PHYS 002A: General Physics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 457

Prerequisites: MATH 008B or MATH 007A or MATH 009A or MATH 09HA with a grade of “C-” or better concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02LA or a grade of “C-” or better in PHYS 02LA

Description: Covers topics in classical mechanics, including Newton’s laws of motion in one and two dimensions; work, energy, and conservation of energy; momentum and collisions; rotational motion; and orbital motion. For biological sciences students.

Credit: Credit is not awarded for PHYS 002A if it has already been awarded for PHYS 02HA or PHYS 040A or PHYS 040HA or PHYS 041A.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 704/780 548/776  70/ 72 1322/1628
2024-25 647/714 553/649  51/ 72 1251/1435
2023-24 664/714 603/619  60/ 72 1327/1405
2022-23 574/582 576/586  57/ 66 1207/1234
2021-22 588/684 384/394  83/ 88 1055/1166
2020-21 658/721 497/576  86/ 96 1241/1393
2019-20 684/720 468/476 112/168 1264/1364
2018-19 699/720 387/431  96/110 1182/1261
2017-18 672/718 380/617  64/ 88 1116/1423
2016-17 702/862 247/574  60/ 66 1009/1502