Physics Programs and Course Offerings

P100 P104 P109
P114 P115 P116
P121 P122 P123
P225

The annual schedule

A grid that shows which courses are to be offered each quarter
and whether the course is planned as a daytime or evening offering.
Every effort is made to meet this commitment but low enrollment
can force class cancellation. See the advice posted with the
schedule.

Detailed course topics

A list of topics covered in each course. Slight variation
may occur from quarter to quarter. Consult your instructors syllabus
for details once class has begun.

Prerequisites and advising notes

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Audience

Describes the student population for whom the course is designed.

Transfer

How does the course transfer to other schools?

Physics 100

Physics – Basic Concepts (5 Credits)

Offered

• • fall quarter, this course is an introduction

• • to the field of physics for liberal arts students and students exploring science as a major.

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Physics 104

Discoveries in Physics (6 Credits)

Offered

• • every quarter

• • except fall including evening during winter, this course is an

• • inquiry based (hands-on) introduction to Optics, Electricity,

• • and Mechanics for students with no prior experience with physics.

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Physics 109

Science for Information Technology (6 Credits)

Offered

• • fall quarter, this

• • course explores the science behind much of modern technology- including

• • computers and data transmission- as a vehicle for teaching research and

• • problem solving skills. The course is designed for information

• • technology students, with a great deal of hands-on group project work.

• • Magnetism, electricity, and microchip circuitry are representative

• • course topics. At the end of the course students will transmit their

• • own voices across the room using circuits they construct.

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Labs

• • Algebra Based Sequence: A survey of
    physics for general science majors. A sound background in algebra is
    necessary for success in this sequence.  This sequence is also
    presented once each year in the evenings.

Physics 114

General Physics I (6 Credits)

Offered

• • fall, winter, and

• • summer quarters including a complete evening sequence beginning winter,

• • this is the first course in the algebra based sequence. P114 focuses on

• • the field of Mechanics. Topics include: motion and force, Conservation

• • of energy and momentum, and gravity.

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Physics 115

General Physics II (6 Credits)

Offered

• • winter and spring

• • quarters, this course is the second in the algebra based sequence. P115

• • covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism.

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Physics 116

General Physics III (6 Credits)

Offered

• • spring and summer

• • quarter, this course is the third in the algebra based sequence. P116

• • covers optics and modern physics.

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Labs

• • Calculus Based Sequence: A survey of
    physics for physical science majors. A sound background in calculus is
    necessary for success in this sequence. This sequence is also presented
    twice each year in the evenings. See the evening degree
    program.

Physics 121

General Engineering Physics I (6 Credits)

Offered

• • every

• • quarter, this course is the first in the calculus based sequence. P121

• • focuses on the field of Mechanics. Topics include: motion and force,

• • Conservation of energy and momentum, and rotational dynamics..

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Physics 122

General Engineering Physics II (6 Credits)

Offered

• • every

• • quarter, this course is the second in the calculus based sequence.

• • P122 covers electricity, electric circuits, magnetism, and magnetic

• • induction.

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Physics 123

General Engineering Physics III (6 Credits)

Offered

• • every

• • quarter, this course is the third in the calculus based sequence. P123

• • covers oscillations, waves and optics.

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Labs

• • Second Year Courses: Courses for science majors continuing in physics.

Physics 225

Modern Physics (5 Credits)

Offered

• fall

• quarter, this course introduces the revolution of ideas that arose

• during the twentieth century. Topics include: motion and force,

• relativity and quantum mechanics.

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