PHYS 040HB: Honors General Physics

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Units: 5

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours

Catalog page 524

Prerequisites: MATH 009C or MATH 09HC (may be taken concurrently); PHYS 040HA with a grade of B- or better or PHYS 040A with a grade of B- or better

Description: Honors course corresponding to PHYS 040B. Designed for engineering and physical sciences students. Covers topics in mechanics and thermodynamics including elasticity; oscillations; gravitation; fluids; mechanical waves and sound; temperature, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; and the kinetic theory of gases. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications.

Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 040B or PHYS 040HB.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2021-22 10/20 10/20
2020-21 15/24 15/24
2019-20 10/22 10/22