Optometry Admission Test (OAT) Physics/Math

[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