- PHYSICS-002A
- Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- Credit(s) 4
Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Physics 002A is the study of vectors, particle kinematics and dynamics, work,
energy, simple harmonic motion, rotational kinematics and dynamics, the kinetic theory
of gases, the first and second laws of thermodynamics and gravitation. (C-ID PHYS
105)(AA/AS, CSU, UC) (Please Note: This course is offered infrequently. Check the
two-year schedule in the back of the catalog.)
- Class Hours:
- 54.00 Lecture | 54.00 Laboratory
- Prerequisite(s):
- MATH 063
- Transfers to:
- Transfers to both UC/CSU
- C-ID:
- PHYS 105
- PHYSICS-002B
- Elect.,mag.,optics&mod.Physics
- Credit(s) 4
Elect., Mag., Optics & Modern Physics
Physics 002B is the study of electricity; magnetism; electromagnetism; electric
circuits; wave phenomena; geometrical and physical optics; special relativity; and
a survey of atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. (C-ID PHYS 110)(AA/AS, CSU, UC)
(Please Note: This course is offered infrequently. Check the two-year schedule in
the back of the catalog.)
- Class Hours:
- 54.00 Lecture | 54.00 Laboratory
- Prerequisite(s0:
- PHYSICS 002A
- Transfers to:
- Transfers to both UC/CSU
- C-ID:
- PHYS 110
- PHYSICS-004A
- Classical Mechanics
- Credit(s) 4
Classical Mechanics
Physics 004A is the sudy of vector algebra, particle kinematics, Newton's laws,
conservation of linear momentum, the work-(kinetic) energy theorem, potential energy,
conservation of total mechanical energy, mechanics of many-particle systems, rotational
kinematics and dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, oscillatory phenomena and
gravitation. (AA/AS, CSU, UC) (Please Note: This course is offered infrequently.
Check the two-year schedule in the back of the catalog.)
- Class Hours:
- 54.00 Lecture | 54.00 Laboratory
- Corequisite(s):
- MATH 001B
- Transfers to:
- Transfers to both UC/CSU
- C-ID:
- PHYS 205
- PHYSICS-004B
- Electricity, Magnetism & Waves
- Credit(s) 4
Electricity, Magnetism & Waves
Physics 004B is the study of electric charge and Coulomb's law, the electric field
and Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, DC circuit analysis
and network theorems, the Lorentz force law, Ampere's law and the Biot-Savart law,
Faraday's law, inductance, AC circuit analysis, magnetic properties of matter, propagation
of waves in elastic media, standing waves and interference, and electromagnetic waves.
(AA/AS, CSU, UC) (Please Note: This course is offered infrequently. Check the two-year
schedule in the back of the catalog.)
- Class Hours:
- 54.00 Lecture | 54.00 Laboratory
- Prerequisite(s); PHYSICS 004A:
- Corequisite(s):
- MATH 002A
- Transfers to:
- Transfers to both UC/CSU
- PHYSICS-004C
- Thermodynamics,optics,mod.Phys
- Credit(s) 4
Thermodynamics,optics and Modern Physics
Physics 004C is the study of temperature and the zeroith law of thermodynamics;
the kinetic theory of gases; heat and the first law of thermodynamics; entropy and
the second law of thermodynamics; geometrical optics; interference; diffraction and
polarization of light; special relativity; failures of classical physics; an introduction
to quantum physics; and a survey of atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. (AA/AS,
CSU, UC) (Please Note: This course is offered infrequently. Check the two-year schedule
in the back of the catalog.)
- Class Hours:
- 54.00 Lecture | 54.00 Laboratory
- Prerequisite(s):
- PHYSICS 004B
- Transfers to:
- Transfers to both UC/CSU