PHYS 350 - General Physics

    Recent Professors
    Ross L. Miller, Ellen Judd, Clayton G. Bratton, Charles H. Armstrong, Yuriko T. Jones
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    High School Trigonometry or a course with equivalent Trigonometry content or MATH 373 with a grade of "C" or better.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    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
    This course is a non-calculus based survey of general physics. It is designed for biological science students, including those in pre-medical, pre-dental, optometry, agricultural, and forestry programs. Topics include kinematics, Newton's Laws, dynamics of rigid bodies, work and energy, momentum, rotational motion, fluids, thermodynamics, and oscillatory motion (including mechanical waves and sound).
    Usually Held
    Mon 9:00am–12:20pm, Mon Wed 7:30am–8:50am, Tue Thu 7:30am–8:50am, Mon 7:30pm–10:50pm