PHYS 220 - General Physics II

    Recent Professors
    Jeanne G. Digel, Martin D. Partlan
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    40–45 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    PHYS 210
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of PHYS 220
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This course is the second in a two-semester algebra based series designed to provide a basic foundation in the fundamentals of physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, the special theory of relativity, atomic physics, and nuclear physics.