A : Rapid Learning is the break-through fast-paced deep learning system using the RapidMastery(tm) formula pioneered by Rapid Learning Center. This success formula has three basic learning modules: core concepts + problem drills + super review, which are facilitated by rich-media videos, interactive game-based drills and cheat sheets. With carefully selected and connected concepts and multi-modal learning of visual, auditory and drills, it provides an easy and fast way to academic mastery of even difficult subjects.

A : Founded in 2005, Rapid Learning Center (RLC) is a group of experienced educators and creative media developers, devoted to empower students and teachers with the state-of-the-art learning tools and rich-media learning experience. Our course developers are college professors, high-school teachers and instructional designers, lead by Dr. Wayne Huang.

A : First, the effectiveness of our rapid learning courses speaks for itself. Take a test drive in our Preview Center and experience the difference. Secondly, the only thing that matters is the learning result, while the more enjoyable process to get there won't hurt either. The academic success of our students is the only reason we are growing rapidly and continuing to release more and more rapid learning courses. Check out the Success Stories. Thirdly, the academic credentials and experiences of our team provide the solid foundation and support for quality products, with over 80 PhDs and 20 Masters. Here is the partial list of our Faculty Members. Lastly, RLC is a trusted member of the Better Business Bureau with a company rating of "AA" - An extremely high rating. Check out of Profile.

A : Each rapid learning course comes with four editions:
- The Lite Edition is a set of 24x audio MP3 lectures for all 24 chapters. It is not for core study, which is to be used as supplemental study, along with the visual tutorials from either Standard or Premium. This edition is for learning-on-the-go as enhancement to the core study. It is for online access only.
- The Standard Edition has all three core components, 24x video tutorials, 24x drills and 24x cheat sheets, for online-only access of 12 months. It is the baseline for our Rapid Learning System.
- The Premium Edition has everything on the Standard, plus 24x printable tutorials (for offline reading) and the gold CD shipped to you for life-time usage. The CD allows you to study anywhere anytime without the Internet. Standard vs Premium is like 12-month rental vs life-time ownership of the course.
- The Platinum Edition (the best package) has all five components: 24x Visual tutorials, 24x Problem Drills, 24x Cheat sheets, 24x printable tutorials and 24x MP3 tutorials. It is much like the Lite and Premium combo in DVD, with life-time usage. This is to use all learning channels - visual, audictory, hands-on and reading, to achieve maximum learning result.
Check out the Edition Comparison Chart for at-a-glance feature list.

A : After completing your order, you will have instant access via our secured membership site with user name and password provided right away. If you order Premium or Platinum course(s), the CD/DVD will be processed and shipped to you the same day or next day. The delivery will take 3-5 business days in US and 5-10 days to most countries.

A : RLC does provide expedited shipping service for one flat fee, regardless of the number of courses you purchase. US Express will be either overnight or next day FedEx and International Express.will be 3-5 days for countries. Use the product code RL702-XD ($25) for US Express and RL702-XI ($39) for International Express on the Order Page.

A : All rapid learning components (the movies, drills, cheatsheets, printables and mp3) are platform-independent (Windows, Mac or Linux) and browser-based (IE, Firefox or Safari). Here are the computer requirements for running the Rapid Learning courses:
1. Computer Speakers or Microphone
2. Adobe Flash Player for Flash movies (free download from
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/)
3. Adobe Reader for PDF documents (free download from
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)
Note: 98% of the computers today have all three above installed already. Be sure to have the latest (or at least relatively recent) version of above. You might also want to disable all popup blockers. For online access, you might want to allow cookies on your browser.

A : Yes, we do accept fax order with credit card. Just go to the Courses page and click the "Order by Fax with Credit Card" link at the bottom and print the order form out and follow the instruction there to fill the order. We also accept personal check or money order, which will take longer to process. To order by check or money order, just go to the Courses page and click the "Order by Check or Money Order" link and print the form and follow the instruction inside to fill in and mail out the form.

A : The online courses have the exact same content as the CD or DVD courses, with both you will have online and offline access. (1) The Premium Edition comes with the Gold CD with four rapid learning modules - 24x video tutorials, problem drills, cheat sheets and printable tutorials. (2) The Platinum Edition comes with the Platinum DVD wit five learning modules - premium contents + 24x MP3 audio tutorials for iPod. The Platinum is the best learning package. Get the best and don't cut yourself short on education.

