Physics 2A
4 units; 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
Prerequisite: Mathematics 170 with a minimum grade of C.
Credit, degree applicable;
Transfer CSU, UC; (CAN PHYS 2; Physics 2A, 2B = CAN PHYS SEQ A)
This course is an algebra/trigonometry-based survey of kinematics, dynamics, statics, momentum, energy, rotation, gravitation and planetary motion. In addition, the course covers elasticity and vibration, wave motion, interference and standing waves, sound, the kinetic theory of gases, and thermodynamics.