LIST OF GAMSAT TOPICS

BIOLOGY
Biological molecules
-proteins, lipids, amino acids, carbohydrates
-rules for naming compounds
Enzymes
Cell metabolism
Molecular genetics
-DNA
-Protein synthesis
-DNA replication
-Prokaryotes & eukaryotes
Musculoskeletal system
Gastrointestinal system
Respiratory system
-Gas exchange
-Haemoglobin
-O2 dissociation curve
-Chemo & mechanoreceptors
Cardiovascular system
-Transcapillary exchange
-Starlings laws
Cardiac cycle
-Urinary system
-Fluid disturbances
-Fluid compartments in the body
CHEMISTRY
Atomic structure and periodicity
Electronegativity
Ionisation energy
Ionic radius
Electrons
The periodic table
Chemical bonding
Temporary dipole bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Kinetics and equilibrium
Chemical reactions
Reaction rates
Collision theory
Rate laws
Le Chateliers principle
Reaction quotient and equilibrium constant
Thermochemistry
Enthalpy and entropy
Exothermic endothermic
Bond energy
Gases
Boyles law
Charles law
Gay-lussacs law
Avogadros law
Grahams law
Daltons law
Maxwell-boltzmann distribution
Real vs ideal gas

Phase equilibria
Evaporation
Heat vs temperature graphs
Vapour pressure
lab techniques
chromatography
distillation
extraction
recrystalisation
Solutions and solubility
Molarity & molality
Solubility product
The common ion effect
Ionic product and precipitation
Raoults law
Boiling point elevation
Freezing point depression
Acids and bases
pH scale
strong vs weak
conjugate pairs
binary acids
oxoacids
acidity constant
basicity constant
titration
buffers
isomerism
fisher notation
stereochemistry
enantiomers
optical activity
racemic mixture
diastereomers
meso compounds
hydrocarbons
alkanes, alkenes, alkynes
free radical halogenation
molecular geometry and bond angles
bond strength, length and energy
aromatic compounds
nucleophilic substitution
elimination
oxygen-containing compounds
alcohols, ethers, esters, carboxylic acids etc etc
PHYSICS
Vectors and scalars
Graphical vector addition
Vector trigonometry
Separating vector components
Kinematics, translation etc
Distance and displacement
Speed and velocity
Acceleration and circular acceleration
Graphical analysis of translational motion
Horizontal and vertical motion

Air resistance
Projectile motion
Rotational motion
Kinematic equations
Newtonian mechanics
Newtons laws
Newtons law of universal gravitation
Normal force
Gravity
Friction
Uniform circular motion
Work and energy
Power
Potential energy
Gravitational potential energy
Elastic potential energy
Kinetic energy
Conservation of mechanical energy
Momentum
Impulse
Collisions
Explosions
Fluids
Hydrostatics
Pressure (total and gauge)
Buoyancy, Archimedes principle
Surface tension
Hydrodynamics
Viscosity & flow
Flow through a pipe
Bernoullis equation
Pressure and velocity of moving fluids
Thermodynamics
Heat & temperature
Temperature scales
Specific heat capacity
Heat transfer
System and surroundings
Laws of thermodynamics
Electrostatics
Coulombs law
Electric fields
Electric potential
Current, voltage, resistance
AC and DC circuits
Parallel and series
Magnetism
Coulombs law of magnetic force
Electromagnets
Current carrying wire within an external field
Oscillation and waves
Sound
Timbre
Refraction & reflection
Beats
Doppler effect
Nuclear reactions
Half life
Radiation & decay
Fission

Nuclear power
Exponents
Logarithms
Linear & non-linear graphs