A : Rapid Learning's Online Order System, powered by Authorize.net, is highly secured credit card processor with the latest 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions and data encryption. After you select the course(s) and click Continue, you will enter the secure session with the data encrypted (note the lock icon display in your browser). We also provide the secure Paypal payment, the leader in online secure payment provider. All your payment information will be safeguarded at the high level of security available online.

A : If you are considering to acquire the Lite Edition (MP3), read this first ... The short answer is that unless you have the Standard or Premium Edition of the same course, don't get the Lite Edition just yet. Here is the longer answer. With the Rapid Learning System, there are two levels of learning materials:
- Primary Level: There are three essential components for any rapid learning course (1) Narrated Video Tutorials x24 (2) Problem-Solving Drills x24 (3) Super-Review Cheatsheets x24. These three parts work together synergetically, hour by hour and chapter by chapter in 24 chapters for each course, to accomplish the maximum learning result. These three components are available from Standard Edition (12-month Online Only), Premium Edition (CD Life-time with Printables), and Platinum Edition (DVD Life-time with Printables+MP3).
- Secondary Level: There are two optional learning components (1) Audio MP3 Tutorials x24 (2) Printable Tutorials x24. These are for enhancement learning, not for core learning. Audio listening is an alternative way to further reinforce what you have learned from the visual tutorials from the primary study. Audio is for learning-on-the-go, itself alone is NOT an optimal core study tool. The reason is rather simple - chemistry, biology or physics are really visual science, which is best learned visually. The MP3 plus the printables are available from our Lite Edition. Get the Lite Edition, if you have already owned the Standard or Premium Edition.
The Platinum Edition is the best package with all five components in DVD (Premium + Lite), using all learning channels of visual, audictory, hands-on and reading, combine together to achieve the deep learning and rapid mastery of 24-chapter contents. For all edition comparison chart, go to:
http://www.rapidlearningcenter.com/versioncomparison.html

A : Traditionally, you would have to. With our college chemistry course structure, you don't need to take the high school chemistry first. Our college chemistry does not have the prerequisite, since the course has the Foundation Tutorials built-in to prepare you the basic skills needed before you ease into the full-length general chemistry.

A : AP Chemistry course is specifically designed for students who are currently taking advanced placement chemistry course and preparing to take the exit exam. The course curriculum is closely matched with the College Board's requirements and AP specific topics/problems are incorporated into our AP course - each of the 24 chapters. For example, the topic of how to predict products is AP specific (Queston #4), we have one chapter to cover that topic alone. AP Chemistry is a college-level course taken advanced high school students.

A : Our chemistry courses cover one-year two-semester course content. For example, our college chemistry is equivalent to both chemistry 101 and 102 at the college level (or whatever it is called)..

A : Yes, it does. At high school, human systems are covered extensively. At college level, its one-year course surveys macromolecules, cell biology, microbiology, genetics, human and animal systems, evolution and ecology. If you look for extensive coverage on anatomy, take both College Biology (RL201) and Anatomy & Physiology (RL204) courses together.

A : The GCSE topics outlined by AQA is equivalent to our High School Biology (RL202). However, the A-level (AS & A2) would be best studied by two rapid learning courses at college level - College Biology (RL201) and Anatomy and Physiology (RL204).

A : At this point, we do not. You can study our College Biology course (RL201) for any college-level general biology and Anatomy & Physiology (RL204) for in-depth human antomy coverage on AP.

A : Yes, there is. College Physics is the algebra-based physics course for most students. Calculus Physics is the calculus-based course for science and engineering students, who should have completed the calculus course.

A : For college physics, you should at least complete the college algebra, and for calculus-based physics, you should complete the one-year calculus course or take the calculus concurrently.

A : No, you don't need to take both, just one or the other. There are lots of topics overlapped. The main difference is on the kinetic theory and thermodynamics coverage. However, you might want to take High School Physics and then Calculus-based Physics if you are heading to science and engineering.

A : After completing the middle school, the typical sequence of math courses is Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2, optionally Trigonometry or Precalculus.

A : If you are in college-prep or in college, you typically start with Elementary Algebra, then Intermediate Algebra and then College Algebra, which is required for almost all majors. You might also need to take Precalculus and Calculus thereafter if required.

