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Admission Exam
I. SKILLS
1.1 VERBAL REASONING
a) Verbal series: synonymy and antonymy
b) Verbal series: hypernymy and hyponymy
c) Analogies
d) Elimination of sentences
e) Reading comprehension: themes and subthemes
f) Reading comprehension: main and secondary ideas
g) Reading comprehension: questions about compatibility and incompatibility
h) Reading comprehension: inference and extrapolation questions
1.2 MATHEMATICAL REASONING
a) Simple deductive (linear diagram, Venn-Euler diagram, direct deductive, indirect deductive), basic rules of inference,
logically valid conclusions.
b) Venn diagrams, Lewis Carroll (Sets).
c) Composite deductive (double entry diagrams, direct deductive, indirect deductive)
d) Decimal system (Numeration).
f) Four arithmetic operations (division in Z, default residue, excess residue, etc.).
g) Problems about the method of assumption (truths and lies).
h) Cryptarithmetic.
i) Fractions. (application problems).
j) Problems related to family ties (primary and secondary family relationships: number of members).
k) Prime numbers and multiples of a number
l) Transfers and counting (figures, tokens, numbers, etc.).
m) Multiplicity of numbers (divisibility: problems about days of the week).
n) Linear equations with one variable.
o) Numeric Arrangements. (Numeric analogies, numeric distributions, numeric graphical distributions, magic squares, arrangements)
polygons, etc.)
p) Linear inequalities in one variable
q) Simple Inductive (numerical inductive, geometric inductive, verbal inductive).
r) Medidas de tiempo (móviles).
s) Percentages. (application problems)
t) Remarkable sums.
u) Arithmetic progressions.
v) Geometric progressions.
w) Combinations, variations, and permutations.
x) Fundamental properties for volume calculation.
II. COMMUNICATION
a) Communication: definition, types, and elements
b) Lexical precision and use of formal language
c) Phonemes: definition and classes. Relationship between the phoneme and the letter
d) Spelling of the letters: b and v; s, c, and z
e) Cases of diacritical accents and compound words
f) Use of capital letters
g) The punctuation marks
h) The nominal phrase: definition, structure, and classes.
i) Concordance of gender y number of the components of a phrase nominal
The verbal phrase: definition, structure, classes, and functions.
j) The verbal conjugation
k) The simple sentence and the compound sentence.
l) Agreement between the subject and predicate.
m) Agreement of personal pronouns
n) The paragraph: definition, structure, and types
o) The comment: definition and structure
p) The word classes
III. MATHEMATICS
a) Exponentiation and extraction of roots.
b) Laws of exponents.
c) Notable products.
d) Polynomial division.
e) Factorization.
f) First and second degree equations.
g) Systems of equations.
h) Propositional logic.
i) Set theory.
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j) Divisibility
k) Rule of three
l) Segments
m) Angles
n) Polygons.
o) Circumference.
p) Trigonometric ratios.
q) Trigonometric identities.
r) Compound angles.
s) Analytical Geometry.
t) Equation of the line, the circle, and the conics.
u) System of linear inequalities
IV. NATURAL SCIENCES
3.1 CHEMISTRY
a) Basic concepts of chemistry. Matter. Classification. Properties. Physical and chemical changes.
b) Atomic Structure: Theories, subatomic particles, energy levels and sublevels. Electronic configuration. Quantum numbers.
Isotopes and their importance in medicine.
c) Modern Periodic Table: Description. Periods and groups. Metals and Nonmetals. Representative elements. Lewis notation. Theory of
octet.
d) Chemical bond, types: Ionic, covalent, and metallic.
e) Chemical Functions: Oxides, hydrides, hydroxides.
f) Chemical Functions: acids and salts.
g) Chemical reactions. Balancing chemical equations: trial and error methods (guessing) and indeterminate coefficients.
h) Oxidation-reduction reactions. Balancing reactions using the oxidation number method.
i) Leyes ponderales. Reactivo limitante. porcentaje de rendimiento
j) Determination of the centesimal composition, empirical and molecular formulas.
k) Organic Chemistry. Hydrocarbons, alcohols
3.2 BIOLOGY
a) Conceptos generales: La Biología. Definición. Método científico. Niveles de organización. Composición química de la materia viviente.
b) Bioelements and inorganic biomolecules
c) Organic biomolecules.
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids: Structure and function
d) Cell biology: Cell theory. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell: Structure. Cellular components.
e) Animal histology: Classification and functions
Plant Histology: Phytohormones
f) Photosynthesis: Chloroplasts: Structure and phases.
Cellular respiration: Mitochondria, structure and function
g) Reproduction: Types: Asexual and sexual reproduction
h) Principles of Genetics: Molecular Bases of Heredity.
Mendel's laws. Sex-linked inheritance and blood groups.
i) Systems: Circulatory, nervous, and digestive.
j) Principles of Ecology: General Concepts.
Biogeochemical cycles. Main ecological problems.
3.3 PHYSICS
a) {"concept":"Concept of Physics and its branches of study. The scientific method. Significant figures and scientific notation."}
b) Physical magnitudes and their classes. Dimensional equations. System of units. Unit conversion.
c) Vector, elements of a vector. Types of vectors. Operations with vectors applied to mechanics.
d) {"Movimiento mecánico":"Mechanical movement","Movimiento rectilíneo Uniforme":"Uniform rectilinear motion","Movimiento rectilíneo uniformemente variado":"Uniformly varied rectilinear motion","caída libre":"free fall"}
e) Mecánica, Estática, Fuerza mecánica, Primera condición de equilibrio
f) Torque of a force, Resultant Torque and Second condition of equilibrium in health sciences.
g) Particle Dynamics and Circular Dynamics
h) Mechanical work, Work of Constant and Variable Forces, Conservative Forces, Theorem of work and kinetic energy. Power
Mechanics.
i) Energía mecánica, Energía Cinética, Energía Potencial, Principio de conservación de la Energía.
V. Social Sciences
4.1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
a) Prehistory, History, Origin of the Peruvian man. Sechín, Caral, pre-Inca cultures, the Tahuantinsuyo. Basic concepts of anthropology.
b) The Spanish conquest. Differences with the English conquests. Implications for the future and what it meant for the subsequent development of
Peru as an independent nation.
c) The war with Chile. Causes, consequences, origin of the problems. The coup d'état of General Juan Velasco.
d) Characteristics of our territory. Orography, hydrology, climates.
e) Biodiversity. Peru, a megadiverse country, classification according to the UN. Concept of sustainable development.
f) Peru's position in light of Geopolitics. Advantages and disadvantages. Untapped development possibilities.
g) Economy and Ecology. What has been done by the Peruvian State and the neglected or inadequately managed issues.
h) The Peruvian State.
i) Globalization, possibilities, advantages, and threats
j) World Organizations, the UN, the OAS, the WB, the IMF, NATO, the ICJ of The Hague, the IACHR.
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