Product Description

1001 Questions in MCAT Chemistry provides practice questions in all chemistry topics covered by the MCAT. The questions and explanations are designed to teach the student to think intuitively. Like the MCAT, conceptual thinking is encouraged while lengthy calculations are discouraged. Memorization of basic formulas is required, but usually will not, in itself, provide the fastest method to finding an answer. Questions are conveniently arranged by topic. Question difficulty ranges from easy to very difficult. Questions are formatted exactly like the MCAT. Answers and explanations are provided in the back of the book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2848 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 154 pages

Review
Definitely worth your time and money., April 29, 2002
Reviewer: kenas21 from TX, United States I believe Examcrackers produces the best MCAT prep materials. I made the mistake of taking another prep company. It took me quite long to realize the other prep company did not prepare me at all. I used this book to help me understand the concepts for the g. chem on the MCAT.
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From the Back Cover
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About the Author
Dr. Scott Calvin is a researcher and educator in the area of chemical physics. Since 1988, he has been helping students in the New York area to learn physics and chemistry through seminars, video tapes, books, and tutorials. At Hunter College, he was a key player in the development of an innovative two-year integrated physics, chemistry, and mathematics sequence designed for pre-medical students; material he developed for this course has been published in a nationally recognized journal of science education. Currently, as an Associate of the National Academy of Sciences, he performs research in the area of nanoscale materials at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC.

Jonathan Orsay graduated on the Dean’s list at Columbia University. In 1993 he began teaching MCAT prep for a large test prep company and quickly became their highest paid instructor and a major author and editor of their practice MCAT materials. Since then, he has lectured for thousands of hours across the country in all subjects tested by the MCAT. He has taken a real MCAT three times, and as a student he scored in the 90 percentiles on all sections. In 1996 and again 1997 he edited one of the best selling MCAT preparation books in the country. In 1997 he was one of the founders of EXAMKRACKERS, the most effective MCAT prep course in the country. He is a co-producer of the stunningly successful audio CD product Examkrackers MCAT Audio Osmosis with Jordan and Jon as well as being the author of six highly acclaimed books on MCAT preparation. Orsay is currently the Director of MCAT at EXAMKRACKERS.

Customer Reviews

A must have for the Physical Sciences portion of the MCAT
If you want to score well on the physical sciences portion of the mcat, BUY THIS BOOK. I bought this book 5 weeks ago, and I feel much more confident about the material on the MCAT. Get this book for practice and drilling of concepts. If you don't know the material- DO NOT GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!! Like said above, review the material elsewhere, but if you wanna perfect your concepts get this book. Make sure you review the concept, though, before doing the problems. It's the general rule of thumb, that if you know the concept decently, and If you do problems (which this book has loads and loads, for example, there are 200 problems devoted JUST to acids and bases), then you will master the concept. I have improved my physical sciences scores now to a 12 up from a 9 in just 3 weeks. Granted, I worked very hard, but if you put your heart into this book, and really learn each and every one of these 1001 questions inside and out, meaning you learn why every answer choice is wrong, and why choices is correct, and also if you can give yourself problems just like the problems in the book, then there is absolutely no reason to not perform well on the Physical sciences test. Everyone says how the MCAT test is a thinking test is a valid statement for every section except for the physical sciences section. Only thinking you'll have to do is read and understand the passage (which, say if the passage is about magnetism, and you understand magnetism like thet back of your hand, is a joke), the rest of the test is simple math calculations and concepts. Good luck pre-meds-don't lose faith in yourself-the MCAT's are extremely difficult, but they are also predictable, and most importantly, conquerable.

Excellent. Do be fooled by other texts, this rocks!!!
First of all, if you consider yourself a 'pre-med' and serious about the MCAT, then as such you probably would've done some research about your products you are using... judging from the other reviews, they have not.

These texts are for reviewing the SUBJECTS specifically... NOT for the MCAT!!! There designed to fill in the gaps you may have missed that some teachers 'leave out' during your education.

If you want reviews specifically for the MCAT, and you are already a master of all the subjects covered, then get the Examkrackers Complete Study Package here on Amazon.

The 1001 and 101 question series by Examkrackers is a great SUBJECT review for any student, premed or not. They explain difficult concepts in simple terms. Thanks EK!

Great for high yield review
To get into Med school after 15yrs in business I took my Organic Chem series over again, studied Exam Kracker's 101 series until I knew the books cold, listened to EK's Audio Osmosis about 10 times while communiting then took several full length practice tests.

Going in I thought I'd be taking it a 2nd time so I wasn't too stressed. Afterwards, I was even more sure I would be re-taking it. However, I managed a 30 (straight 10's) so I know anyone can.

Bottom line, MCAT is not about knowing a ton of details (unlike Step 1). Know the basics like EK teaches so you can apply the concepts anyway they ask the question. Then practice, practice and pracitce some more (yes, especially the essays). It will help cement the concepts in, but more importantly give you confidence.

My personal belief is reduced stress and being on top of your game test day are more important than which study aid you use. That said, EK's focused and yet whimsical style was perfect for me to go through it over and over until I knew it cold.