PHYS 02LB: General Physics Laboratory

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Units: 1

Hours: Laboratory, 3 hours

Catalog page 547

Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 002B; MATH 007B, may be taken concurrently or MATH 009B, may be taken concurrently or MATH 09HB, may be taken concurrently; PHYS 002A with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 02HA with a grade of C- or better; PHYS 02LA with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 02HLA with a grade of C- or better

Description: Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002B. Topics include fluids and fluid flow; thermodynamics; mechanical oscillations; sound and light waves; geometrical optics; reflection; refraction; lens; microscopy; interference; and diffraction.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 02LB or PHYS 02HLB.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 448/456 695/742 115/168 1258/1366
2024-25 419/432 658/684 100/168 1177/1284
2023-24 404/420 673/744 117/168 1194/1332
2022-23 360/374 594/682 129/198 1083/1254
2021-22 335/351 665/704 117/176 1117/1231
2020-21 301/324 681/701 108/206 1090/1231
2019-20 258/274 684/706 184/279 1126/1259
2018-19 269/284 663/684 162/177 1094/1145
2017-18 192/219 593/637 130/154  915/1010
2016-17 241/264 600/615  82/110  923/ 989