Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023Class Size32 studentsCredits4 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionMajor discoveries, ideas and methods in physics. Includes simple motions, the nature of matter and energy, electric and magnetic effects, and 20th-century ideas in relativity, and atomic and nuclear science. Emphasis is on understanding concepts rather than mathematical aspects. This course is also suggested for students having no previous physics training as preparation for more advanced physics courses.Usually HeldMon 7:00pm–9:50pm, Wed 7:00pm–9:50pm, Mon Wed 9:00am–10:15am, Thu 7:00pm–9:50pm 