Writing "Cheat Sheet" Before Physical Sciences Section

[senso321]

There has already been discussion regarding if it is okay to write down formulas before the Physical Sciences section starts, but I want to know where I can find examples of the formulas that are most beneficial to write down. I know this is a personal decision and depends on your own strengths/weaknesses, but I would like to see what other people have done before I decide what I am going to put on my own sheet before the MCAT. Thanks!

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[mcgst9]

http://www.goldstandard-mcat.com/physics-equation-lists/

Probably won't help you all that much. Equations are useful, but the vast majority of information seems to mostly be conceptual.

 

[senso321]

Thank you! This is exactly what I had been looking for. Is there an equivalent for chemistry?

 

[mcgst9]

Thank you! This is exactly what I had been looking for. Is there an equivalent for chemistry?

http://www.prep101.com/mcat/wp-content/uploads/ES_MCATChemistry.pdf

I think the only ones you would ever need, though, are:

PV=nRT
G=H-TS
Q=mcT
Ecell = Ecathode - Eanode

Maybe some of the pH stuff, but that is mostly just taking a log in your head. Everything else would probably be provided.

 

[Back 5]

I decided against a cheat sheet for my test. It wouldn't have helped me anyway as I don't remember really needing one.

I scored a 9 on PS.

 

[rfvbnmju]

I think you'll have these" memorize" if you do enough practice problems. I "memorize" them by understanding conceptually how the formula works. I also do more deriving than actual memorizing.

 

[hunterjumper14]

It seems like a waste of time... You might spend time jotting down kinematics equations and then get a bunch of optics and E&M passages. If the equations are memorized, you can write them down as necessary for the passages as they come up.

 

[Pyrogenic]

Before you go ahead and write down your equations during the instruction section make sure with the proctors that its ok. I thought it was fine but a proctor ran down and started yelling at me and saying they would have to report it etc. This was just some additional stress I didnt need before starting my test.


But I was writing down the formulas for electricity and magnetism F=qE V=Ed etc