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Course Descriptions

Course # Course Title Credits
PHYS 201 General Physics I 4.00 Credits

Quarters Offered: Fall

Explores classical mechanics, including motion, forces, and energy. Intended for students without a calculus background. Lab required.Prerequisites: MATH 112

PHYS 202 General Physics II 4.00 Credits

Quarters Offered: Winter

Explores fluids, elasticity, waves and sound, thermodynamics, and electrostatics. Intended for students without a calculus background. Lab required.Prerequisites: PHYS 201.

PHYS 203 General Physics III 4.00 Credits

Quarters Offered: Spring

Explores electric and magnetic theory, electronics, light, and optics. Intended for students without a calculus background. Lab required.Prerequisites: PHYS 202.

PHYS 211 Classical Physics I 5.00 Credits

Quarters Offered: Fall

Explores classical mechanics, including motion, forces, and energy. Intended for students with a calculus background. Lab required.Prerequisites: MATH 251 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 251.

PHYS 212 Classical Physics II 5.00 Credits

Quarters Offered: Winter

Explores fluids, elasticity, waves and sound, thermodynamics, and electrostatics. Intended for students having a calculus background. Lab required.Prerequisites: PHYS 211 and MATH 251 and 252, or concurrent enrollment in MATH 252.

PHYS 213 Classical Physics III 5.00 Credits

Quarters Offered: Spring

Explores electric and magnetic theory, electronics, light, and optics. Intended for students with a calculus background.. Lab required.Prerequisites: PHYS 212, and MATH 252, and MATH 253, or concurrent enrollment in MATH 253.