Biology
1. Biomolecules
1.1. Water and the Four Biomolecules
1.2. What is a Lipid?
1.3. Fatty Acids
1.4. What is a Saponifiable Lipid?
1.5. Waxes
1.6. Glycero-lipids
1.7. Sphingolipids
1.8. Steroids and other Terpene Derivatives
1.9. Membrane Lipids
1.10. Lipoproteins (Lipid Transport Vesicles)
1.11. Proteins
1.12. Carbohydrates
1.13. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
1.14. Minerals
2. Cell Structure
2.1. Cell Theory
2.2. The Membrane
2.3. Endocytosis and Exocytosis
2.4. Compartmentalization
2.5. The Mitochondria
2.6. The Nucleus
2.7. Cellular Filaments
2.8. Cellular Junctions
2.9. Mitochondria
2.10. The Extracellular Matrix
2.11. Tissues and Organization
2.12. The Virus
2.13. Bacteriophages
2.14. Animal Viruses
2.15. Types of Viral Genomes
2.16. Defense Against Viral Infection
2.17. Prokaryotes
2.18. Bacterial Envelope
2.19. Reproduction in Bacteria
3. Enzyme Kinetics
3.1. The Enzymatic Reaction
3.2. Enzymatic Kinetics
3.3. Reversible Inhibition
3.4. Lineweaver-Burk Plots
3.5. Irreversible Inhibition
3.6. Enzyme Regulation
3.7. Enzyme Classification
4. Cellular Metabolism
4.1. Anabolism and Catabolism
4.2. Energy Carriers
4.3. An overview of Glucose Metabolism
4.4. Glycolysis
4.5. Fermentation
4.6. Gluconeogenesis
4.7. Glycogenolysis and Glycogenesis
4.8. The Lactic Acid Cycle
4.9. Pentose Phosphate Pathway
4.10. Krebs Cycle
4.11. ETC and Oxidative Phosphorylation
4.12. Fatty Acid Metabolism & Ketogenesis
4.13. Protein Metabolism
5. Molecular Genetics
5.1. Genetic Information
5.2. DNA Replication
5.3. Types and Functions of RNA
5.4. Transcription
5.5. Post-transcriptional processing
5.6. Protein Synthesis
5.7. Cell Cycle
5.8. Mutations
5.9. Cancer
6. The Nervous system
6.1. The Neuron
6.2. The Resting Potential
6.3. The Action Potential
6.4. The Synapse
6.5. The Effects of a Neural Impulse
6.6. Support Cells
6.7. The Structure of the Nervous System
7. Endocrine & Exocrine
7.1. Hormones
7.2. Types of Hormones
7.3. Signal Transduction
7.4. Important Endocrine Glands
7.5. Exocrine System
7.6. Reproduction
7.7. Fertilization and Embryology
8. Digestive and Excretory
8.1. The Fate of Ingested Nutrients
8.2. Alimentary Tract – Digestion
8.3. Alimentary Tract – Absorption
8.4. Enteric Nervous and Enteroendocrine Systems
8.5. The Liver
8.6. The kidney
9. Cardiovascular and immune systems
9.1. Body Fluids
9.2. Respiratory System
9.3. The Cardiovascular System
9.4. The Blood
9.5. The Lymphatic System
9.6. The Immune System
9.7. Blood Types
10. Muscle and bone
10.1. Muscle
10.2. Skeletal Muscle
10.3. Physiology of Skeletal Muscle Contraction
10.4. Cardiac Muscle
10.5. Smooth muscle
10.6. Bone
11. Mendelian Genetics
11.1. Mendelian Concepts
11.2. Evolution
11.3. Symbiosis
11.4. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
CARS
1. Strategy and Tactics
2. Tools
3. Main Idea
Organic Chemistry
1. Bonding and Stereochemistry
1.1. Electrons Move toward Protons
1.2. Representing Organic Molecules
1.3. Index of Hydrogen Deficiency
1.4. Functional Groups
1.5. Nomenclature
1.6. Electron Delocalization
1.7. Isomerism
2. Reactions in Org
