Course Descriptions: PHYSICS

PHYS 210 GENERAL PHYSICS I (CAN PHYS 2) (CAN PHYS SEQ A = PHYS 210 + 220)

Units 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/48 lab/32 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or equivalent. Description: Covers basic concepts of physics, including the nature of physics, mechanics, elasticity and simple harmonic motion, waves and sound, fluids, heat and temperature, and the kinetic theory of gases. The course meets general education requirements and requirements for many majors in the life sciences. Transfer: CSU: B1, B3, UC*. (IGETC: 5A*)

PHYS 220 GENERAL PHYSICS II (CAN PHYS 4) (CAN PHYS SEQ A = PHYS 210 + 220)

Units 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/48 lab/32 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): PHYS 210. Description: Basic concepts of physics including the nature of physics, electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, the special theory of relativity, atomic physics, and quantum mechanics. The course meets requirements for many majors in the life sciences. Transfer: CSU: B1, B3, UC*. (IGETC: 5A)

PHYS 250 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I (CAN PHYS 8) (CAN PHYS SEQ B = PHYS 250 + 260 + 270)

Units 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): MATH 251 or equivalent. Description: This course is the first in a three-semester series designed to provide a thorough foundation in the fundamentals of physics to students majoring in engineering or the physical sciences. Topics include classical mechanics, fluids, and wave motion. Transfer: CSU: B1, B3, UC*. (IGETC: 5A*)

PHYS 260 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II (CAN PHYS 12) (CAN PHYS SEQ B = PHYS 250 + 260 + 270)

Units 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): PHYS 250; and MATH 252 or equivalent. Description: This course is the second in three-semester series designed to provide a thorough foundation in the fundamentals of physics to students majoring in engineering or the physical sciences. Topics include thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. Transfer: CSU: B1, B3, UC*. (IGETC: 5A*)

PHYS 270 PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III (CAN PHYS 14) (CAN PHYS SEQ B = PHYS 250 + 260 + 270)

Units 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): PHYS 250; and MATH 252 or equivalent. Description: This course is the third in a three-semester series designed to provide a thorough foundation in the fundamentals of physics to students majoring in engineering or the physical sciences. Topics include electro-magnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics, relativity, and quantum physics. PHYS 260 and 270 may be taken in either order. Transfer: CSU, UC*. (IGETC: 5A*)

PHYS 405 APPLIED RADIOGRAPHIC PHYSICS

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): MATH 110 or equivalent and an introductory course in Physical Science such as CHEM 192, 410 or equivalent. Description: Introduction to the basic ideas about matter, energy, electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic radiation, with emphasis on X-ray phenomena. Applications to the interaction of radiation with matter and X-ray circuits are included. This course is required for students pursuing careers as Radiologic Technologists. Transfer: CSU: B1.

Updated: 7/9/08