A : Both are fairly similar in topical coverge. Our trigonometry course has more detailed and expanded coverage on the trigonometry and less on algebra, while our Precalculus has the trig core but extends to algebra broadly.

A : Here are 5 compelling reasons to consider if deciding which MCAT program to go for:
1. The most relevant MCAT courses - Our MCAT science courses have one-to-one match with the official AAMC's MCAT topical requirement.
2. The most comprehensive MCAT courses - These are college-level courses with MCAT focus, designed for deep learning and comprehensive study, not just an outline or overview review.
3. The fastest MCAT courses - With a rapid learning system, one hour at a time, one hour per chapter, total of 24 chapters, you can master the MCAT suibject in 24 hours visually and systematically.
4. The most visual courses - These rich-media tutorials are designed with enhenced visualization, animation and illustrions, with expert narrtion. No more talking-head monologue-style video.
5. The newest content - These courses are the latest 2008 Edition, specifically designed for CBT test format. You learn it on-screen and take the test on-screen. The chapters reflects all new changes in MCAT, unlike other test-prep with reshuffled 10-year old contents.

A : Both are structured similarly with 24-chapter fomrat and rich-media teaching using the Rapid Learning System and represent the topical coverage of traditional two-semester classroom courses in a university.

Simply, our MCAT courses are the full-length college courses with MCAT focus. They are NOT an outline or overview, but the comprehensive coverage of ALL MCAT topics chapter by chapter. It is for deep-learning or complete full review or relearn. They are all new Edition, specifically for CBT format.

Here are the major differences between these two levels of courses - College Level vs MCAT Level:
(1) Chapter selection and topic organization: Our MCAT courses are designed to closely mirror the official AAMC's topical requirements with one-to-one match. If you look at the official MCAT topics
(http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/preparing/bstopics.pdf) and our MCAT topical chapters (http://www.rapidlearningcenter.com/mcat/ and click "Course Details"), you can see our MCAT courses are the most relevant and up-to-date courses in the market.
(2) Test-Prep: Each chapter, there is a specific section "MCAT Test Strategies" to discuss the MCAT passage-type approach to questions on that chapter, which is missing from the college-level courses.
(3) Other Components: The drills and cheatsheets are also designed specifically for MCAT practice and review. The MP3 audio lectures also provides another channel of learning on the same core concepts.
(4) Learning Style: The visual, audictory, hands-on and quick reading are all integrated together to offer an immersion study approach via multi-modal learning for the intensive nature of MCAT preparation.

If you are studying the physical science and biological science for the purpose of taking the MCAT, go for the MCAT-level. You do not need to take both levels for the sake of MCAT. Each MCAT course also provides 4-6 foundation chapters to prepare you into the main chapters, all inclusive with no prerequisite.

A : There are five additional college-level MCAT relevant courses, which will give you the edge to core high. Biochemistry is the bridge between chemistry and biology, such an integral knowledge is often tested on MCAT. Moreover, according to the AAMC's official topics, there are four main biological subjects that form the core requirements - Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Human Anatomy. The deep mastery of each of these individual courses would provide a strong edge in totally mastery of biological subject. These rapid learning courses enable MCAT takers to quickly review and relearn these subjects comprehensively via rich-media visual tutorials, hour by hour, one chapter per hour in total of 24 chapters. These five MCAT score-boosting series are:
(1) RL105 - Biochemistry Visually in 24 Hours
(2) RL203 - Microbiology Visually in 24 Hours
(3) RL204 - Anatomy and Physiology in 24 Hours
(4) RL205 - Genetics in 24 Hours
(5) RL206 - Molecular Cell Biology in 24 Hours

A : Here are the steps in saving into iPod and alike (mp3 player):
(1) Log in to the membership site with the Lite Edition enabled.
(2) Right-Click the MP3 link on each chapter and Save Target As into your local drive.
(3) Repeat Step (2) for all 24 chapters, i.e. you will have 24x mp3 on your local drive.
Note: If you have the Platinum DVD, just go to /MP3 folder and drag all 24x MP3 into a newly defined playlist.
(4) On your iTunes, create a playlist, then drag all 24x mp3 from your local drive into that playlist, and Sync your iTunes with your iPod or iPhone.

