MCAT Physics and Math Review

Vectors and Scalars

-SI Units
-Vectors
-Scalars
-Dot product
-Cross Product
-angstroms

Displacement and Velocity

-Displacement
-Distance
-Velocity
-Average velocity
-Average speed
-Instantaneous velocity
-Instantaneous speed
-Right-hand rule
-Resultant
-Tip to tail
-Components

Forces and Acceleration

-Force
-Gravity
-Friction
-Static friction
-Kinetic friction
-Coefficient of friction
-Normal force
-Mass
-Weight
-Acceleration
-Drag force

Newton’s Laws

-First law
-Second law
-Third law :)

Motion With Constant Acceleration

-Linear motion
-Free fall
-Projectile motion
-Inclined planes
-Circular motion (uniform)
-Centripetal acceleration
-Centripetal force

Mechanical Equilibrium

-Free Body Diagrams
-Translational Equilibrium
-Rotational Equilibrium (second condition of equilibrium)
-Torques (moment of force)
-Fulcrum
-Lever arm

Energy

-Potential energy
-Gravitational potential energy (datum)
-Elastic potential energy (spring constant, equilibrium length)
-Electrical potential energy
-Chemical potential energy
-Mechanical energy
-Conservative forces
-Nonconservative forces

Work

-Pressure-volume curve
-Power
-Piston
-Isovolumetric/isochoric process
-Isobaric processes
-Work-energy theorem

Mechanical Advantage

-Mechanical advantage
-Simple machines
-Load/load distance
-Effort distance
-Efficiency