McGraw-Hill's New MCAT : Medical College Admission Test

by Hademenos, George J.

• ISBN13: 9780071470766
• ISBN10: 007147076X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

MORE focused and student-friendly than competing MCAT guidesMORE special features-including a companion CD with two full-length, timed practice MCATs and free website supportMORE bang for the buck-a complete all-in-one preparation package for the 60,000 students who take the MCAT every year

Author Biography

George J. Hademenos, Ph.D. was formerly an assistant professor at the University of Dallas, where he taught general physics and quantum physics.

Candice J. McCloskey, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of chemistry at Georgia Perimeter College.

Shaun Murphree, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of chemistry at Allegheny College.

Jennifer M.Warner, MS is a biology department faculty member at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Kathy A. Zahler, MS Education is a widely published textbook writer and author of McGraw-Hill's MAT.

Table of Contents

All About the MCAT
Introducing the MCAT	p. 3
Test Format and Structure	p. 8
General Test-Taking Strategies	p. 18
Reviewing MCAT Physics
Mathematics Fundamentals	p. 25
Physics Fundamentals	p. 46
Kinematics	p. 54
Forces and Newton's Laws	p. 78
Particle Dynamics: Work, Energy, and Power	p. 92
Momentum and Impulse	p. 101
Solids and Fluids	p. 110
Temperature and Heat	p. 124
Vibrations and Waves	p. 134
Sound	p. 145
Light and Geometric Optics	p. 157
Electrostatics	p. 180
Electric Circuits	p. 191
Magnetism	p. 208
Atomic and Nuclear Physics	p. 214
Reviewing MCAT General Chemistry
Atoms and Molecules	p. 325
Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table	p. 336
Trends in the Periodic Table	p. 344
Lewis Dot Structures, Hybridization, and VSEPR Theory	p. 353
Gases	p. 364
Intermolecular Forces and Phase Equilibria	p. 371
Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry	p. 382
Reactions in Solution	p. 387
Thermochemistry	p. 395
Kinetics	p. 402
Equilibrium	p. 409
Solubility Equilibria	p. 415
Acid-Base Chemistry	p. 423
Thermodynamics	p. 438
Electrochemistry	p. 442
MCAT Verbal Reasoning and Writing
Verbal Reasoning	p. 541
The Writing Sample	p. 582
Reviewing MCAT Biology
The Cell	p. 609
Enzymes, Energy, and Cellular Metabolism	p. 622
DNA Structure, Replication, and Technology	p. 637
Protein Synthesis	p. 650
Genetics	p. 662
Cell Division	p. 675
Evolution	p. 687
Bacteria and Fungi	p. 698
Viruses	p. 708
Tissues and Skin	p. 714
The Nervous System and Senses	p. 724
Muscular and Skeletal Systems	p. 739
The Endocrine System	p. 749
The Cardiovascular System	p. 758
The Respiratory System	p. 769
The Digestive System	p. 775
The Urinary System	p. 783
The Lymphatic and Immune Systems	p. 791
Reproduction and Development	p. 799
Reviewing MCAT Organic Chemistry
Bonding	p. 864
Molecular Shape	p. 872
Electronic Structure	p. 887
Nomenclature	p. 898
Reconciling Visual Meaning	p. 914
Energy Changes in Molecules	p. 926
Radical Chemistry	p. 935
Polar Chemistry	p. 940
Pericyclic Chemistry	p. 976
Alcohols and Ethers	p. 986
Ketones and Aldehydes	p. 992
Alkenes and Alkynes	p. 1002
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	p. 1009
Epoxide Chemistry	p. 1016
Amines	p. 1019
Aromatic Chemistry	p. 1023
Cycloadditions	p. 1029
Carbohydrates and Peptides	p. 1032
Extraction	p. 1044
Chromatography	p. 1048
Distillation and Sublimation	p. 1053
Recrystallization	p. 1059
Combustion Analysis	p. 1068
UV-Vis Spectroscopy	p. 1073
Mass Spectrometry	p. 1079
Infrared Spectroscopy	p. 1084
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	p. 1088
Carbon Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	p. 1101
Reagents	p. 1109
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