PHYSICS 039 - Physics for Engineers and Scientists III

    Recent Professors
    Karapet Karapetyan
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    4.2Lightout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    PHYSICS 037 and MATH 262 with grades of C or better. Recommended: MATH 263.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    Physics 39 is the third semester of a three semester calculus-level sequence in introductory college Physics. Topics include oscillations, waves, sound, thermodynamics, optics, special relativity, early quantum theory, quantum mechanics and models of the atom. MAXIMUM UC CREDIT FOR PHYSICS 006, 007 AND 037, 038, 039 AND 066 AND 067 COMBINED: MAXIMUM CREDIT: ONE SERIES.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 5:30pm–6:20pm, Tue Thu 6:20pm–7:45pm