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Published
New York : Kaplan Publishing ©2014-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida :
Language
English
Item Description
Earlier issue for 2016 cataloged as a monograph in LC.
Access to online content may be unavailable.
Physical Description
volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Publication Frequency
Annual
ISBN
9781506294292
ISSN
28360931
21613222
  • The Kaplan MCAT Review Team
  • Getting Started Checklist
  • Preface
  • About the MCAT
  • How This Book Was Created
  • Using This Book
  • Studying for the MCAT
  • Chapter 1. Kinematics and Dynamics
  • 1.1. Units
  • 1.2. Vectors and Scalars
  • 1.3. Displacement and Velocity
  • 1.4. Forces and Acceleration
  • 1.5. Newton's Laws
  • 1.6. Motion with Constant Acceleration
  • 1.7. Mechanical Equilibrium
  • Chapter 2. Work and Energy
  • 2.1. Energy
  • 2.2. Work
  • 2.3. Mechanical Advantage
  • Chapter 3. Thermodynamics
  • 3.1. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
  • 3.2. Systems
  • 3.3. First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 3.4. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
  • Chapter 4. Fluids
  • 4.1. Characteristics of Fluids and Solids
  • 4.2. Hydrostatics
  • 4.3. Fluid Dynamics
  • 4.4. Fluids in Physiology
  • Chapter 5. Electrostatics and Magnetism
  • 5.1. Charges
  • 5.2. Coulomb's Law
  • 5.3. Electric Potential Energy
  • 5.4. Electric Potential
  • 5.5. Special Cases in Electrostatics
  • 5.6. Magnetism
  • Chapter 6. Circuits
  • 6.1. Current
  • 6.2. Resistance
  • 6.3. Capacitance and Capacitors
  • 6.4. Meters
  • Chapter 7. Waves and Sound
  • 7.1. General Wave Characteristics
  • 7.2. Sound
  • Chapter 8. Light and Optics
  • 8.1. Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • 8.2. Geometrical Optics
  • 8.3. Diffraction
  • 8.4. Polarization
  • Chapter 9. Atomic and Nuclear Phenomena
  • 9.1. The Photoelectric Effect
  • 9.2. Absorption and Emission of Light
  • 9.3. Nuclear Binding Energy and Mass Defect
  • 9.4. Nuclear Reactions
  • Chapter 10. Mathematics
  • 10.1. Arithmetic and Significant Figures
  • 10.2. Exponents and Logarithms
  • 10.3. Trigonometry
  • 10.4. Problem-Solving
  • Chapter 11. Reasoning About the Design and Execution of Research
  • 11.1. The Scientific Method
  • 11.2. Basic Science Research
  • 11.3. Human Subjects Research
  • 11.4. Ethics
  • 11.5. Research in the Real World
  • Chapter 12. Data-Based and Statistical Reasoning
  • 12.1. Measures of Central Tendency
  • 12.2. Distributions
  • 12.3. Measures of Distribution
  • 12.4. Probability
  • 12.5. Statistical Testing
  • 12.6. Charts, Graphs, and Tables
  • 12.7. Applying Data
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Art Credits