Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size32 studentsCredits5PrerequisiteMAT 000D or higher Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1DescriptionThis is the first lecture/lab course in physics for majors in subjects other than engineering or the physical sciences. Topics covered include Newton's laws of force, dynamics of rigid bodies, the concepts of potential and kinetic energy, momentum, thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and wave motion. Analytical solutions of numerical problems at the trigonometric and algebraic level are emphasized.Usually HeldMon 10:20am–1:30pm, Mon 12:40pm–3:50pm, Mon 8:20am–12:10pm, Mon 9:20am–10:10am