PHYS 241 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers 3

    Recent Professors
    Antonio Castro, Sean Gilmore
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    24–30 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Completion of PHYS-240 with a minimum grade of C.
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This is a calculus-based introduction to electromagnetic waves, physical optics, relativity, and atomic and quantum physics. Topics include Maxwell's Equations and electromagnetic waves, light, lenses, diffraction and polarization, relativity, quantum mechanics, molecules and solids, nuclear physics and radioactivity, nuclear energy, elementary particles, and astrophysics and cosmology.
    Usually Held
    Mon 11:10am–12:35pm, Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Wed 9:35am–11:00am