PHYS 108A - General Physics I

    Recent Professors
    Marceline Bonilla
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Equivalent to or completion of Trigonometry or Precalculus, or placement by the current assessment methods. Advisory: Math 121.
    Fall 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 B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    (Prerequisite: Equivalent to or completion of Trigonometry or Precalculus, or placement by the current assessment methods. Advisory: Math 121.) This course introduces topics in physics including motion, forces, energy, oscillation, waves, fluids, heat, and thermodynamics. Emphasizes problem-solving based in algebra and trigonometry, as well as laboratory investigations and experimental techniques. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 5, Cal-GETC Area 5A & 5C, C-ID: PHYS 105, 100S (PHYS 108A+108B) (formerly AA/AS Area A, CSU Area B-1 and B-3, IGETC Area 5A and 5C)
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:40pm–4:30pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:30pm, Tue 7:10pm–10:00pm, Tue Thu 5:40pm–7:00pm