DAT: Dental Admissions Test (Barron's Test Prep)

This brand new manual prepares dental school applicants across the United States and Canada to pass the required admissions test. It features:

• Three full-length model tests, including a diagnostic test
• All answers explained in detail
• Access to video tutorials from the authors, and more

Table-of-Contents:
Introduction
About the DAT
Scoring
Preparing for the Test
Practice, Practice, Practice: Online Practice Test
PART ONE: BIOLOGY
1 Introduction
2 Basic Principles
3 The Cell
4 Viruses
5 Relationships Among Organisms
6 Evolution
7 Vertebrate Organisms
8 Ecology and Behavior
Appendix
Supplemental Information
PART TWO: GENERAL CHEMISTRY
9 Atoms
10 Scientific Measurement and the Mole Concept
11 Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
12 Periodic Properties of Elements Arise from the Structure of the Atom
13 Molecules and Compounds
14 Lewis Dot Structures
15 Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theory
16 Introduction to Chemical Reactions
17 The Gas Phase of Matter
18 Condensed Phases of Matter
19 Solution Chemistry
20 Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
21 Chemical Equilibriums
22 Acids and Bases
23 Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics
24 Electrochemistry
25 Laboratory Skills
PART THREE: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
26 Introduction
27 Bonding in Organic Compounds
28 Organic Compound Functional Groups
29 Alkanes
30 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
31 Oxygen Functional Group Compounds
32 Organic Compound Characterization Techniques
33 Separation and Purification Techniques
34 Answers to Practice Exercises
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION TEST
35 Introduction
36 Specific Question Types
PART FIVE: QUANTITATIVE REASONING TEST
37 Introduction
38 Arithmetic with Problem Solving
39 Algebra
40 Geometry
41 Analytic Geometry
42 Trigonometry
43 Probability
44 Statistics
45 Special Question Types
46 Conversions
PART SIX: PERCEPTUAL ABILITY TEST
47 Introduction
48 Aperture Passing
49 Orthographic Projections
50 Angle Discrimination
51 Paper Folding
52 Cubes
53 Form Development
Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Index

Table-of-Contents:
Introduction
About the DAT
Scoring
Preparing for the Test
Practice, Practice, Practice: Online Practice Test
PART ONE: BIOLOGY
1 Introduction
2 Basic Principles
3 The Cell
4 Viruses
5 Relationships Among Organisms
6 Evolution
7 Vertebrate Organisms
8 Ecology and Behavior
Appendix
Supplemental Information
PART TWO: GENERAL CHEMISTRY
9 Atoms
10 Scientific Measurement and the Mole Concept
11 Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
12 Periodic Properties of Elements Arise from the Structure of the Atom
13 Molecules and Compounds
14 Lewis Dot Structures
15 Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theory
16 Introduction to Chemical Reactions
17 The Gas Phase of Matter
18 Condensed Phases of Matter
19 Solution Chemistry
20 Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
21 Chemical Equilibriums
22 Acids and Bases
23 Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics
24 Electrochemistry
25 Laboratory Skills
PART THREE: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
26 Introduction
27 Bonding in Organic Compounds
28 Organic Compound Functional Groups
29 Alkanes
30 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
31 Oxygen Functional Group Compounds
32 Organic Compound Characterization Techniques
33 Separation and Purification Techniques
34 Answers to Practice Exercises
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION TEST
35 Introduction
36 Specific Question Types
PART FIVE: QUANTITATIVE REASONING TEST
37 Introduction
38 Arithmetic with Problem Solving
39 Algebra
40 Geometry
41 Analytic Geometry
42 Trigonometry
43 Probability
44 Statistics
45 Special Question Types
46 Conversions
PART SIX: PERCEPTUAL ABILITY TEST
47 Introduction
48 Aperture Passing
49 Orthographic Projections
50 Angle Discrimination
51 Paper Folding
52 Cubes
53 Form Development
Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Index