PHYS 47 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers III

    Recent Professors
    M. Padilla, D. Carson
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Difficulty
    4.0Lightout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    Completion with a C or better in: PHYS 45 and; MATH 65B
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of PHYS 47
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    For students majoring in a physical science or engineering. Topics include: ideal gasses, the laws of thermodynamics, heat engines, properties of mechanical waves, sound, Doppler effect, light waves – interference and diffraction, optics – refraction, lenses, images, special relativity, and quantum mechanics.
    Usually Held
    Fri 9:00am–11:50am, Mon Wed 5:00pm–6:50pm, Tue Thu 9:30am–11:20am, Mon 7:00pm–9:50pm