A Complete Video Lesson Plan for OAT Physics

Physics Topics Covered on the OAT

Ready for content review? According to the Official Optometry Admissions Test (OAT) 2024 Candidate Guide, the following physics topics are covered:

• 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

Complete List of Chad's Videos to Watch for the OAT

We've compiled a concise list of Chad’s free physics videos that covers all of the OAT topics!

Note: We're not affiliated with Chad. Chad has a list of paid OAT videos on his own site, you can check it out here.

Units and Vectors

• 1.1: Units
• 1.2: Vectors‍

Linear Kinematics

• 2.1: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
• 2.2: Introduction to Kinematics Calculations
• 2.3: Kinematics Calculations for Freely Falling Objects
• 2.4: Diagrams of Position vs Time
• 2.5: Diagrams of Velocity vs Time
• 3.1: Relative Motion
• 3.2: Projectile Motion in One and Two Dimensions
• 3.3: Projectile Motion Example #2 - Drop in Height of a Ball Thrown by a Pitcher
• 3.4: Projectile Motion Example #3 - Projectile Fired at a Building

Dynamics

• 4.1: Introduction to Forces, Fields, and Newton’s Laws of Motion
• 4.2: Introduction to Gravity, Normal Force, and Friction
• 4.3: Examples Involving a Scale on an Elevator
• 4.4: Examples Involving Pulling on a Horizontal Surface
• 4.5: Examples Involving Inclined Planes
• 4.6: Example Involving Tension
• 4.7: Examples Involving Pulleys

Energy and Momentum

• 5.1: Work
• 5.2: Mechanical Energy
• 5.3: Springs
• 5.4: Power
• 5.5: Work by a Varying Force
• 6.1: Momentum and Impulse
• 6.2: Introduction to Elastic, Inelastic, and Perfectly Inelastic Collisions
• 6.3: Collisions Example #1 - An Inelastic Collision
• 6.4: Collisions Example #2 - Exploding Fragments as a Perfectly Inelastic Collision in Reverse
• 6.5: Collisions Example #3 - Determining the Speed of a Bullet

Rotational Motion

• 7.1: Rotational Kinematics
• 7.2: Centripetal Force and Acceleration
• 7.3: Examples Involving Centripetal Force and Acceleration
• 7.4: Gravity and Centripetal Force and Acceleration
• 7.5: Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion

Statics

• 8.1: Introduction to Torque and Rotational Inertia
• 8.2: Torque for a Door on a Hinge
• 8.3: Torque Problem for Systems in Equilibrium Example #1
• 8.4: Torque Problem for Systems in Equilibrium Example #2
• 8.5: Torque Problem for Systems in Equilibrium Example #3
• 8.6: Angular Momentum and Rotational Kinetic Energy

Fluid Statics

• 9.1: Elasticity of Solids
• 9.2: Density and Pressure
• 9.3: Manometers and Barometers
• 9.4: Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle
• 9.5: The Hydraulic Jack
• 9.6: Hydrodynamics Laminar Flow and The Equation of Continuity
• 9.7: Hydrodynamics Bernoulli’s Equation

Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics

• 10.1: Pressure and Gas Laws
• 10.2: The Combined Gas Law and Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
• 10.3: The Kinetic Model of Gases and the Perfect Gas Law
• 10.4: Maxwell Distribution of Speeds
• 11/12.1: Introduction to the First Law of Thermodynamics
• 11/12.2: Heat Capacities
• 11/12.3: Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Cp/Cv
• 11/12.4: Expansion Work
• 11/12.5: Calculations and Derivations Involving Internal Energy and Enthalpy
• 11/12.6: The 2nd and 3rd Laws of Thermodynamics and Entropy
• 11/12.7: Entropy Changes During Expansion and Heating

Simple Harmonic Motion

• 13.1: Simple Harmonic Motion SHM, Springs, and Pendulums
• 13.2: The Frequency and Period of SHM

Waves

• 13.3: Waves
• 13.4: Standing Waves
• 14.1: Wave Nature and Speed of Sound
• 14.2: Sound Intensity and Intensity Level
• 14.3: Doppler Effect

Electrostatics

• 15.1: Charge, Insulators, and Conductors
• 15.2: Coulomb’s Law
• 15.3: Electric Fields
• 15.4: Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium

D.C. Circuits

• 16.1: Electric Potential and Potential Energy
• 16.2: Capacitance and Parallel Plate Capacitors
• 16.3: Capacitors in D.C. Circuits
• 17.1: Current and Ohm’s Law
• 17.2: Resistance
• 17.3: Resistors in D.C. Circuits
• 17.4: Voltmeters and Ammeters

Optics

• 22.1: Plane Mirrors and the Law of Reflection
• 22.2: Indexes of Refraction
• 22.3: Snell’s Law of Refraction
• 22.4: Total Internal Reflection
• 22.5: Apparent Depth
• 23.1: Introduction to Spherical Mirrors and Thin Lenses
• 23.2: Concave Converging Mirrors
• 23.3: Convex Diverging Mirrors
• 23.4: Diverging Lenses
• 23.5: Converging Lenses
• 23.6: Calculations Involving Mirrors and Thin Lenses
• 23.7: Combinations of Lenses
• 23.8: Vision Correction

Note: Topics covered in Chad’s lesson videos for Chapters 18-21 and 24-25 are not covered on the OAT. You can skip these, or watch them later for fun :)

Happy studying!