PHYS 210C - Physics for Life Sciences I

    Recent Professors
    Cannon Vogel
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    4
    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
    MATH 150AC with a grade of C or better. Term PHYS 210 C and 211 C ) designed for students majoring in life sciences, medical/dental fields, architecture, psychology, and similar professional fields. This course covers Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, rotational dynamics, properties of matter, heat and waves. The laboratory portion of the course investigates these topics both qualitatively and quantitatively, and includes the use of graphing, statistics, and propagation of errors. This course satisfies a requirement for biology majors in the UC system; the CSU system will accept either this sequence or PHYS 201 C and 202 C sequence. (CSU/UC Credit Limitation/AA GE, Cal-GETC).
    Usually Held
    Mon 3:25pm–6:35pm, Mon Wed 1:50pm–3:15pm, Thu 10:30am–1:40pm, Tue Thu 8:55am–10:20am