PHYS 1122 — Modern Science: A Voyage into Matter, Life, and Mind

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonTraditional

Offers an intellectual voyage into matter, life, and mind—the three pillars of modern science. It is a mosaic of different themes that offer a concise overview of science’s greatest minds, ideas, questions, discoveries, theories, and methods while placing all of them within their historical contexts. Emphasizes the profound scientific revolutions of the 20th century—quantum mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelligence—that unlocked the secrets of the atom, unraveled the molecule of life, and created the electronic computer. Recognizes significant trends across a wide range of subjects, including medicine, biotechnology, computing and communicating, artificial intelligence and artificial life, and robotics. Discusses the synergism of science, technology, and business on future scientific development.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231131872%5.0
Spring 20241213070%9.0
Summer A 2024174018%33.0
Fall 2024181844%10.0
Spring 20251203067%10.0
Fall 2025141822%14.0
Spring 2026161833%12.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 41% · T 0% · W 73% · Th 22% · F 0%

Common patterns: W (52% of sections), MWR (22% of sections), M (19% of sections), S (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

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Spring

Summer A

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

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