PHYS 210F - Physics with Calculus for the Life Sciences I

    Recent Professors
    Matjaz Kaluza, John Lindell, Seung Ji
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    11–25 students
    Difficulty
    5.7Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of PHYS 210F
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    54 hours lecture and 54 hours lab per term. This course covers Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, heat, and waves. The laboratory portion of the course investigates these topics both qualitatively and quantitatively, and includes the use of graphing and statistics, and propagation of errors. This is the first half of a calculus-based two-semester sequence ( PHYS 210 F and 211 F ) for students majoring in the life sciences. This course satisfies a requirement for biology majors in the UC system; the CSU system will accept either this sequence or PHYS 205 F and 206 F . (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC Credit Limitation) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC (C-ID: PHYS 105)
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:00pm–9:10pm, Wed 6:00pm–9:10pm, Mon 9:00am–12:10pm, Thu 9:00am–12:10pm