Course Descriptions
PHYS-2A General Physics
(4 units lecture/lab) Grade Only CSU and UC An introduction
to the structure and language of physics through the study
of mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations, and waves.
Prerequisite: MATH-25 (CAN PHYS2)
PHYS-2B General Physics
(4 units lecture/lab) Grade Only CSU and UC 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
(CAN PHYS4)
PHYS-4A Engineering Physics
(4 units lecture/lab) Grade Only CSU and UC An introductory
course in physics for physical science and engineering majors.
The subject matter of the course is classical mechanics.
Prerequisite: MATH-50A (CAN PHYS8)
PHYS-4B Engineering Physics
(4 units lecture/lab) Grade Only CSU and UC 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 (CAN PHYS12)
PHYS-4C Engineering Physics
(4 units lecture/lab) Grade Only CSU and UC 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 (CAN PHYS14)
PHYS-10 Introduction to Physics
(3 units lecture) Grade Only CSU and UC 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: MATH-120
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