PHY 103 - PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: C

    Recent Professors
    Hasmik Andreasyan, Ophelia Azizian
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    6.6Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    PHY 101 or equivalent, and MATH 104E
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    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
    PHY 103 is the third course in a three-semester sequence intended for students majoring in engineering and the physical sciences. The course covers topics in theory of waves, acoustics, optics, thermodynamics, and modern physics. Computers and numerical techniques are used extensively in the laboratory component of the course.
    Usually Held
    Fri 9:10am–12:40pm, Mon Wed Fri 7:35am–9:00am