PHYCS 5B - Physics II: Calculus Level

    Recent Professors
    Kimin Hong
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Difficulty
    7.0Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    PHYCS 5A AND MATH 18B
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    PHYCS 5B is a continuation of calculus based physics, modeling physical phenomena of electricity and magnetism. Comprehensive study of major topics of: electrostatics, electric forces and fields, electric fields of a point charge and continuous charge distribution, Gauss’ law, electric potential (dipole, ring, and capacitor); capacitance and fundamentals of DC/AC circuits, magnetic forces and fields and electromagnetic induction, Biot-Savart law and Ampere’s law, Maxwell’s Equations. Since different colleges vary slightly in the order in which the topics are presented, it is strongly recommended that students take the entire sequence at Columbia College. (CSU/UC-Transfer credit limited. See a counselor.)
    Usually Held
    Mon 8:00am–11:05am, Tue Thu 4:20pm–5:45pm