Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Requisite: course 5A. Thermal properties of matter, free energy, fluids, ideal gas, diffusion, oscillations, waves, sounds, light, and optics, with applications to biological and biochemical systems. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
5.0 / 10
Organization
1.7 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
3.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    This class ws not very organized at all and the instructor would often fall behind the syllabus. The exams, however, were quite straightforward, which complimented the fact that I didn't learn much.

Course

Instructor
Mayank Mehta
Previously taught
23S 21S

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 0% recommend the textbook

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