PHYS 04A - Physics I

    Recent Professors
    Alison A. Huff, Dr. Paramdeep Khurana, Zaya Pourtarvirdi, Lana L. Jordan, Garrett O. Sugimoto
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, 2027S
    Class Size
    24–48 students
    Difficulty
    5.0Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Take MATH-04A OR MATH-04AS; Minimum grade C,P;; Previously taken ENGL-C1000 (formerly ENGL-01A) and MATH-04B is advised.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PHYS 04A
    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
    <b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> This course is a calculus-based physics course intended for physics and engineering majors as well as some chemistry and math majors. PHYS-04A is the first semester of a three-semester sequence intended to give a technical introduction to physics with emphasis on concepts and principles of physics and problem-solving. PHYS-04A includes the areas of mechanics, wave motion, fluids, and thermal phenomena.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:00am–12:25pm, Wed 7:45am–10:50am, Mon Wed 12:35pm–2:00pm, Tue Thu 11:00am–12:25pm