PHYS 360 - General Physics

    Recent Professors
    Ross L. Miller, Nana Ngassam, Faik Bouhrik, Clayton G. Bratton, Charles H. Armstrong
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    PHYS 350 with a grade of "C" or better
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PHYS 360
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · 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 premedical, pre-dental, optometry, agricultural, and forestry programs. Topics include electric charge, electric fields, AC and DC circuit theory, electromagnetism, geometric and wave optics, special relativity, atomic structure, quantum physics, and nuclear physics.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 1:00pm–2:20pm, Mon 9:00am–12:20pm, Mon 7:30pm–11:00pm, Mon 8:55am–12:25pm