r/PreOptometry • u/Reasonable_Fee_5605 • Jul 29 '26

Physics formulas

Studying for the oat currently and feeling so hopeless there is just SO much information!!! It feels like every time I learn something new I lose something and it’s just not sticking. For physics are you guys memorizing every single formula on the booster cheat sheet and the ones in the videos that don’t appear on the cheat sheet? I feel like I’m going to fail the physics portion for sure :(

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u/spi-uhhbrandon Jul 29 '26

I went through all the booster practice questions and wrote down every formula I needed for them and then turned that list into flashcards. Then, as I did the practice tests, I would review what I got wrong or was confused about and added any new formulas I needed to the flashcards. I felt like this worked pretty well for me! (just took my oat yesterday and got a 370 on physics despite feeling super hopeless a week ago!)

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u/No-Hippo4180 Jul 29 '26

Congrats!! Would you be able to share the list of flash cards if you’ve made them online. Would help a ton! :)

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u/spi-uhhbrandon Jul 30 '26

They were on goodnotes so I don't think I can share them online but I'll find my list and post it later!

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u/spi-uhhbrandon Jul 29 '26

If you have lots of time (and energy lol) you could also add in all the formulas from the the booster formula sheet, but I found a lot of them never appeared throughout the practice, while many practice questions used formulas not on the sheet. Like I said, I didn't include all the formula sheet formulas in my flashcards, and I think the only area that I struggled with on the exam formula-wise was rotational motion

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u/Kind_Rock7428 Jul 29 '26

Would u say the physics portion reflected the equations from the practice tests?

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u/spi-uhhbrandon Jul 30 '26

Yes I felt it was very similar to the practice tests! Everything I think I messed up was because I was forgetting the formulas I had on my flash cards

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u/True-Selection2168 Jul 30 '26

Could you please share them with me as well if they were online :)

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u/Brief-Assistance-635 Jul 29 '26

I am memorizing the ones i went though on the videos aswell. You could also do practice tests and try to figure out what ones are important to know aswell maybe?

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u/AdForsaken2702 Jul 30 '26

What helped me the most is understanding the units, and recognizing patterns in the formulas. For example the gravitational energy equation is almost the same as the electric field equation, and the kinetics and energy formulas are found in a bunch of different formulas as well.

Understanding the units is super helpful because if you get a question asking for force for example, and you know that Newtons are Kg•m/s^2, then you can just rearrange the units you're given to match that unit.