Recent SemestersFall 2026Class Size32 studentsCredits5Prerequisite"C" grade or higher or "Pass" in PHYSICS 202 or equivalent; and "C" grade or higher or "Pass" or concurrent enrollment in MATH 281 or equivalent Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionThis is the third course of a three-semester, calculus level sequence of physics courses designed for engineering, physics, mathematics, and science students. The topics of optics, quantum mechanics, special relativity, and atomic and nuclear physics are introduced at the beginning level with reliance upon ability to apply topics introduced in Physics 201 and Physics 202. The laboratory provides experiments in optics, interference and diffraction, and nuclear physics. (C-ID PHYS 215, C-ID PHYS 200S (with PHYC 201, 202)) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-5, Cal-GETC-5A,5C)Usually HeldMon Wed 10:30am–12:35pm, Wed 12:45pm–3:50pm 