Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Requisite: course 5A. Electrostatics in vacuum and in water. Electricity, circuits, magnetism, quantum, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, with applications to biological and biochemical systems. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
10.0 / 10
Organization
10.0 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    Dr. Schriver is by far, my favorite professor I have ever had at UCLA. The class material can be difficult, but Schriver communicated perfectly about what he expects you to know. Tests are 100% fair. 10/10 professor, which is not a rating I would ever give out lightly.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Professor Schriver is the best physics lecturer! The exams are pretty much the same as the review sessions, so if you only attended class for the review sessions and understood those problems you could do well on the tests. The homework could be found online, and discussion wasn't mandatory since it was just doing homework so you could skip it if you finished the homework yourself.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A

    I hated 5A and 5B, but 5C was very doable and Schriver was a very kind professor.

Course

Instructor
David Schriver
Previously taught
24S 23S 21S 18F 18S

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 33% recommend the textbook