PHYS 205B - GENERAL PHYSICS

    Recent Professors
    Erik Veach, Bret Clark, Patrick Len
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    14–28 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisites: PHYS 205A or equivalent
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PHYS 205B
    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
    Presents the principles of geometric optics, physical optics, static and dynamic electricity and magnetism, introductory DC and AC circuit theory, modern physics topics (relativity, particles and waves, atomic structure, radioactivity and nuclear reactions) using trigonometry.
    Usually Held
    Mon 12:30pm–1:50pm, Mon 10:30am–11:50am, Mon 2:00pm–3:20pm, Mon 3:30pm–4:50pm