Course details: PY211

Syllabus

 

  • Critical Thinking
  • Quantitative Reasoning I
  • Scientific Inquiry I
  • Teamwork/Collaboration

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASMA 123) or consent of instructor for students concurrently taking MA 123; Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASMA 124 OR CASMA 127) - Calculus-based introduction to basic principles of physics, emphasizing Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, and thermodynamics. For science majors and engineers, and for premedical students who seek a more analytical course than CASPY 105/106. Interactive, student-centered lectures, discussion, and laboratory. Carries natural science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration.

FALL 2026 Schedule

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A1 Jariwala SCI B23 TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm Students registered for PY 211 A1 or B1 should reserve Mondays from 6:30-8pm for up to 5 exams per semester. Please register for any open discussion and lab sections before adding yourself to any waitlist. Being on a waitlist does not guarantee you a seat.
A1 Jariwala NO ROOM M 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Students registered for PY 211 A1 or B1 should reserve Mondays from 6:30-8pm for up to 5 exams per semester. Please register for any open discussion and lab sections before adding yourself to any waitlist. Being on a waitlist does not guarantee you a seat.

FALL 2026 Schedule

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B1 Jariwala SCI B23 TR 5:00 pm-6:15 pm Students registered for PY 211 A1 or B1 should reserve Mondays from 6:30-8pm for up to 5 exams per semester. Please register for any open discussion and lab sections before adding yourself to any waitlist. Being on a waitlist does not guarantee you a seat.
B1 Jariwala NO ROOM M 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Students registered for PY 211 A1 or B1 should reserve Mondays from 6:30-8pm for up to 5 exams per semester. Please register for any open discussion and lab sections before adding yourself to any waitlist. Being on a waitlist does not guarantee you a seat.

FALL 2026 Schedule

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D1 Jariwala PRB 146 W 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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D2 Jariwala PRB 146 W 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

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D3 Jariwala PRB 146 W 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

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D4 Jariwala PRB 146 W 2:30 pm-3:20 pm

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D5 Jariwala PRB 146 R 12:30 pm-1:20 pm

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D6 Jariwala PRB 146 R 2:00 pm-2:50 pm

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D7 Jariwala PRB 146 R 3:35 pm-4:25 pm

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D8 Jariwala CAS 114B R 6:30 pm-7:20 pm D8

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L1 Jariwala SCI 134 M 11:15 am-2:00 pm Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L2 Jariwala SCI 134 T 6:30 pm-9:15 pm Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L3 Jariwala SCI 134 W 8:00 am-10:45 am Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L4 Jariwala SCI 134 W 11:15 am-2:00 pm Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L5 Jariwala SCI 134 W 2:30 pm-5:15 pm Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L6 Jariwala SCI 134 W 6:30 pm-9:15 pm Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L7 Jariwala SCI 134 R 12:30 pm-3:15 pm Please see the sign on door of SCI 134 for lab room schedule

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L8 Jariwala SCI 134 R 6:30 pm-9:15 pm Please see the

SPRG 2027 Schedule

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A1 Golf, Duffy SCI 113 TR 9:30 am-10:45 am Students registering for PY 211 must register for three sections: a Lec section, a Dis section, and a Lab section. Students should reserve Mondays 6:30-8pm for up to 6 exams per semester. Please make sure to sign up for AS and MA course or lab sections that do not conflict with the PY evening exams. If you are unable to register for your section, you must enroll for the waitlist through MyBU Student. There cannot be ANY time conflicts with your courses, even with exam blocks. The waitlist system will not enroll you in the course unless a seat is available in each section you request and that there are no time conflicts. Please only sign up on the waitlist for the exact section you are looking to be registered into. If you have any questions or trouble with time conflicts, please go directly to the Registrar at registrar@bu.edu.
A1 Golf, Duffy NO ROOM M 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Students registering for PY 211 must register for three sections: a Lec section, a Dis section, and a Lab section. Students should reserve Mondays 6:30-8pm for up to 6 exams per semester. Please make sure to sign up for AS and MA course or lab sections that do not conflict with the PY evening exams. If you are unable to register for your section, you must enroll for the waitlist through MyBU Student. There cannot be ANY time conflicts with your courses, even with exam blocks. The waitlist system will not enroll you in the course unless a seat is available in each section you request and that there are no time conflicts. Please only sign up on the waitlist for the exact section you are looking to be registered into. If you have any questions or trouble with time conflicts, please go directly to the Registrar at registrar@bu.edu.

SPRG 2027 Schedule

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B1 Duffy SCI 109 TR 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
B1 Duffy NO ROOM M 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

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C1 Duffy, Karkare SCI 113 TR 5:00 pm-6:15 pm Prereq: MA 123 Mts. w/MET PY 211 C1 Mts w/MET PY211
C1 Duffy, Karkare NO ROOM M 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Prereq: MA 123 Mts. w/MET PY 211 C1 Mts w/MET PY211

SPRG 2027 Schedule

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D1 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

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D2 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 W 10:10 am-11:00 am

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D3 Duffy, Golf STH 318 W 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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D4 Duffy, Golf PRB 150 W 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

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D5 Duffy, Golf PRB 150 W 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

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D6 Duffy, Golf PRB 150 W 2:30 pm-3:20 pm

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D7 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 W 3:35 pm-4:25 pm

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D8 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 W 6:30 pm-7:20 pm

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D9 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 R 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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E1 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 R 12:30 pm-1:20 pm

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E2 Duffy, Golf PRB 150 R 3:35 pm-4:25 pm

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E3 Duffy, Golf PRB 150 R 6:30 pm-7:20 pm

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E4 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 F 8:00 am-8:50 am

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E5 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 F 9:05 am-9:55 am

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E6 Duffy, Golf PRB 150 F 10:10 am-11:00 am

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E7 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 F 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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E8 Duffy, Golf CAS 223 F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

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E9 Duffy, Golf CAS 223 F 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

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F1 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 F 3:35 pm-4:25 pm

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F2 Duffy, Golf PRB 146 F 4:40 pm-5:30 pm

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L1 Duffy SCI 134 M 8:00 am-10:45 am

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L2 Duffy SCI 134 M 11:15 am-2:00 pm

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L3 Duffy SCI 134 M 2:30 pm-5:15 pm

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L4 Duffy SCI 134 M 8:15 pm-9:15 pm The L4 section meets on Mondays from 6:30pm-9:15pm, except on quiz days.

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L5 Duffy SCI 134 T 8:00 am-10:45 am

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L6 Duffy SCI 134 T 12:30 pm-3:15 pm

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L7 Duffy SCI 134 T 6:30 pm-9:15 pm

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L8 Duffy SCI 134 W 8:00 am-10:45 am

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L9 Duffy SCI 134 W 11:15 am-2:00 pm

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M1 Duffy SCI 134 W 2:30 pm-5:15 pm

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M2 Duffy SCI 134 W 6:30 pm-9:15 pm

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M3 Duffy SCI 134 R 8:00 am-10:45 am

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M4 Duffy SCI 134 R 12:30 pm-3:15 pm

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M5 Duffy SCI 134 R 3:30 pm-6:15 pm

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M6 Duffy SCI 134 R 6:30 pm-9:15 pm

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M7 Duffy SCI 134 F 8:00 am-10:45 am

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M8 Duffy SCI 134 F 11:15 am-2:00 pm

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M9 Duffy SCI 134 F 2:30 pm-5:15 pm

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N1 Duffy SCI 134 T 3:30 pm-6:15 pm

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N2 Duffy SCI 134 F 6:30 pm-9:15 pm

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