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Course Descriptions for Physics
| PHYS-10 | Introduction to Physics | | CSU and UC | (3.00 units LEC) | Grade Only | | This is an introductory course in physics for those students desiring either a general education exposure to the subject or who wish to prepare themselves for either the Physics 2A/B or the Physics 4A/B/C courses. | | | Recommended Prep:MATH-120 | | |
| | PHYS-2A | General Physics | | CSU and UC | (4.00 units LEC/LAB) | Grade Only | | An introduction to the structure and language of physics through the study of mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations, and waves. | | Prerequisite: MATH-25 | | | |
| | PHYS-2B | General Physics | | CSU and UC | (4.00 units LEC/LAB) | Grade Only | | A continuation of the study of the structure and language of physics. The subject matter includes electricity and magnetism, optics, and the physics of the atom and its nucleus. | | Prerequisite: PHYS-2A | | | |
| | PHYS-4A | Engineering Physics | | CSU and UC | (4.00 units LEC/LAB) | Grade Only | | An introductory course in physics for physical science and engineering majors. The subject matter of the course is classical mechanics. | | Prerequisite: MATH-50A or concurrent enrollment in MATH-50A | | | |
| | PHYS-4B | Engineering Physics | | CSU and UC | (4.00 units LEC/LAB) | Grade Only | | A continuation of the introductory treatment of physics for physical science and engineering majors. The subject matter includes static electricity; magnetic phenomena; direct and alternating current circuits; the laws of Gauss, Ampere, and Faraday; and electromagnetic waves. | | Prerequisite: PHYS-4A | | | |
| | PHYS-4C | Engineering Physics | | CSU and UC | (4.00 units LEC/LAB) | Grade Only | | A continuation of the introductory treatment of physics for physical science and engineering majors. The subject matter includes geometric and physical optics, the mechanics of solids and fluids, wave motion, thermal physics, and an introduction to relativity and quantum physics. | | Prerequisite: PHYS-4B | | | |
| | PHYSC-10 | Introduction to Physical Science | | CSU and UC | (3.00 units LEC) | CR/NC option | | A survey for non-science majors covering basic topics of physics, chemistry, geology and astronomy. Topics include matter and energy, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic structure, chemical change, organic chemistry, earth structure and composition, plate tectonics, the solar system and the stars. | | | Recommended Prep:MATH-380 | | |
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