PHYS 002C: General Physics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 393

Prerequisites: PHYS 002B with a grade of “C-” or better; concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02LC or a grade of “C-” or better in PHYS 02LC

Description: Covers topics in waves and modern physics. Includes harmonic oscillations; mechanical and electromagnetic waves; geometrical optics; reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. For biological sciences students.

Credit: Credit is not awarded for PHYS 002C if it has already been awarded for both PHYS 040D and PHYS 040E or PHYS 041C.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

BIEN 227 BIEN 268 BIOL 105 BIOL 105V BIOL 107A BIOL 108 BIOL 110 BIOL 113 BIOL 114 BIOL 118 BIOL 119 BIOL 120 BIOL 121 BIOL 123 BIOL 127 BIOL 128 BIOL 134 BIOL 138 BIOL 143 BIOL 148 BIOL 155 BIOL 159 BIOL 160 BIOL 171 BIOL 171L BIOL 174 BIOL 175 BIOL 176 BIOL 178 BPSC 148 CBNS 128 GEO 140 GEO 144 GEO 145 GEO 260 MCBL 123 PHYS 02LC PHYS 111 PHYS 134 PHYS 142L PHYS 142W PHYS 145A PHYS 156A PHYS 164 PHYS 168 PHYS 177
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 485/518 657/909  43/ 96 1185/1523
2024-25 507/518 626/909  30/ 72 1163/1499
2023-24 430/458 700/713  56/ 72 1186/1243
2022-23 426/452 590/647  54/110 1070/1209
2021-22 356/395 588/652  55/154  999/1201
2020-21 359/404 611/720 113/154 1083/1278
2019-20 312/313 614/720 142/154 1068/1187
2018-19 280/289 590/648  98/110  968/1047
2017-18 205/215 581/648  70/ 88  856/ 951
2016-17 260/288 547/574  52/ 88  859/ 950