Gamsat science prior knowledge and application

GAMSAT Science: A balance between prior knowledge and applicationBy

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GAMSAT BIOLOGYWhat should be committed to memory?

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Neuron basis structure and functionNephron structure

Structure of 3 muscle types: striated, smooth and cardiac

Definition of gene, allele, wild type, recessive, complete and incomplete

dominance

Structure of kidney and other organs

Definition of Endocrine gland and other related glands

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• Thoroughly understand breathing mechanism, gas exchange, thermoregulation, differential pressure, resiliency and surface tension effects

• Compare and contrast meiosis with mitosis, study cell cycle, cell structure and function

• Have a strong grasp over Mendelian genetics. Understand linkage and recombination, inborn errors of metabolism, and types of mutation

• Thoroughly understand concepts of resting potential, electrochemical gradient, action potential, excitatory & inhibitory nerve fibers

• Pay close attention to the organization of the actin and myosin filaments, sliding filament model, and calcium regulation of contraction

GAMSAT BIOLOGYWhat to comprehend?


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• Understand the skeletal system, Ca storage, motor neurons, and neuromuscular junctions

• Understand competitive and non-competitive inhibition, allosteric effect, and cellular mechanism of hormone action

• Familiarize yourself with the function of heart, systolic and diastolic pressure, oxygen transport by hemoglobin, and role of spleen

• Memorize, understand the role of excretory system in homeostasis, acid-base balance, glomular filtration, secretion and reabsorption of solutes

• Focus on electron transport chain, Kreb’s cycle, Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis



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• Pay attention to antigen-antibody interaction, role of spleen and lymph nodes, and role of T and B-lymphocyte in immunity

• Finally focus on mechanism of transcription and translation, genetic code, codon-anticodon relationship



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GAMSAT PHYSICAL CHEMISTRYWhat should be committed to memory?


Definitions of quantum numbers

Rules for oxidation state

Definitions of gas laws

Definitions of Bronsted acid, base, Lewis acid, base & pH

Definitions of concentration

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• Period table and periodic properties with a special focus on transition elements

• Balancing equation and calculating the reaction stoichiometry

• Calculating of oxidation state, calculation of concentration of solutions in different units [molarity to moles interconversion, normality, mole fraction and strength (g/cc)]

• Understanding redox potential and its application in numerical problems, application of Henderson-Hasselbalch equation in acids and bases, understanding the relationship between pKa, pKb, and pH, and their application in numerical problems

• Practice graphical interpretation in chemical kinetics and manipulating rate equations

GAMSAT PHYSICAL CHEMISTRYWhat to comprehend?


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• Manipulating formulas in gas equations, liquid solutions and surface chemistry

• Be familiar with the VSEPR theory, Maxwell Distribution plot, ideal gas, partial pressure and phase diagram

• Be thorough with Raoult’s Law, colligative property and solubility product

• Build your concepts on state function, entropy, Gibb’s free energy and calorimetry

• Numerical problem relating to activation energy, application of Le Chatelier’s Principle

• Calculation involving Farady’s Law, half reaction and reduction potential

GAMSAT PHYSICAL CHEMISTRYWhat to comprehend?


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• Begin your preparation by getting a good grasp over IUPAC nomenclature, isomerism, and resonance

• Practice identifying key functional groups and the reaction mechanisms they are involved in.

• Understand concepts of chirality, enantiomers, diastereomers, meso compounds, and racemic mixture. Practice Fischer projection, and R/S nomenclature

• Be thorough with Markovnikoff’s rule of addition in alkenes, and nucleophilic substitution reactions involving alcohols

• Also study Grignard’s reagent in aldehydes and ketones, and α-H reactions

• Study the trends in acidity in carboxylic acids, phenols, basicity of amines and alcohols

GAMSAT ORGANIC CHEMISTRYWhat to comprehend?


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GAMSAT PHYSICSWhat should be committed to memory?


Newton’s Law, Ohm’s Law, Laplace’s Law, Inverse square Law

solving simple problems with kinematic equations

Inverse square law and its applications in electrical, magnetic and gravitational

fields

parallel and serial circuits, resistors, cells, possibly capacitors

lenses, focal length, mirrors, shadows

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• Solve graphs on displacement, velocity, and acceleration

• Practice calculations on projectile motion equations

• Solve problems on pulley system

• Manipulate units of work and energy

• Understand surface tension, viscosity of fluids, Archimedes’ principle and Bernouilli’s equation

• Be thorough with calculations on simple pendulum and periodic motion• Thoroughly understand electric dipoles, magnetic induction

GAMSAT PHYSICSWhat to comprehend?


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• Practice Kirchoff’s law to solve numerical problems on electric circuits

• Practice ray diagrams and understand concepts of reflection, refraction and total internal reflection

• Finally familiarize yourself with Bohr atomic theory and nuclear physics

GAMSAT PHYSICSWhat to comprehend?


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