GAMSAT Physics: Deal With It In The Smart Way!
The Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences section in the GAMSAT paper has questions on biology, chemistry and physics. Though the stress is less on physics, nevertheless it is an integral part of the test paper. About 20% of the total questions appear in GAMSAT physics paper. So answering the GAMSAT physics question will contribute greatly to your GAMSAT Section III score.
The GAMSAT physics paper mainly covers the following topics:
Motion, Work, Power and Energy, Light, Sound, Static and Dynamic Effect of Electricity, Magnetism, Gas Laws and Thermodynamics.
You will need to have a thorough understanding of the topics dealt with in the 12th year physics class to be able to answer this section. The most important topics which appears almost every year in GAMSAT physics paper is Motion and Work, Power and Energy. At least one set of question always appears in the GAMSAT physics question paper every year on these two topics. Questions on the other chapters may or may not appear. So, these are the two most important topics and a thorough knowledge of these two chapters will always come handy.
While you are preparing do not forget to take some time in understanding the topics. By now you must be knowing how important it is to get your basics right! Get a good grasp on the formulae and they should be at your finger-tips. Most of the questions belonging to the GAMSAT physics section are numerical based. The formulae required for the numerical are usually provided, but there may be times when the formulae will not be provided so be prepared for the worst and gear up yourself with all the necessary formulae.
About 80% of the GAMSAT physics questions are numerical based, so practice the numerical from these two chapters properly. But then again memorising the formulae is a strict no-no. Put some thought into understanding formulae evolve. Once you get the hang of the derivation of the formulae you will see that the formulae are at your finger tips. Questions based on graphs are also not uncommon. You must be able to read and interpret the graphs properly.
If you are well versed with these two chapters, you can surely answer about 50% of the questions from the physics section. Now that you know Motion and Work, Power and Energy are the two most important chapters in the physics questions waste no time wondering what to prepare for the GAMSAT physics section.
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