Doing Kin entrance test without physics background. realistic?

[misyan]

Main Question or Discussion Point

Hi, I am preparing for an entrance test for a grad program but I have not taken physics past gr.11. I am wondering how realistic is it for me to learn the below concepts relating to more biophysics in 3 months? is there any books to recommend?

• - kinetics, kinematics, force,
• newton's laws, equilibrium,
• inertia, three point pressure systems,
• moment of force, centre of gravity and mass,
• force couples, levers (classification), principles of stability,
• friction, work, kinetic and potenitial energy
• Free Body Diagrams
• Resolution of Forces:
  • - breakdown resultant forces into component forces
  • - derive resultant forces from component forces
  • - solve using trigometric or graphic methods

 

[bp_psy]

Yes. This can definitely be done in three months.
For a textbook I would say University physics Vol1 by Young and Freedman but any intro textbook would do fine.You can probably learn all that stuff from online notes or video lectures but a textbook will have problems that you can solve.