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MCAT Math Study Guide Cheat Sheet

June 11, 2014 By Leah4sci

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While the science portion of the MCAT is designed to test you on your Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Orgo abilities, you may find yourself faced with a series of math calculations, and you CANNOT use a calculator. I cover a great detail of MCAT math tips tricks and shortcuts in my MCAT Math Without A […]

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MCAT Style Non Calculator Math Practice Quiz

January 6, 2015 By Leah4sci

MCAT Style Math Quiz No Calculator

As an MCAT tutor I’m constantly telling my students to practice ‘simple math without a calculator’. The reply? Where can I find more practice problems? Since good resources are hard to find, I decided to write up my own MCAT math practice set NO Calculator Allowed! PDF Solution set at the end of the quiz […]

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Video Transcript : MCAT Scientific Notation Without A Calculation

June 25, 2014 By Leah4sci

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Below is the transcript of my tutorial video MCAT Math video 4 – Scientific Notation for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. (Click Here to watch on YouTube) [Start Transcript] Leah here from Leah4sci.com/MCAT and in this video, I’ll show you how to use Scientific Notation in MCAT style questions without a calculator when it comes […]

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MCAT Math Trick for Raising Decimals To Exponents No Calculator

May 24, 2018 By Leah4sci

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Decimals and Exponents can be tough without a calculator, but YOU can learn how to do them quickly! This video will teach you how to quickly solve examples such as (0.3)^2 and (0.05)^3 without a calculator! Save precious time on your MCAT practice and time on you official exam by mastering this MCAT Math Trick! […]

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Solving Antilog MCAT Questions Without A Calculator

June 9, 2014 By Leah4sci

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This video picks up from MCAT Math Part 8 – Logs and Negative Logs showing you how to solve questions where the log value is provided. Instead you’re asked to solve for the anti-log value in questions relating to ion concentration and Ka values. Anti-logs, just like logarithms, are difficult to calculation without a calculator […]

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How To Tackle MCAT style Logarithm Questions

June 8, 2014 By Leah4sci

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When it comes to mathematical calculations on the MCAT shortcuts are the way to go. But with most shortcut you have the option of falling back on the long yet proven pen-and-paper calculations to get your results. But this is not the case when it comes to logarithms. Logs or negative logs, unlike multiplication, division […]

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Trigonometry Overview and Sin Cos Trick for MCAT Questions

June 6, 2014 By Leah4sci

MCAT Math tutorial video trigonometry

Trigonometry is a topic that sends many pre-med students screaming for the hills, especially when it comes to applying sine, cosine, and tangent values to angles stated in an MCAT style question. The average student will memorize ‘radical 2 over 2’ as the sin or cos value for a 45 degree angle, but how on […]

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Fractions Ratios Percentages and Proportions on the MCAT

June 5, 2014 By Leah4sci

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Not every difficult MCAT question is inherently tough. You may find yourself faced with a potentially easy physics or chemistry MCAT question, only made tough by the detailed and tedious math required. This is especially true when fractions are involved, in the form of dimensional analysis, ratios, proportions, or finding percent values. The math is […]

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Squares and Square Roots in MCAT Style Questions

June 4, 2014 By Leah4sci

MCAT math video squares and square roots

The MCAT, especially the physical sciences section will require you to solve numerous equations and work through different calculations. While many of the math tricks I teach are simply ‘shortcuts’ teaching you a faster way to solve a given question, math tricks are even more important when it comes to squares and square roots on […]

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MCAT Scientific Notation in Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

June 2, 2014 By Leah4sci

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https://leah4sci.com/squares-and-square-roots-in-mcat-style-questions/https://leah4sci.com/squares-and-square-roots-in-mcat-style-questions/While math is not tested directly on the MCAT, you WILL be faced with a number of science questions where scientific notation calculations are required. Without a Calculator! Scientific notation on the MCAT is a common source of panic, because unlike simple long multiplication and division, it’s hard to fall back on pen-and-paper method. This MCAT […]

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