PHYS 20 - General Physics 1

    Recent Professors
    Quinn MacPherson, Marc Royster
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    32 students
    Difficulty
    7.3Heavyout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    MATH 054 or equivalent college course with a minimum grade of C.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of PHYS 20
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This is the first semester of a two-semester introductory physics sequence that does not require calculus. The course combines lectures with hands-on laboratory experiments and is required for students pursuing premedical, predental, prepharmacy, environmental science, and many biology programs, as well as occasionally for architecture or other science majors. Students learn to predict the motion and rotation of objects under constant or sinusoidal forces, and the course also introduces the fundamental principles of heat and temperature. (C-ID PHYS105)
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:10am–9:00am