PHYS1171 — Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering: Reviews & Ratings
PHYS1171 (Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 3.6/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
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.
- Average rating
- 3.6/5
- Difficulty
- 3.2/5
- Ratings
- 5
- Last taught
- Spring 2026
- Credits
- 3 Hours
- Prerequisites
- MATH 1241 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1251 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1340 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1341 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 21EM (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1342 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 211M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 2321 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 316M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D-
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