2.1. Reaction in Orgo
2.2. Alkanes
2.3. Alkenes
2.4. Benzene
2.5. Alcohols
2.6. Ethers
3. Carbonyls and Amines
3.1. The Carbonyl
3.2. Aldehydes and Ketones
3.3. Carboxylic Acids
3.4. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
3.5. Amines
Inorganic Chemistry
1. Atoms
1.1. The Atomic Scale
1.2. Elements
1.3. Measuring Atoms
1.4. Electrons
1.5. History of Quantum Mechanics
1.6. Electronic Structure of the Atom
1.7. The Periodic Table
1.8. Periodic Trends
1.9. Ions
2. Bonding, Reactions, and Decay
2.1. Bonding
2.2. Lewis Dot Structures
2.3. VSEPR Theory
2.4. Valence Bond Theory
2.5. Molecular Orbital Theory
2.6. Stoichiometry
2.7. Reactions and Reaction Equations
2.8. Radiochemistry
3. Gases, Kinetics, and Equilibrium
3.1. Gases
3.2. Kinetic Molecular Theory
3.3. Real Gases
3.4. Chemical Kinetics
3.5. Equilibrium
3.6. The Partial Pressure Equilibrium
3.7. The Reaction Quotient
3.8. Le Chatelier’s Principle
4. Thermodynamics
4.1. How to Think Thermodynamically
4.2. State and Path Functions
4.3. Heat
4.4. Work
4.5. The 1st Law of Thermodynamics
4.6. The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
4.7. Internal Energy
4.8. Temperature
4.9. Pressure
4.10. Enthalpy
4.11. Entropy
4.12. Reversibility
5. Solutions
5.1. Describing a Solution
5.2. Solution Formation for Condensed Phases
5.3. Solubility
5.4. Vapor Pressure
5.5. Solubility Factors
5.6. Solubility Guidelines
6. Phases and Heat Capacities
6.1. Heat Capacity
6.2. Calorimeters
6.3. Phase Diagrams
6.4. Phase Change
6.5. Colligative Properties
7. Acids and Bases
7.1. Definitions
7.2. Equilibrium Constants for Acid-Base Reactions
7.3. Finding the pH
7.4. Predicting Acid Strength
7.5. Salt Solutions
7.6. Titrations
8. Oxidation-Reduction
8.1. Oxidation-Reduction
8.2. Half Reactions
8.3. Balancing Redox Reactions
8.4. Oxidation-Reduction Titrations
8.5. The Galvanic Cell
8.6. IUPAC Conventions
8.7. Free Energy and Chemical Energy
8.8. The Nernst Equation
8.9. The Electrolytic Cell
Lab techniques
1. Intro & Math
1.1. Units
1.2. MCAT Math
1.3. Vectors and Scalars
1.4. Adding and Subtracting Vectors
1.5. Multiplying Vectors
1.6. Component Vectors
1.7. Rounding
1.8. Scientific Notation
1.9. Logarithms
1.10. Proportions
1.11. Graphs
2. Lab Techniques
2.1. Mass Spectrometry
2.2. Spectroscopy
2.3. IR Spectroscopy
2.4. UV-Vis Spectroscopy
2.5. NMR
2.6. X-Ray Crystallography
3. Lab Techniques
3.1. Chromatography
3.2. Gel Electrophoresis
3.3. PCR
3.4. cDNA and Genomic Libraries
3.5. Blotting
3.6. ELISA
3.7. Radioimmunoassay
3.8. Immunoprecipitation
3.9. Edman Degradation
3.10. Salting Out
3.11. RFLP
3.12. Gram Staining
3.13. Reducing Sugars
3.14. Distillation
4. Methods and Statistics
4.1. The Scientific Method
4.2. Methods and Measurement
4.3. Statistics to Describe a Data Set
4.4. Common Statistical Tests
4.5. Results: Interpreting Data
4.6. Drawing Conclusions from Data
4.7. Reading Research-Based MCAT Passages and Interpreting Graphs
4.8. Ethics of Research
Physics
1. Motion and Force
1.1. Stepwise Approach to Physics
1.2. Quantifying Motion
1.3. Translational Motion
1.4. Inertia, Mass, and Weight
