Table of Contents
Part 1 MCAT Overview
Chapter 1 MCAT Basics 3
Chapter 2 Overview and Strategy of the Science Sections 11
Chapter 3 Cars Strategy 23
Part 2 MCAT Biochemistry
Chapter 4 Enzymes and Inhibition 35
Chapter 5 Amino Acids and Proteins 47
Chapter 6 Carbohydrates 61
Chapter 7 Lipids 73
Chapter 8 Nucleic Acids 85
Part 3 MCAT Biology
Chapter 9 Molecular Biology 97
Chapter 10 Microbiology 107
Chapter 11 Eukaryotic Cell Biology 115
Chapter 12 Genetics And Evolution 125
Chapter 13 The Nervous And Endocrine Systems 135
Chapter 14 The Circulatory, Respiratory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 145
Chapter 15 The Excretory and Digestive Systems 155
Chapter 16 The Musculoskeletal System and Skin 165
Chapter 17 The Reproductive Systems 173
Part 4 MCAT Psychology and Sociology
Chapter 18 Research Methods 185
Chapter 19 Social Structure, Group Identity, and Self-Identity 195
Chapter 20 Personality, Motivation, Attitudes, and Psychological Disorders 211
Chapter 21 Learning, Memory, and Behavior 227
Chapter 22 Interacting with the Environment 239
Part 5 MCAT General Chemistry
Chapter 23 Atomic and Molecular Structure and Properties 257
Chapter 24 Thermodynamics 265
Chapter 25 Phases and Gases 275
Chapter 26 Kinetics 285
Chapter 27 Equilibrium 295
Chapter 28 Acids and Bases 305
Chapter 29 Electrochemistry 313
Part 6 MCAT Organic Chemistry
Chapter 30 Structure and Stability 325
Chapter 31 Organic Chemistry Reactions: Nucleophilic Substitution and Addition 341
Chapter 32 Biologically Important Molecules 361
Part 7 MCAT Physics
Chapter 33 Kinematics and Dynamics 395
Chapter 34 Work and Energy 405
Chapter 35 Thermodynamics 415
Chapter 36 Fluids and Elasticity of Solids 423
Chapter 37 Electrostatics, Electricity, and Magnetism 431
Chapter 38 Oscillations, Waves, and Sound 441
Chapter 39 Light, Optics, and Quantum Physics 451
Part 8 MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
Chapter 40 Cars Practice Passages 463
Chapter 41 Solutions to Cars Practice Passages 483
Passage Permissions Information 507
