PHYS 130 - Physics for Engineers and Scientists A: Mechanics and Wave Motion

    Recent Professors
    Kent Christianson, Kitran Colwell, John Rodriguez, Youcef Hamida, Sonia Katdare, Achilles Speliotopoulos, Evan Large, Krishna Lamichhane and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    2027SP, 2026SU, 2026SP, 2026FA
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    7.4Heavyout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    PHYS 110 - Elementary Physics PHYS-110 and PHYS-111 combined or PHYS-112 or PHYS-120 or PHYS-129 or one year high school physics or equivalent
    2027SP Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This course is designed for engineering and physical science majors such as physics, chemistry, and geology. Lecture and laboratory study of classical mechanics: vectors, particle kinematics, Newton's laws, equilibrium of rigid bodies, work and energy, gravitation, fluids, momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, and oscillations and waves in elastic media are presented.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 4:05pm–5:30pm, Tue 12:45pm–2:00pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm