GAMSAT Course Syllabus

The following topic list (syllabus) is meant to be comprehensive but not

exhaustive nor definitive. Consider it a guideline for topics that we are
expected to cover as a result of stimulus material reviewed in class and
course materials. You may also use the following GAMSAT science syllabus
as a guide if you are pursuing self-directed learning. All of our courses and
materials,including the Gold Standard GAMSAT textbooks, follow the natural
flow to learn GAMSAT science which is the following order: GAMSAT Math
(basic algebra), Physics, General then Organic Chemistry, and ultimately,
Biology. Also note that a key GAMSAT skill is the analysis and
interpretation of graphs, diagrams and tables, which is an integral part of
our courses and videos.

PHYSICS - Scalars and Vectors, Force and Motion,

Displacement/Time/Acceleration Graphs, Weight and Units (SI System),
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, 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

GENERAL CHEMISTRY - The Atom (done), The Periodic Table (done),

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,
Graphs: Reaction Orders, Energy Diagrams, Electrolysis, Electrochemical
Cell

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Stereochemistry, IUPAC Nomenclature, Principles

of Reaction Mechanisms (follow R, R’, R’’, R’’’, etc.), Alkanes, Alkenes,
Alkynes, Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, The Carbonyl Group, Acetals/Ketals,
Substitution, Carboxylic Acids, The Tetrahedryl Intermediate, Amides, Amino
Acids, Protein Structure, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Elimination, Free Radicals,
Redox Reactions, Aromatic Rings, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance, Elimination vs. Substitution

BIOLOGY - The Eukaryotic Cell (done), 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.