PHYS 231 - Physics for Engineers and Scientists C: Optics and Modern Physics
- Recent Professors
- Sonia Katdare, Youcef Hamida, Achilles Speliotopoulos, Chien-I Chiang, Kitran Colwell, John Rodriguez
- Recent Semesters
- 2027SP, 2026SP, 2026FA
- Class Size
- Not published
- Difficulty
- 7.9Heavyout of 10
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisite
- MATH 294 - Differential Equations MATH-294 (may be taken concurrently) or equivalent
- 2027SP Sections
- View 2027SP sections of PHYS 231
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
- Description
- This course is a continuation of PHYS-130 and PHYS-230 and presents the study of optics and modern physics. Topics include geometric and wave optics, special relativity, quantum physics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, and nuclear physics.
- Usually Held
- Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue 11:10am–2:00pm, Fri 11:10am–2:00pm, Fri 2:30pm–5:20pm