PHYS 350 - General Physics

    Recent Professors
    Matthew M. Self, Kylee Goerzen
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    MATH 335 with a grade of "C" or better, or placement through the assessment process.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    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
    PHYS 350 General Physics Units: 4 Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB Prerequisite: MATH 335 with a grade of "C" or better, or placement through the assessment process. Transferable: CSU; UC (PHYS 350, 360, 370, 380, 411, 421, 431 combined: maximum transfer credit of one series*; deduct credit for duplication of topics) General Education: Local GE L5; Cal-GETC Area 5A; Cal-GETC Area 5C C-ID: C-ID PHYS 105; Part of C-ID PHYS 100S � � � � � Physics 497 COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE 2025-2026 Official Catalog This course, the first semester of General Physics, is a transferable course required for many life science and other majors and may also be taken for general education credit. Materials covered will include classical mechanics (including kinematics, statics, dynamics, Newton's Laws, energy and momentum conservation, rigid body motion and oscillatory motion), fluid mechanics, mechanical waves (including sound), and thermodynamics.
    Usually Held
    Thu 1:30pm–4:35pm, Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:20pm