Full Description
We want to help you succeed on the MCATWe've put all of our proven expertise in McGraw-Hill's MCAT to make sure you're ready for this difficult exam. This book will give you essential skill-building techniques and strategies developed by a team of renowned MCAT experts. You'll get the facts about the current exam, concise summaries of important concepts, hundreds of diagrams and scientific illustrations, two full-length practice tests on CD-ROM, and more tests online. With McGraw-Hill's MCAT, we'll guide you step by step through your preparation program-and give you the tools you need to succeed.Inside you'll find:2 full-length practice tests on CD-ROMHundreds of textbook-quality illustrations"Cram session" summaries of critical take-away pointsHelpful tips from MCAT expertsYou'll also get links to our companion website that offers a 100-question MCAT mini-test and a full-length interactive MCAT sample testCD-ROM with practice MCATsCompatible with PC and Mac systems
Contents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOKPart IMCATChapter 2: Test Format and StructureChapter 3: General Test-Taking StrategiesPart II: Reviewing MCAT PhysicsChapter 1: Mathematics FundamentalsChapter 2: Physics FundamentalsChapter 3: KinematicsChapter 4: Forces and Newton's LawsChapter 5: Particle Dynamics: Work, Energy, and PowerChapter 6: Momentum and ImpulseChapter 7: Solids and FluidsChapter 8: Temperature and HeatChapter 9: Vibrations and WavesChapter 10: SoundChapter 11: Light and Geometric OpticsChapter 12: ElectrostaticsChapter 13: Electric CircuitsChapter 14: MagnetismChapter 15: Atomic and Nuclear PhysicsGLOSSARY OF PHYSICS TERMSON YOUR OWN: MCAT PHYSICS PRACTICEPart III: Reviewing MCAT General ChemistryChapter 1: Atoms and MoleculesChapter 2: Electronic Structure and the Periodic TableChapter 3: Trends in the Periodic TableChapter 4: Lewis Dot Structure, Hybridization, and VSEPR TheoryChapter 5: GasesChapter 6: Intermolecular Forces and Phase EquilibriaChapter 7: Chemical Equations and StoichiometryChapter 8: Reactions in SolutionChapter 9: ThermochemistryChapter 10: KineticsChapter 11: EquilibriumChapter 12: Solubility EquilibriaChapter 13: Acid-Base ChemistryChapter 14: TERMSON YOUR OWN: MCAT GENERAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICEPart IV: MCAT Verbal Reasoning and WritingChapter 1: Verbal ReasoningChapter 2: The Writing SamplePart V: Reviewing MCAT BiologyChapter 1: The CellChapter 2: Enzymes, Energy, and Cellular MetabolismChapter 3: DNA Structure, Replication, and TechnologyChapter 4: Protein SynthesisChapter 5: Genetics Chapter 6: Cell DivisionChapter 7: EvolutionChapter 8: Bacteria and FungiChapter 9: VirusesChapter 10: Tissues and SkinChapter 11: The Nervous System and SensesChapter 12: Muscular and Skeletal SystemsChapter 13: The Endocrine SystemChapter 14: The Cardiovascular SystemChapter 15: The Respiratory SystemChapter 16: The Digestive SystemChapter 17: The Urinary SystemChapter 18: The Lymphatic and Immune SystemChapter 19: Reproduction and DevelopmentON YOUR OWN: MCAT BIOLOGY PRACTICEPart VI: Reviewing MCAT Organic ChemistrySECTION I: STRUCTUREChapter 1: BondingChapter 2: Molecular ShapeChapter 3: Electronic StructureChapter 4: NomenclatureChapter 5: Reconciling Visual MeaningSECTION II: REACTIVITYChapter 6: Energy Changes in MoleculesChapter 7: Radical ChemistryChapter 8: Polar ChemistryChapter 9: Pericyclic ChemistrySECTION III: METHODOLOGYChapter 10: Alcohols and EthersChapter 11: Ketones and AldehydesChapter 12: Alkenes and AlkynesChapter 13: Carboxylic Acid DerivativesChapter 14: Epoxide ChemistryChapter 15: AminesChapter 16: Aromatic ChemistryChapter 17: CycloadditionsChapter 18: Carbohydrates and PeptidesSECTION IV: SEPARATION AND PURIFICATIONChapter 19: ExtractionChapter 20: ChromatographyChapter 21: Distillation and SublimationChapter 22: RecrystallizationSECTION V: CHARACTERIZATIONChapter 23: Combustion AnalysisChapter 24: UV-Vis SpectroscopyChapter 25: Mass SpectrometryChapter 26: Infrared SpectroscopyChapter 27: Proton Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceChapter 28: Carbon Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceAPPENDIXON YOUR OWN: MCAT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICETWO SAMPLE MCATs ON CDNER(01): WOW
