Module 20 To be completed soon.

Main Progression is Completed

Review & Preview - Final practice and study.

Knowledge Mapping - Comprehensive review.

Testing - Practice Practice.

 

Review & Preview

Assignments


Study the Examkrackers conceptual discussions from beginning to end in Physics, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biology. Now that you have read these discussions from start to finissh in the last module, now try to get as many overview cycles through the material as you can. Read the headings. Browse the text. Look at the figures. Imagine the real MCAT were this week and you are trying to make the best of it.
Read all the cards of the Learning System for Physics from start to finish. Although the printed copy may be a little more friendly to the attention, if you don't have your printed copy (yet!), you can access all the cards online HERE.
Read the Organic Mechanisms Pocketbook again from start to finish or make another cycle thorugh the Mechanisms online HERE.
Complete mastery of the Level 2 vocabulary in the ManDala Premedical Learning System (except for Photosynthesis, Plants and Animals). Use your question slider. Keep the Concept Map nearby. Go from the beginning to the end and take the time to look over the figures in each section. Work especially hard on the conceptual vocabulary of the areas of Biology with a great deal of detailed factual information.

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Goals


Be prepared for your first practice MCAT by ensuring that you have at least a reasonable familiarity of the entire body of knowledge required for the exam.
Be able to picture the four disciplines at the topic level from the bird's eye view.
Begin to experience a comfortable cover to cover recognition of the individual pages of your study materials.

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Knowledge Mapping

Assignments


Start HERE and re-read the Coaching Discussions in the course up through the topics of Module 9, the Organic Mechanisms. Proceed by clicking 'Next Discussion'.

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Goals


Deepen your understanding of the design of the course and the order of topics in the Main Progression.
Consolidate Physics as the conceptual basis of General Chemistry.

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Testing

Assignments


It is time for your first practice test. Hurray! By far the best practice MCATs are located at the AAMC site www.e-mcat.com. These are real computer-based MCATs created by the test-writers themselves with explanations and detailed score reports available. Although one test is free, the service is kind of expensive (boo!) but you really should use the facility for at least two or three of the practice MCATs scheduled in this course.

The MCAT is a five and a half hour test with ten minute breaks between sections: physical sciences (70 min), verbal reasoning (60 min), writing sample (60 min), and biological sciences (70 min). Set aside six or seven hours when you can guarantee you will be undisturbed. Secure pencils, scratch paper, and a clean desk with only your computer. If you have a WikiPremed study group, try to arrange for everyone to take the same practice tests in the same order so that you can discuss them together. Good luck!
As you begin reading each passage in the science sections, practice orienting the subject matter within the outlines of the sciences you have internalized. No matter how dense or difficult a passage seems, the questions will be about fundamental principles. It is a rule that the harder the passage the easier the questions.

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Goals


The score you make on your first practice test is NOT the score you will make on the MCAT. It's good to do well, of course, but the main purpose of cramming for this practice test has been to make you get through the material at least one time. Your learning goal is to begin to take comprehensive responsibility for the knowledge.
When you go through the solutions and score report, try to gain as much insight into your strengths and weaknesses. However, take this with a grain of salt. There aren't enough question instances on an MCAT for fine-grained diagnostics.
Understand the MCAT pace and the nature of MCAT passages and questions. The MCAT is a good test. The more you understand the point of view of its authors the better you will do.

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MECHANICS AND WAVES
Course
Modules



Kinematics
Newton's Laws
Work, Energy, and Power
Momentum and Impulse
MCAT course syllabus module 1
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Rotation
Harmonic Motion
Elastic Properties of Solids
Fluid Mechanics
Waves
MCAT course syllabus module 2
FUNDAMENTAL FORCES

Gravitation
Electricity
MCAT course syllabus module 3
THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER

Atomic Theory
Periodic Properties
The Chemical Bond
Intermolecular Forces
MCAT course syllabus module 4

Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry
Stereochemistry
MCAT course syllabus module 5
THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS

Temperature and Heat Flow
The Ideal Gas and Kinetic Theory
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Stoichiometry
Thermochemistry
MCAT course syllabus module 6

The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines
Chemical Thermodynamics and the Equilibrium State
The States of Matter
The Physical Properties of Organic Compounds
Chemical Kinetics
MCAT course syllabus module 7
SOLUTIONS AND AQUEOUS SYSTEMS

Water
Solutions
Acids and Bases
Organic Acids and Bases
MCAT course syllabus module 8
ORGANIC REACTION CHEMISTRY

Nucleophiles and Electrophiles
Intramolecular Cationic Rearrangements
Reactions with Radical Intermediates
Conjugated π Systems and Aromaticity
Reactions of Alkanes
Reactions of Alkenes
Reactions of Alkynes
Reactions of Alkyl Halides
Reactions of Allylic and Benzylic Conjugation
Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
Reactions of Alcohols and Ethers
Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Reactions of Amines
Reactions of Organic Phosphorus Compounds
Reactions of Organic Sulfur Compounds
MCAT course syllabus module 9
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MCAT course syllabus module 10
BIOMOLECULES

Proteins
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
MCAT course syllabus module 11
THE CELL
Biological Membranes
The Prokaryotic Cell
The Eukaryotic Cell
BIOENERGETICS AND BIOSYNTHESIS

Coordination Chemistry
Oxidation/Reduction
Oxidation/Reduction in Organic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Bioenergetics and Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis  optional for MCAT
Integration of Metabolism
MCAT course syllabus module 12
GENETICS & REPRODUCTION

Gene Expression
Cellular Reproduction
Mendelian Genetics
Recombination and Mutation
The Molecular Biology Laboratory
Human Genetics
MCAT course syllabus module 13
DIVERSITY OF LIFE

Viruses
Monera
Protista  taxonomy optional for MCAT
Fungi
Plants  optional for MCAT

Animals  taxonomy optional for MCAT
Animal Development and Embryology
MCAT course syllabus module 14

Mammalian Tissues and Histology
MCAT course syllabus module 15
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
The Nervous System
Sensory Systems
The Endocrine System
The Musculoskeletal System
The Cardiovascular System
Blood
The Respiratory System
The Lymphatic System and Immunity
The Urinary System
The Digestive System and Nutrition
The Reproductive System
POPULATION BIOLOGY

Evolution
Ecology
MCAT course syllabus module 16
ELECTROMAGNETISM, LIGHT, AND MODERN PHYSICS

Electricity
DC Current
Magnetism
Electomagnetic Induction
AC Current
MCAT course syllabus module 17

The Properties of Light
Geometric Optics
Wave Optics
MCAT course syllabus module 18

Modern Physics  relativity optional for MCAT
Molecular Spectroscopy
MCAT course syllabus module 19
Molecular Spectroscopy
Nuclear Physics
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MCAT course syllabus module 20
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