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PHYSCS-> PHYSCS 8: Calculus-based General Physics 1 with Lab

This course is a calculus-based study of the mechanics of solids and liquids, elastic properties of matter, heat, and wave motion.
  • Prerequisites:
    MATH 7.
  • Credits:
    4 units
  • Notes:
    Transfer: UC,CSU;
    IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB);
    Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB);
    PHYSCS 6, PHYSCS 7 or PHYSCS 8, PHYSCS 9 or PHYSCS 21, PHYSCS 22, PHYSCS 23 combined: maximum UC credit, 1 series.

Spring 2025

  • MW 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Kevin Roberts | Science 140
    PHYSCS-> PHYSCS 8-2885
    Science 140
  • MW 1 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Connor Simpson | Science 155
    PHYSCS-> PHYSCS 8-3212
    Science 155

Summer 2025

  • MW 8 a.m.-1:10 p.m. | John Henderson | Science 153
    PHYSCS-> PHYSCS 8-1516
    Science 153

Fall 2025

  • MW 8:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | John Henderson | Science 122
    PHYSCS-> PHYSCS 8-2910
    Science 122