Course Description
GENERAL PHYSICS, PHYS 040A
Designed for engineering and physical sciences students. Covers topics in classical mechanics including Newton's laws of motion; friction; circular motion; work, energy, and conservation of energy; dynamics of particle systems; collisions; rigid-body motion; torque; and angular momentum. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. Credit is not awarded for PHYS 040A if it has already been awarded for PHYS 002A, PHYS 02HA, PHYS 040HA, or PHYS 041A.
Key Information
Credit: 5 quarter units /
3.33 semester units credit
UC Riverside, Physics and Astronomy
Course Credit:
Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.
UC Berkeley:
Pending
UC Davis:
Pending
UC Irvine:
Pending
UC Los Angeles:
General Education: GE-Physical Science non-lab.
UC Merced:
Pending
UC Riverside:
Pending
UC San Diego:
General Education: Revelle - Physics or one course towards Natural Science;Warren - May be counted depending on major/PofC; ERC 1 course for natural science; Sixth -1 course towards Analytic Methodologies; ERC 1 course for natuaral science; TMC Physics Natural Science GE or 1 course toward lower division disciplinary breadth if noncontiguous to major; Seventh - 1 course towards Alternatives - Natural Sciences and Engineering
Course Equivalence: UCSD PHYS 2A and 2BL
UC San Francisco:
Pending
UC Santa Barbara:
General Education: Possible Area C after petition
UC Santa Cruz:
Pending
Prerequisites
MATH 007A or MATH 009A or MATH 09HA with a grade of 'C-' or better; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB with a grade of 'C-' or better (MATH 009B or MATH 09HB may be taken concurrently).
Course Creators
Boerge Hemmerling
Brian Siana
