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Course Descriptions for Physics
| PHYS-10 | Introduction to Physics | | CSU and UC | (3 units lecture) | | | 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 | | | |
| | PHYS-2A | General Physics | | CSU and UC | (4 units lecture/lab) | | | 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 | | CSU and UC | (4 units lecture/lab) | | | 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 | | CSU and UC | (4 units lecture/lab) | | | 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 | | CSU and UC | (4 units lecture/lab) | | | 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 | | CSU and UC | (4 units lecture/lab) | | | 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) | | |
| | PHYSC-10 | Introduction to Physical Science | | CSU and UC | (3 units lecture) | | | A survey for non-science majors covering the 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: MATH-105/106 | | | |
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