For Safari on the Mac: You can either right-click on the "MP3 Audio" link > Download Linked File on Safari or hold the Alt Option Key while clicking the left button, the mp3 will be downloaded into your designated download folder (often on your desktop). I just tested on the Mini Mac here. This is no difference than to download any other web documents into your Mac.

Once you have the mp3 on your mac, you then either drag-n-drop into your iTunes playlist or use the iTunes > File > Add to Library option to import into iTunes, then create a playlist for the MCAT audio one course per playlist.

Follow the similar step for Zune or other MP3 player. You must have the MP3 player in order to play on-the-go. You can of course listen to the audio lectures on your local computer, just double-click on each mp3 to play the audio on your default media player.

You can also listen it online inside the Rapid Learning Membership site, just click on the mp3 link, your default media player will start the audio automatically.

A : The cheat sheets are the excellent study aid for high-level review and exam-prep - the sheet contains all the essential knowledge for any given chapter. They are 8.5x11 single sheets. Print them out and either put them into a three ringer binder or laminate them for portable study.

A : Partition one hour quiet time with your computer and study alone. Turn on the speaker and activate your visual and auditory learning channels. (1) To start viewing the tutorial movie, just click on the "Core Tutorial" link, the movie will start playing. (2) You should intensively focus on the Rapid Learning Movie Player's center presentation area and view through the tutorial sequentially in its entirety once. Take notes on problem slides so you can come back. (3) There are quite a few neat features with our Rapid Learning Player. You can of course pause the movie anytime by clicking the Pause button at the bottom center, and go to any slide by clicking the slide title on the TOC left panel, At the bottom right, there is a Notes button, you can turn on a Notes window to read the notes while watch the movie too, optionally but not recommended for the first view. On the left panel, you can search by keyword and view by thumbnail. You can also bookmark where you are on the top right. (4) After finishing the movie, go to the Drills for problem practice. Come back to the tutorial if any question. You can view the movies as many times as you wish, but use your time wisely.

A : Start the problem drill after completing the visual tutorial of the same chaper. (1) Click the Problem Drill link under the chapter heading to start the drill (2) Each answer choice has an instant feedback when selected. Draft out the problem on paper if needed before making the selection. Do all the problems in one setting. (3) You need to complete with 80% for the pass. If not, re-do the same drill. The questions will be randomized each time. (4) At the end, you can view the summary report by clicking the View Report button and the Quiz by the Review Quiz button. View the solution on the web by clicking the Get Solutions link. After passed, go to review the cheat sheet for the chapter to recap all the key concepts.

A : (1) First make sure that you have Adobe Flash Player install, if not, get it from Adobe. Turn on your speaker and un-mute the sound. Most likely you have both. (2) The next thing to check is your Internet connection, which might have intermittent disconnect, especially with the wireless network or WIFI. The best Internet connection checker is the SpeakEasy speed tester. This will check your internet speed with graph (bookmark this). If you have only the dial-up, the speed could become an issue too. The rich-media movies work the best with broadband. (3) If still problem, restart your browser and clear the cache or restart your computer. (4) Lastly, try on different browser or another computer all together. (5) If all fail, report to RLC.

A : (1) First you need Adobe Reader to open the printable cheat sheets in PDF, if not, go to Adobe to download and install. (2) Run a test print on your printer from your computer. (3) If you are using Inkjet, print black and white, instead of grayscale, if not color. (4) Restart the computer and re-try. (5) If all fail, report to RLC.

A : (1) Be sure to enable the cookies for your browser (IE > Internet Options > Privacy) and set the security to default or lower level (2) Check the Internet connection. (4) Clear the browser cache and restart the browser to try again. (5) If all fail, report to RLC.

A : This mostly likely is due to your recent upgrade to Adobe Flash Player 10, which was released 10/15/08. It is a known issue. To verify which version of the Flash Player you have on your browser, just right click on any Flash content or visit this URL to check the version you currently have installed. To fix the problem, you simply just re-install Flash Player 9 back to your system. Click to install Flash Player 9 on Windows or Mac. You can go to Adobe Flash Player Archive to download Flash Player 9 all-in-one installer (99MB). Once you install Flash Player 9, verify it again by visiting this URL. You should be able to view the core tutorials then.
The Rapid Learning online membership supports all Flash Player versions including 10. You should not need to do anything there.