Science Review (Section 3) Course

Locations: Seminars are held on the following campuses: Cromwell College at the University of Queensland (St Lucia Campus), Wesley College at the University of Sydney (Camperdown/Darlington Campus), Graduate Union at the University of Melbourne (Parkville Campus), Lincoln College at the University of Adelaide (North Terrace Campus), St. Georges College at the University of Western Australia (Crawley Campus). We hold no affiliation nor have we sought nor received endorsements from any of these institutions. Classrooms will be disclosed to registrants.

Please note: bring any ACER booklets that you own to class so that challenging questions can be explained.

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 sizes are assured in Adelaide, Perth and Cork. For more information regarding the full length GAMSAT practice exam and review in Australian mainland capital cities, click here: GAMSAT Practice Test. For courses in Cork and Dublin, click here: GAMSAT Ireland Grinds

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

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

Course Dates

Location Section 3 (science) Review GAMSAT Courses Brisbane February 28-29, 2012 (Tue/Wed) GAMSAT Courses Sydney March 3-4, 2012 (Sat/Sun) GAMSAT Courses Melbourne February 18-19, 2012 (Sat/Sun) GAMSAT Courses Adelaide February 20-21, 2012 (Mon/Tue) GAMSAT Courses Perth Febraury 13-14, 2012 (Mon/Tue)

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