PHYS 002A: General Physics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 522

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

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 awarded for one of the following PHYS 002A, PHYS 02HA, PHYS 040A, or PHYS 040HA.

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