GAMSAT Preparation Courses Syllabus

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GAMSAT Preparation Course Syllabus and Schedule

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Science Review (Section 3) Course

Cork

Dublin

Cork: January 14-15, 2012

Time: 9 am - 5:30 pm daily

Dublin	:	January 21-22, 2012
Time	:	9 am - 5:30 pm daily
Location	:	Independent Colleges Dublin
		60 - 63 Dawson Street
		Dublin 2

*Students may register at the door on the day of the session.

Tuition fee: €340

Besides the course syllabus and schedule, Dr. Ferdinand will have small group sessions organized before class or lunch or after class so that he can be available for further discussions. Students will be assigned which small group they are in on the morning of the first day. Printing of practice problem sets is included in course tuition. Small class size is assured in Cork. For more information regarding the full length GAMSAT practice exam and review, click here: GAMSAT Practice Test

GAMSAT Course Syllabus

The following topic list or syllabus is not meant to be exhaustive nor definitive. Consider it a guideline for topics that we are expected to cover as a result of stimulus material reviewed in class.

BIOLOGY- The Eukaryotic Cell, Plasma Membrane, The Cell's Interior, DNA, The Cell Cycle, Protein Synthesis, Viruses, Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes, Bioenergetics, The Neuron, The Nervous System, The Endocrine System, The Circulatory System, Blood Composition, Lymphatic and Immune Systems, The Digestive System, The Excretory System, Gametogenesis (Meiosis), Genetics.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Stereochemistry, IUPAC Nomenclature, Principles of Reaction Mechanisms, The Carbonyl Group, Acetals/Ketals, Substitution, Carboxylic Acids, The Tetrahedryl Intermediate, Amides, Amino Acids, Protein Structure, Elimination, Alkenes, Free Radicals, Redox Reactions, Aromatic Rings, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Elimination vs. Substitution

GENERAL CHEMISTRY - The Atom, The Periodic Table, Chemical Bonds, Hydrogen Bonds, Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Lewis Dot Structures, Multiple Bonds, Resonance, Molecular Polarity, Hybridization, Hybrid Orbitals, Gases, Avogadro's Law, Equation of State, Graham's Law, Liquids, Maxwell's Distribution Plot, Boiling, Melting Points, Le Chatelier's Principle, Solutions, Phase Diagrams, Raoult's Law, Boiling, Freezing Point Changes, Acids and Bases, Titrations, Oxidation Numbers, Solubility Product, Thermochemistry, Calorimetry, Thermodynamics, Hess's Law, Rate Law, Energy Diagrams, Electrolysis, Electrochemical Cell

PHYSICS - The Atom, Nuclear Reactions, Radioactive Decay and Half-Life, Electricity vs. Gravity, Electric Circuits, Kirchoff's Laws, Characteristics of Waves, Diffraction, Optics, Sound, Doppler Effect, Electromagnetism, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Reflection, Refraction, Thin Lens, Snell's Law, The Critical Angle, Force and Motion, Weight and Units, Friction, Applying Newton's Laws, Trigonometry, Projectile Motion, Work, Circular Motion, Work-Energy Theorem, Energy and Entropy, Momentum, Law of Torques, Fluids, Fluids in Motion, Archimedes' Principle

GAMSAT Course Schedule

Science Review (Section 3) Day 1
9:00 - 10:45	Physics Lecture + Problem Based Learning Approach
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 12:00	Interactive Problem Session: Physics
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch and Selected Small Group Sessions
1:00 - 2:45	Lecture: Physics, General Chemistry
2:45 - 3:00	Break
3:00 - 5:00	Interactive Problem Session: General Chemistry
5:00 - 5:30	Summary
5:30 - 6:30	Selected Small Group Sessions

Science Review (Section 3) Day 2
9:00 - 10:45	Biology Content + Interpreting Experiments, Tables and Graphs
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 12:00	Interactive Problem Session: Biology
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch and Selected Small Group Sessions
1:00 - 2:45	Lecture: Biology, Organic Chemistry
2:45 - 3:00	Break
3:00 - 5:00	Interactive Problem Session: Organic Chemistry
5:00 - 5:30	Summary
5:30 - 6:30	Selected Small Group Sessions

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