PHYSICS 102 - PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

    Recent Professors
    Sergio Gaudio, Jayesh Bhakta
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, 2274
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    PHYSICS101
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PHYSICS 102
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    The student learns the fundamental principles and applications of introductory thermodynamics (temperature, heat, heat engines, entropy, and other topics), and electricity and magnetism (electric forces, electric fields, potential, magnetism, magnetic forces and fields, capacitance, resistance, inductance, DC and AC circuits, and other topics) at the beginning calculus level of mathematics. The laboratory includes both quantitative and qualitative experiments that permit students to verify, illustrate, and deduce various laws of physics.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Mon Wed 2:20pm–5:30pm, Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue Thu 2:20pm–5:30pm