{"id":24322,"date":"2010-09-17T15:21:33","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T19:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=24322"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:08:40","slug":"physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"course-filter\">\n<p>View courses in<\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/physics\/\">Physics<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/\">All Departments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/actuarial-science\/\">Actuarial Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/administrative-sciences\/\">Administrative Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/communications-advertising\/\">Advertising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/anthropology\/\">Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/arts-administration\/\">Arts Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/astronomy\/\">Astronomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/biochemistry\/\">Biochemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/city-planning\/\">City Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/computer-science\/\">Computer Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/criminal-justice\/\">Criminal Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/gastronomy\/\">Gastronomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/health-communication\/\">Health Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/humanities\/\">Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/interdisciplinary-studies\/\">Interdisciplinary Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/linguistics\/\">Linguistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/management\/\">Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/mathematics-statistics\/\">Mathematics, Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/physics\/\">Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/political-science\/\">Political Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/met\/courses\/urban-affairs\/\">Urban Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <ul class=\"course-feed\">\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/met-py-105\/\"><strong>MET PY 105: Elementary Physics<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAssumes a knowledge of algebra and trigonometry. Satisfies premedical requirements. Principles of classical and modern physics: mechanics, heat, light, electricity and magnetism, and atomic and nuclear physics. Fundamental concepts of energy; conservation laws, energy sources, and transformations. Lectures, discussions, and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking.\t\t\t<div class=\"cf-hub-ind\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cf-hub-head\" alt=\"BU Hub\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-buhub\">BU Hub<\/span>  <\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hub-head\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-questionmark\">Learn More<\/span>  <\/a>  <ul class=\"cf-hub-offerings\"><li class=\"cf-hub-area-1\">Critical Thinking<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-G\">Quantitative Reasoning I<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-D\">Scientific Inquiry I<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/met-py-106\/\"><strong>MET PY 106: Elementary Physics<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAssumes a knowledge of algebra and trigonometry. Satisfies premedical requirements. Principles of classical and modern physics: mechanics, heat, light, electricity and magnetism, and atomic and nuclear physics. Fundamental concepts of energy; conservation laws, energy sources, and transformations. Lectures, discussions, and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.\t\t\t<div class=\"cf-hub-ind\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cf-hub-head\" alt=\"BU Hub\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-buhub\">BU Hub<\/span>  <\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hub-head\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-questionmark\">Learn More<\/span>  <\/a>  <ul class=\"cf-hub-offerings\"><li class=\"cf-hub-area-1\">Critical Thinking<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-H\">Quantitative Reasoning II<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-F\">Scientific Inquiry II<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/met-py-211\/\"><strong>MET PY 211: General Physics<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tUndergraduate Prerequisites: (METMA124 OR METMA123) MET MA 124, or MA 123 with consent of instructor. For premedical stude nts desiring a more analytical course than MET PY 105, PY 106, and for science concentrators who require a one-year physics course. - For premedical students desiring a more analytical course than MET PY 105, PY 106, and for science concentrators who require a one-year physics course. Basic principles of physics, emphasizing topics from mechanics, thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Lectures, discussions, and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I, Teamwork\/Collaboration, Critical Thinking.\t\t\t<div class=\"cf-hub-ind\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cf-hub-head\" alt=\"BU Hub\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-buhub\">BU Hub<\/span>  <\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\/what-is-the-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hub-head\">    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bu-hub-iconstyles icon-questionmark\">Learn More<\/span>  <\/a>  <ul class=\"cf-hub-offerings\"><li class=\"cf-hub-area-1\">Critical Thinking<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-G\">Quantitative Reasoning I<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-D\">Scientific Inquiry I<\/li><li class=\"cf-hub-area-3\">Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/li>  <\/ul><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/met-py-212\/\"><strong>MET PY 212: General Physics II<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tUndergraduate Prerequisites: (METMA124 OR METMA123) MET MA 124, or MA 123 with consent of instructor. 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