Optometry Admission Test (OAT) Physics/Math
[Up to date with ASCO/ADA-provided info as of March 2022.]
[Up to date with ASCO/ADA-provided info as of March 2022.]
Check out the ASCO/ADA website if you need more general info on the OAT: https://oat.ada.org/en
The OAT is composed of multiple-choice test questions presented in the English language. It consists of four sections: Survey of the Natural Sciences, Reading Comprehension, Physics, and Quantitative Reasoning. Both the U.S. customary system and the metric system (Imperial System, International System) of measurement are used
Right now, I have content relating to the Physics and Quantitative Reasoning sections. Hopefully in the future I can add the natural science & reading topics to this site as well.
Physics (40 questions)
Units and vectors
linear kinematics
statics
dynamics
rotational motion
energy and momentum
simple harmonic motion
waves
fluid statics
thermal energy and thermodynamics
electrostatics
D.C. circuits
optics
Quantitative Reasoning (40 items)
[a basic four-function calculator is available on the computer screen during this section]
Mathematical algebra problems
o Equations and expressions
o Inequalities
o Exponential notation
o Absolute value
o Ratios and proportions
o Graphical analysis
Data analysis, interpretation, and sufficiency
Quantitative comparison
Probability and statistics
Applied mathematics (word) problems