Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024Class Size32 studentsCredits4PrerequisiteMAT 003B and PHY 004A Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1DescriptionThis lecture/laboratory course is the third semester in the engineering physics series. The course content includes thermodynamics, geometrical and wave optics, atomic and modern physics. The dual nature of light is investigated in lecture and laboratory by the use of interference and diffraction effects. The laws of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and the Carnot cycle are covered. Numerical and theoretical solutions to problems are emphasized.Usually HeldMon 5:35pm–8:45pm, Mon 9:20am–12:30pm, Wed 5:35pm–8:45pm, Wed 9:20am–12:30pm 