PHYS 1145 — Physics for Life Sciences 1

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional

Covers mechanics, fluids, and temperature and kinetic theory. The application of physics to a variety of problems in the life and health sciences is emphasized. Mechanics topics include one-dimensional motion, forces, vectors, Newton’s laws, equilibrium, work, energy, and power. Fluids topics include density, pressure, buoyancy, fluids in motion, viscosity, and surface tension. Temperature and kinetic theory topics include temperature, thermal equilibrium, gas laws, ideal gas law, kinetic theory, vapor pressure, and diffusion. A laboratory is included.

Corequisites (same term)

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231607086%10.0
Fall 2023335542584%23.3
Spring 2024219926077%30.5
Summer A 2024111612097%4.0
Summer B 20241536088%7.0
Fall 2024335145078%33.0
Spring 2025220526079%27.5
Summer A 2025111713090%13.0
Summer B 20251586885%10.0
Fall 2025339646086%21.3
Spring 2026217526067%42.5

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 67% · T 17% · W 64% · Th 75% · F 0%

Common patterns: MWR (53% of sections), R (19% of sections), T (14% of sections), MW (8% of sections), M (3% of sections), MTWR (3% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

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

Unlocks

EECE 4649, PHSC 3411, PHYS 1147

Courses that list PHYS 1145 in their prerequisites.

Links

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