ENLR5131 (Scientific Foundations of Engineering 1) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Presents the fundamental science underlying engineering disciplines. Develops a conceptual framework to understand interdisciplinary engineering practice and to make informed, back-of-the-envelope, quantitative estimates. Covers topics such as principles of mechanics and mechanics of materials, wave physics, quantum physics, statistical and thermal physics, fluid physics, Maxwell’s equations and constitutive relations, and topics in chemistry and biology.
Data updated October 2026.