PHYS C280 - Calculus Based Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

    Recent Professors
    David Devine
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    MATH C185 and PHYS C185 .
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    Continuation of PHYS C185 . The course covers electricity and magnetism. Topics include electric fields, Gauss's Law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, current and resistance, direct current circuits, magnetic fields, sources of the magnetic fields, Faraday's Law, inductance, alternating current circuits, and electromagnetic waves. C-ID: PHYS 210.