Recent SemestersFall 2026Class Size24 studentsCredits4PrerequisiteCompletion of PHYS 110. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 160. This course covers geometric optics, lenses, mirrors, optical instruments, wave optics/physical optics and laws of thermodynamics. In addition to these areas, the course contains selected topics from modern physics. These include special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, condensed matter/solid state physics, nuclear physics and particle physics. (C-ID: PHYS 215) (UC, CSU, AVC) (GE: IGETC Areas 5A, 5C, CSU Areas B1, B3, AVC Area A) Term 4 PHYS 211 - General Physics 5 CSU GE B2 4 CSU GE F 3 CSU GE C1/C2 3 Total 15 Degree Total 60 Recommended Pathway (IGETC) Term 1 Units MATH150 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 5 GE requirement IGETC Area 1A (ENGL101) 3 GE requirement IGETC Area 4 3 GE requirment IGETC Area 6 3-5 Total 14-16 Term 2 MATH160 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 4 PHYS110 - General Physics 4 GE requirement Area 1B 3 GE requirement IGETC Area 3A/3B 3 Total 14 Term 3 MATH250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 4 PHYS120 - General Physics 4 GE requirement IGETC Area 1C (COMM101) 3 GE requirement IGETC Area 4 3 GE requirement IGETC Area 3A/3B 3-5 Total 17-19 Term 4 PHYS211 - General Physics 5 GE requirement IGETC Area 5B 3-5 GE requirement IGETC Area 4 3 GE requirement IGETC Area 3A/3B 3-5 Total 14-18 Degree Total 60 Physics Courses 