren't always enough for me to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any suggestions would be amazing!

 

[Regrets]

I cannot praise Nova's physics book highly enough. I was embarrassingly bad in physics, had a lot of misconceptions (such as a moving body must always have a net force acting on it, yikes), and initially could only hope for an 8-9, but physics became my highest-scoring section on the AAMCs (11-13). This book assumes you have no knowledge and lays down the foundation in a conceptual way, which is fundamental for the MCAT. Now, the practice questions are not MCAT style, and a couple sections are poor (solids jumps to my mind), but it's a good starting point if you need that.

After I worked through that book, I worked the passages in TBR.

Good luck!

 

[medic86]

I cannot praise Nova's physics book highly enough. I was embarrassingly bad in physics, had a lot of misconceptions (such as a moving body must always have a net force acting on it, yikes), and initially could only hope for an 8-9, but physics became my highest-scoring section on the AAMCs (11-13). This book assumes you have no knowledge and lays down the foundation in a conceptual way, which is fundamental for the MCAT. Now, the practice questions are not MCAT style, and a couple sections are poor (solids jumps to my mind), but it's a good starting point if you need that.

After I worked through that book, I worked the passages in TBR.

Good luck!

+1

Nova's physics book is excellent. Much better than my friggin' textbook for class, that's for sure.

 

[dutchie000]

+1

Nova's physics book is excellent. Much better than my friggin' textbook for class, that's for sure.

Ok cool I have that book! Would you say better than EK 1001??

 

[Lamel]

Practice makes perfect for the physical sciences.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Ok cool I have that book! Would you say better than EK 1001??

Having me as your Mcat bf helps as well...oooooorrrrrrr TPRH science workbook discretes will drill the physics in as well.

 

[txlonghorn2314]

Having me as your Mcat bf helps as well...oooooorrrrrrr TPRH science workbook discretes will drill the physics in as well.

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[TheBoneDoctah]

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Lol it's a joke from one of her earlier posts.

 

[txlonghorn2314]

I know haha It would be funny tho if someone started dating over sdn

 

[ConceptUser]

1 word: PRACTICE!

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

I know haha It would be funny tho if someone started dating over sdn

Haha I'm sure it's happened.

 

[dutchie000]

1 word: PRACTICE!

I've been trying. Just trying to figure out a good way to practice the basics. I'll go with nova to try and cement the basics into my physics-resistant head, on top of TBR/TPRH.

 

[hojjung33]

For me, TPR physics book helped alot. Also, I find Khan academy helpful too!