Product Description

252 pages covering all topics in MCAT physics, color illustrations, index, eight 30-minute MCAT practice exams with answers and explanations (184 questions), 192 additional MCAT practice questions also with answers and explanations. This book covers all the physics tested by the MCAT. An equation summary is given at the end of each chapter indicating the formulas which must be memorized. Additional formulas, the memorization of which is unnecessary, are given throughout the book to increase understanding of individual topics. The book is divided into eight topics. Each topic has a thirty-minute MCAT practice exam. The exams are MCAT-accurate down to the font. Each exam is accompanied by answers and explanations which include instructions on how to answer specific questions more quickly and accurately. The book is perfect bound, printed on top quality paper in full color, and has a laminated color cover. It is the same book used in the EXAMKRACKERS MCAT preparation course. It is more MCAT-accurate, more thorough, and more conceptual than any other MCAT prep book on the market. This book in particular provides insight into basic physics concepts that cannot be found in most physics textbooks nor any MCAT prep books.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #962464 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 258 pages

Review
"The Examkrackers MCAT books are the best MCAT prep materials I've seen-and I looked at many before deciding..." -- Med student at USCF who used this book for her MCAT

About the Author
Jonathan Orsay is uniquely qualified to write an MCAT preparation book. He graduated on the Dean's list with a B.A. in History from Columbia University. While considering medical school, he sat for the real MCAT three times from 1989 to 1996. He scored in the 90 percentiles on all sections before becoming an MCAT instructor. He has lectured in MCAT test preparation for thousands of hours and across the country for every MCAT administration since August 1994. He has taught premeds from such prestigious Universities as Harvard and Columbia. He was the editor of one of the best selling MCAT prep books in 1996 and again in 1997. Orsay is currently the Director of MCAT for Examkrackers. He has written and published the following books and audio products in MCAT preparation: "Examkrackers MCAT Physics"; "Examkrackers MCAT Chemistry"; "Examkrackers MCAT Organic Chemistry"; "Examkrackers MCAT Biology"; "Examkrackers MCAT Verbal Reasoning & Math"; "Examkrackers 1001 questions in MCAT Physics", "Examkrackers MCAT Audio Osmosis with Jordan and Jon".

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Compare r and l in the diagram to the left.
Any problem on the MCAT involving torque, will be a statics problem. Therefore, use the following three formulas in the order given to solve any MCAT torque problem:
Fupward = Fdownward
Frightward = Fleftward
tclockwise = tcounter-cIockwise
Let’s assume that I’m given the length of the board ‘L’, the distance from the left end of the board to the hanging string ‘x’, the mass of the object ‘m’, and my mass ‘ms’. First, I have confidence that since they asked me, I know that there is a way to answer the problem using only basic science. Second, I draw the board labeling all the force vectors that act directly on it and no others. Third, I choose my system. Since I want the board to be in static equilibrium, I choose the board as my system. Fourth, I choose a formula. Since this is a torque problem (I want to prevent the board from rotating.), I know that I must use the three equations given on the previous page, and use them in the order given. Since there are no horizontal forces, I can throw out the equation with horizontal forces. The equation for the vertical forces leaves me with two unknown variables: d and T.

Now I go to my third equation. But I need to know the torques on my system. In order to find the torques, I must choose a point of rotation. I can choose any point that I want, but, since I need all the forces to act at 90 degrees to their lever arms, I will choose a point on the board. Let’s say that I use the left end of the board as my point of rotation. Now I draw my clockwise and counter-clockwise torques.

Customer Reviews

wow it's hard
I took ap physics, college physics which i've got 5 and a two As, I thought this book will be piece of a cake. But it turned out that I was getting 7-8 on the practice exam on the back of the book. I was really arrogant in a way that I could ace physics without trying but EK saved my butt. I rate this book hard physics review. Thing that I didn't like about this books is that questions are way to hard compare to the explanation given on lectures, which made my brain to burst. Hope this review helps.

Use in Combination with Another Review Book
I find that this review book does the best job of directly telling what will and what will not be on the MCAT (I'm basing my comparison to Kaplan's and Princeton Review's Physics materials). Be forewarned, you must have a good background knowledge of introductory Physics to get the maximum benefit from this book. If you are in need of deep, thorough review of Physics (i.e. your Physics is weak), I wouldn't start here. I am using this book as a complement to Kaplan's review book that I received when I enrolled in Kaplan's MCAT course.

The book is broken down into 8 chapters, or lectures, each with a new Physics topic. There are discrete problems within each lecture, as well as a 30 minute "mini-MCAT" to take after you've completed the reading for each lecture. Though I am very pleased by the abundance of MCAT-like questions (and satisfied with the explanations), I find the questions emphasize a conceptual understanding of the material, and don't require a lot of calcuation. That's great for aiding in your conceptual understanding, but I'd also recommend doing additional practice with MCAT problems from another source to get used to doing relatively complex compuatations quickly and without a calculator.

Overall, however, I'm please with this book; it's the best Physics review book I've come across so far.

Real MCAT Physics
I have read all the big name books, spent over $1000, and none explain physics. This book will teach you MCAT Physics. It is very precise and to the point, you will not find all the not needed formulas with which all the other reveiw books are saturated. Save yourself time, money and nerves this book has it all.