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
8.3 / 10
Organization
8.3 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
6.7 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2021 Online
    Grade: A

    The class itself was pretty challenging but was really doable if you really paid attention. There was a group project where we had to build instruments and play a song with them based on concepts of sound waves and other things. Extra credit was also offered if you participated on Campuswire and was based on how many times you contributed. There were 5 quizzes instead of midterm exams where one was dropped. I felt like this was much easier as you didn't have to memorize as many concepts as you would have for midterms. The grading scale was:

    Discussion problem sets: 5%
    Homework: 5%
    Lab: 15%
    Quizzes: 50%
    Final Project: 25%

Course

Instructor
Troy Carter
Previously taught
21S

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance required

  • 3 midterms

  • 10th week final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

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