PHYS 1171 — Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering
3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: springtypical days: MBostonTraditional
Designed for students in engineering and science majors with a biologically related curriculum. Studies the fundamentals of calculus-based physics through a relationship with living systems. Includes topics such as kinematics of living systems, stress/strain/strength of biomaterials, fluid flow and boundary layers, aspiration and circulatory models, diffusion and random motion, and thermodynamics with examples from living systems.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- MATH 1241 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- MATH 1251 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- MATH 1340 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- MATH 1341 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- MATH 21EM
- MATH 1342 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- MATH 211M
- MATH 2321 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- MATH 316M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 11 | 70 | 16% | 59.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 43 | 70 | 61% | 27.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 36 | 70 | 51% | 34.0 |
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 60% · T 0% · W 48% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (48% of sections), S (40% of sections), M (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Enrique Moreno (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOE 2350, EECE 4649, GE 3300, ME 2350, PHYS 1147, PHYS 1155, PHYS 1165, PHYS 1175
Courses that list PHYS 1171 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHYS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHYS courses · Plan it at numap.app