PHYS 360 - General Physics

Recent Professors: Efrain C. Lopez, Matthew M. Self
Recent Semesters: Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Spring 2025
Class Size: Not published
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: PHYS 350 with a grade of "C" or better
Fall 2026 Sections: View Fall 2026 sections of PHYS 360
Transfers To: UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
Description: PHYS 360 General Physics Units: 4 Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB Prerequisite: PHYS 350 with a grade of "C" or better 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 110; Part of C-ID PHYS 100S This course, the second semester of General Physics, is a transferable course required for many life science and other students. Material covered will include classical electricity and magnetism (electrostatics, electric fields and potentials, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction and electromagnetic radiation), DC and AC circuits, light, geometric and wave optics, special relativity, atomic structure, quantum physics and nuclear physics.
Usually Held: Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:20pm, Fri 1:00pm–4:05pm, Fri 8:45am–11:50am, Thu 8:45am–11:50am