How to Master the BMAT: Unbeatable Preparation for Success in the BioMedical Admissions Test

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With over 400 practice questions and six mock tests, How to Master the BMAT helps readers maximize their BMAT test score. It focuses on core knowledge in six key areas: aptitude and skills; math; physics; chemistry; biology; writing tasks. At the end of each section, a set of review questions provides the opportunity to identify and improve weak areas before taking the test. Wherever possible, every question comes complete with its revision topics indicated in brackets, useful hints, and expanded answers.  This third edition corrects answer errors and includes new sections and updated science information. Contents Introduction PART ONE Reviews 1 Aptitude and skills review A1. Understanding argument 1: basic aspects A2. Understanding argument 2: flaws; types of questions A3. Understanding argument 3: example argument A4. Critical thinking: Venn diagrams and logic statements A5. Shape symmetry Aptitude review questions 2 Maths review M1. Mental arithmetic review 1: basic operations M2. Mental arithmetic review 2: further operations M3. Fractions 1: basic arithmetic M4. Fractions 2: improper fractions; ratios M5. Decimals 1: fraction/decimal conversions and basic arithmetic M6. Decimals 2: rounding (decimal place, significant figure) and standard form M7. Per cent (%) M8. Time and clocks M9. Areas, perimeters, volumes and surface area M10. Algebra 1: substitution and re-arranging M11. Algebra 2: simultaneous and quadratic equations M12. Averages: mean, median, mode; weighted M13. Pie and bar charts, line and scatter graphs, tables M14. Cumulative frequency, box and whisker plots M15. Geometry 1: angles and lines, triangles, other shapes M16. Geometry 2: Pythagoras and trigonometric functions M17. Circle theorems M18. Inequalities M19. Probability 1: basic concepts M20. Probability 2: tree diagrams M21. Permutations and combinations Maths review questions 3 Physics review P1. Measurements and prefixes P2. Conventions for units, symbols and numbers P3. SI base units for length, volume, mass P4. Equations of motion P5. Graphs of motion P6. Projectile motion P7. Force and motion (Newton) P8. Force, work, power and energy P9. Universal gravitation, satellites and escape velocity P10. Force, momentum and impulse P11. Force, stress and strain P12. Moments, mechanical advantage, levers and pulleys P13. Pressure, buoyancy and flow P14. Gas laws P15. Heat and energy P16. Waves (light and sound) P17. Electrostatics, capacitance and electricity P18. Kirchhoff’s circuit laws, resistors and capacitors P19. Electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction P20. Radioactive decay Physics review questions 4 Chemistry review C1. Atoms, electron configuration and valency C2. Periodic table C3. Bonding: electrovalent (ionic), covalent and metallic C4. The mole and balancing chemical equations (reactions) C5. Types of chemical reaction C6. Concentration and pH; reaction rates C7. Exothermic and endothermic reactions; Le Chatelier’s principle C8. Solids, liquids, gases; changes of state; thermochemistry C9. Electrochemistry, reactivity series and electrolysis C10. Carbon (organic) chemistry; fractional distillation Chemistry review questions 5 Biology review B1. Digestive system B2. Respiratory system B3. Circulatory system B4. Nervous system; eye B5. Endocrine system; menstrual cycle hormones B6. Urinary system B7. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), genes and cell division B8. Patterns of inheritance Biology review questions 6 Writing task review W1. Choice of question (1 minute) W2. Preparation (10 minutes) W3. The four-paragraph approach (10 minutes preparation) W4. Composing the essay (15 minutes) W5. Sources and resources W6. The final check (2–3 minutes) Instructions for mock tests PART TWO Tests and answers 7 Mock tests Mock test 1: Aptitude and skills Mock test 2: Scientific knowledge and applications Mock test 3: Writing task Mock test 4: Aptitude and skills Mock test 5: Scientific knowledge and applications Mock test 6: Writing task Mock test 7: Aptitude and skills Mock test 8: Scientific knowledge and applications Mock test 9: Writing task Mock test 10: Aptitude and skills Mock test 11: Scientific knowledge and applications Mock test 12: Writing task Mock test 13: Aptitude and skills Mock test 14: Scientific knowledge and applications Mock test 15: Writing task 8 Answers and explanations Answers to review questions Answers to mock tests