Syllabus overview

OMPT-G syllabus

OMPT-G is a broad science-track assessment that layers physics and chemistry fundamentals on top of algebra, trigonometry, and geometry.

Topics covered

The OMPT-G syllabus is organised into 11 chapters covering 119 individual topics. Each chapter below is listed in the order it is usually taught.

1. 1.Linear formulas and equationsStraight-line formulas, slope and intercept, solving linear equations and reading them off a graph.
2. 2.Systems of linear equationsTwo or more linear equations solved together by substitution or elimination, and what it means when there is no solution.
3. 3.Quadratic equationsSolving by factorising, completing the square and the quadratic formula, plus the discriminant and the shape of a parabola.
4. 4.FunctionsDomain and range, function notation, composition and inverses, and reading behaviour off a graph.
5. 5.Exponential functions and logarithmsGrowth and decay, the laws of exponents and logarithms, and solving equations where the unknown sits in the exponent.
6. 6.Sequences and seriesArithmetic and geometric sequences, recursive definitions, and sums of finite and infinite series.
7. 7.TrigonometrySine, cosine and tangent on the unit circle, radians, identities and solving trigonometric equations.
8. 8.Geometry basicsLines, angles, triangles and circles, with the standard relations for perimeter, area and volume.
9. 9.Geometry continuedCoordinate geometry and three-dimensional shapes, including distance, midpoints and the equation of a circle.
10. 10.Physics (mechanics)Motion, forces, work and energy at introductory level, applied through the algebra covered elsewhere in this syllabus.
11. 11.ChemistryAtoms and the periodic table, balancing reaction equations, moles and concentration calculations.

OMPT-G exam format and timing

OMPT-G runs for 180 minutes and contains 26 questions drawn from 11 topic areas, which works out at roughly 6.9 minutes per question if you spread the time evenly. Questions are answered on screen, and the paper mixes short computational items with longer, multi-step problems.

That 6.9-minute average is the number worth rehearsing against. Most people who run out of time on OMPT-G do so because two or three early questions ate a disproportionate share of it, not because the paper is too long. Practising with a clock, and skipping forward when a question stalls, is usually worth more marks than another round of revision.

How to prepare for OMPT-G

We suggest budgeting around 120 hours of study for OMPT-G if you are starting from a rusty but not absent grounding. Spread over eight weeks that is about 15 hours a week — enough to cover every chapter once and revisit the two or three that give you trouble.

1. Read through all 11 chapters above and mark the ones you could not explain to someone else. That list, not the full syllabus, is what your study time should go on.
2. Work the OMPT-G practice test with the widest coverage first, untimed. It touches the whole topic range, so it turns the list above into a ranked set of weak spots.
3. Only once the weak spots are closed, sit the exam-level generation under the full 180-minute limit. That is your rehearsal, and it is worth more when it is not also your diagnosis.

This overview is written by Examify to summarize the general scope of the OMPT-G admission test at a glance. It is an independent study aid and is not an official publication of any test provider or university.

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