PHYS 350    General Physics    4 Units

Prerequisite: MATH 335 or a high school course in trigonometry or equivalent. This standard prerequisite has been validated based upon equivalent courses at CSU Sacramento, CSU Chico and CSU Bakersfield. Upon entering this course, the student should be able to: 1. Apply and perform calculations of angles using units of degrees and radians. 2. Evaluate and calculate trigonometric functions. 3. Solve equations involving trigonometric identities. 4. Solve quadratic equations. 5. Solve systems of equations. 6. Analyze and solve equations involving exponential and logarithmic functions. 7. Graph data in a Cartesian coordinate system and calculate slope and intercept of linear functions.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course, the first semester of General Physics, is a transferable course required for life science, liberal studies and other students and may also be taken for general education credit. Material covered will include classical mechanics (including kinematics, statics, dynamics, Newton's laws, energy and momentum conservation, rigid body motion and oscillatory motion), fluid mechanics, mechanical waves (including sound), and thermodynamics.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          01:00PM-02:20PM   LEC   D.Hale               FLC MAIN FL2 208     30160
TTh          02:30PM-03:50PM   LAB   M.Strong             FLC MAIN FL2 208     

PHYS 360    General Physics    4 Units

Prerequisite: PHYS 350 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course, the second semester of General Physics, is a transferable course required for life science and other students and my also be taken for general education credit. Material covered will include classical electricity and magnetism (including electrostatics, electric fields and potential, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic radiation), DC and AC circuits, light, geometric and wave optics, special relativity, atomic structure, quantum physics and nuclear physics.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   S.Monday             FLC MAIN FL2 208     29366
MW           07:00PM-08:20PM   LAB   S.Monday             FLC MAIN FL2 208     

PHYS 411    Mechanics of Solids and Fluids    4 Units

Prerequisite: MATH 400 with a grade of "C" or better
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 401.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course examines the fundamentals of mechanics: vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws, vibrations, conservation principles, fluids, and gravitation and is recommended for students studying engineering, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, and mathematics.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           01:00PM-02:20PM   LEC   D.Hale               FLC MAIN FL2 208     29370
MW           02:30PM-03:50PM   LAB   D.Hale               FLC MAIN FL2 208     

PHYS 431    Heat, Waves, Light and Modern Physics    4 Units

Prerequisite: MATH 401 and PHYS 411 with grades of "C" or better
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB
Description: This course examines the fundamentals of thermodynamics, waves and modern physics: temperature, heat, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, mechanical waves, sound, light reflection and refractions, interference and diffraction phenomena, optics, lasers, special relativity, quantum physics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           02:30PM-03:50PM   LEC   S.Randall            FLC MAIN FL2 207     31259
MW           04:00PM-05:20PM   LAB   S.Randall            FLC MAIN FL2 208