1.5. The Nature of Force
1.6. Newton’s Laws
1.7. The Diagram in a Physics problem
1.8. Equilibrium in Physics
1.9. Friction
1.10. Hooke’s Law
1.11. Centripetal Motion
2. Torque and Energy
2.1. Torque
2.2. Energy
2.3. Systems
2.4. Work, Heat, and Applying the First Law
2.5. Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
2.6. Power
2.7. Mechanical Advantage
2.8. Simple Machines
3. Fluids
3.1. Fluids
3.2. Density
3.3. Pressure
3.4. Fluids at Rest
3.5. Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
3.6. Fluids in Motion
3.7. Ideal Fluid
3.8. Non-ideal Fluids (Real Fluids)
3.9. Surface Tension
3.10. Thermal Expansion of Solids
4. Waves
4.1. Wave Characteristics
4.2. The Effect of the Medium
4.3. Power with Waves
4.4. Interference
4.5. Resonance
4.6. Doppler Effect
5. Electricity and Magnetism
5.1. Charge
5.2. Fields
5.3. Moving Charge
5.4. Batteries and Capacitors
5.5. Circuits
5.6. Magnetism
6. Light
6.1. Light
6.2. Polarization of Light
6.3. Reflection and Refraction
6.4. Thin Film Interference
6.5. Diffraction
6.6. Images
6.7. Mirrors and lenses
6.8. The Thin Lens Equation
6.9. Two Lens Systems
Psychology
1. Sensation and Perception
1.1. Sensation Versus Perception
1.2. Top-Down/Bottom-Up Processing
1.3. Perceptual Organization
1.4. Gestalt Principles
1.5. Sensory Processing
1.6. Sensory Receptors
1.7. Vision
1.8. Hearing
1.9. Other Senses
2. Attention, Memory, and Cognition
2.1. Attention
2.2. Attention Processing Theories
2.3. Memory
2.4. Memory Retrieval
2.5. Forgetting, Memory, and Neurocognitive Disorders
2.6. Cognition Development
3. Decisions, Intelligence, and Consciousness
3.1. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
3.2. Intellectual Functioning
3.3. States of Consciousness
3.4. Sleep-Wake Disorders
3.5. Types of Consciousness-Altering Drugs
3.6. Drug Addiction and the Reward Pathway
3.7. Language
4. Emotion, Stress, and Group Behaviors
4.1. Components of Emotion
4.2. Universal Emotions
4.3. Theories of Emotion
4.4. Biology of Emotion
4.5. Stress and Stressors
4.6. Effects of Stress on Psychological Functions
4.7. Behavioral and Emotional Responses to Stressors
4.8. Stress Appraisal
4.9. Managing Stress
4.10. Social Psychology and Human Behavior
5. Nervous System, Personality, and Disorders
5.1. The Nervous System
5.2. The Nervous System Pt. 2
5.3. Personality
5.4. Psychological Disorders
5.5. Motivation
5.6. Attitudes
6. Learning and Identity Formation
6.1. Learning Theories
6.2. Classical Conditioning
6.3. Operant Conditioning
6.4. Biological processes Affecting Associative Learning
6.5. Observational Learning
6.6. Self-Concept, Self-Identity, and Social Identity
6.7. Formation of Identity
7. Behavioral Attribution and Social Structure
7.1. Attributing Behavior to persons or Situations
7.2. Social Structure
7.3. Demographic Structure of Society
8. Social Interactions and Social Disparity
8.1. Elements of Social Interaction
8.2. Self-Presentation and Interacting with Others
8.3. Social Behavior
8.4. Social Inequality
8.5. Social Class
8.6. Patterns of Social Mobility
8.7. Poverty
8.8. Health and Healthcare Disparities
