Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Requisites: Life Sciences 30A, 30B, or Mathematics 3A, 3B, 3C (3C may be taken concurrently). Statics and dynamics of forces, motion, energy, including thermal energy, with applications to biological and biochemical systems. P/NP or letter grading.
Review Summary
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8.3 / 10
- Organization
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8.3 / 10
- Time
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5-10 hrs/week
- Overall
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8.3 / 10
Enrollment Progress
Section List
LEC 1
Open (15 seats)MTWRF 8:30am-9:20am
Physics and Astronomy Building 1425
Reviews
I learned a lot taking this class with Rombes. The class consisted of weekly homework questions graded but you were given a few attempts to get the right answer. The two midterms and final were fair representation of the material we learned in the class.
Rombes is an okay lecturer, and he explained the concepts well. I personally took AP physics in high school, so I was able to do okay in class. However, I have a bunch of friends who did not take physics previously, and they really struggled. Overall, I think that the key to doing well in this class is just to do as many practice problems as possible from the textbook. I thought I would do well because of my background in physics, and I did, but if you don't have a solid understanding already, this class could be really tough.
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Grading Information
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No group projects
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Attendance not required
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2 midterms
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Finals week final
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50% recommend the textbook
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