I was wondering which equations if not all do I need to memorize for the MCAT. I have searched google with not much luck. Anybody have any experience with the mcat. Thanks in advance.

1/21/2007 6:20:35 PM

all of them, and the great part about that is that only 1/4 (if that) of them will be on the test, but there's no way of knowing which ones will be used.



And you have to know how to manipulate the equations to get different answers w/ different data. Its a bitch...I took it last april...good luck.

[Edited on January 21, 2007 at 7:16 PM. Reason : ]

1/21/2007 7:14:57 PM

MCAT is purposefully not math intensive. You only need to remember basic conceptual equations i.e. pH, pKa, acid/base eqns, basic force and projectile motion equations....anything more difficult than that they will give you the actual equation on the test. As long as you understand the concepts behind the equations (which is more important) you shouldn't need to memorize the equations themselves.

1/21/2007 7:57:10 PM

I agree with that. There are a lot of "basic equations" though.


I'm thinking I had a list of like 30 of the most commonly used equations. That doesnt seem so bad until you try to understand all of them for one test. It can be done though, especially if you're starting now.

1/21/2007 8:53:23 PM

There are just basic equations but you must know them COLD.

The hardest part of the test is that you are working against the clock.


Physical sciences was my weakest area but it ended up being my highest score because of the effort that I made to memorize and manipulate those equations.

1/22/2007 12:15:02 AM