PHYS 04A - Physics I

    Recent Professors
    Zaya Pourtarvirdi, Dr. Paramdeep Khurana, Alison A. Huff, Lana L. Jordan, Garrett O. Sugimoto
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    24–48 students
    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, Tue Thu 9:20am–10:45am, Wed 7:45am–10:50am, Mon Tue Wed Thu 10:15am–12:20pm