PHYS 270 - Physics with Calculus III

    Recent Professors
    Emilie C. Hein, Marco Wehrfritz, Gurpreet Kaur
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    2–30 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    PHYS 250 and completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, MATH 253 or equivalent.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PHYS 270
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    The third course of a three course sequence of calculus-based physics (may also be taken directly after PHYS 250). Designed to give students majoring in engineering, physics or chemistry a thorough foundation in the fundamentals of physics. Covers thermodynamics, optics and modern physics. The laboratory portion covers measurement and analysis of phenomena discussed in lecture.
    Usually Held
    Wed 1:10pm–2:00pm, Wed 4:10pm–5:00pm, Thu