The MCAT Physics Book
by Garrett, Biehle
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Author: Garrett, BiehleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-06
ISBN: 1889057339
Number of pages: 444
Publisher: Nova Press
Book Reviews of The MCAT Physics Book
Book Review: Thorough review...with a few caveats
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this book to brush up on my Physics for the MCAT which I am taking in about four weeks. I had not taken Physics since high school, and it showed on the diagnostic tests that I had been taking for the Physical Sciences section. The book is a thorough review with an ample amount of questions at the end of each chapter and a good review of each topic for each chapter. I especially liked the little inserts of humor within the problems and the chapters, as they really helped brighten, at least to some extent, what I find to be a hard subject to spend hours on.
There are a few problems with the book however. The cover states that all solutions are covered in thorough "step-by-step" detail, but this isn't always the case and sometimes I was left wondering "Ok what did he do here." Another thing that I disliked about the book was the fact that answers were either extremely easy or extremely challenging, but I guess that is a bit of a nitpick because that is how the MCAT is. Finally, I couldn't help but notice a good amount of errors either in the questions or the answers at the ends of the chapters. Case in point: The answer to Question 5 of Passage 4, Chapter 15 states that (3x10^4)/(5x10^4)=0.8. I stared a while at this answer to see what I had done wrong...and it wasn't the first time it happened.
Overall, I think it will really help my Physical Sciences score out..I'll wait to see when I take another practice test. One note of caution..there is some discrepancy between the information covered in this book and the other review books like Kaplan, particularly some of the equations covered. While Kaplan says to memorize the equation for capacitance (with area and distance)...Nova will just mention it in a problem. So check with the AAMC website to see what you need to know.
Summary of The MCAT Physics Book
The most comprehensive, rigorous analysis of MCAT physics available! Dr. Biehle's classic MCAT Physics Book presents a clear, insightful analysis of MCAT physics. His lively prose and subtle wit make this challenging topic more palatable. The MCAT Physics Book offers the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of MCAT physics available. Including, * 49 MCAT-style passages * 500 MCAT-style practice problems and detailed solutions to all problems. Illustrations and tables are included wherever necessary to focus and clarify key ideas and concepts.MCAT Books
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