PHYS A280 - Calculus-Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism with Lab

Recent Professors: Jerome Fang, Arnold Guerra III, Stephen Drum
Recent Semesters: Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
Class Size: 20–26 students
Difficulty: 5.1Moderateout of 10
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: PHYS A185 or PHYS A185H; and MATH A182H, or MATH A180 / MATH A180H and MATH A185 / MATH A185H , or appropriate OCC placement.
Spring 2027 Sections: View Spring 2027 sections of PHYS A280
Transfers To: UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
Description: Formerly: Calculus-Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism. Continuation of PHYS A185 . Coulomb’s law, electrostatics fields, conductors and insulators. Gauss’s law and electromagnetic fields. Magnetic fields and Ampere’s law. Faraday’s law of induction and Maxwell's equations of electromagnetic fields. Electromagnetic energy transfer by means of cables, transmission lines and transparent media. C-ID: PHYS 210.
Usually Held: Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:50pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:50pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 10:30am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 9:35am–11:40am