PHYS 040A: General Physics

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Units: 5

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

Catalog page 548

Prerequisites: 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; MATH 007B with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 009B with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 09HB with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently

Description: Explores topics in classical mechanics with gravity including Newton’s laws of motion; gravity; friction; circular motion; work, energy, and conservation of energy; collisions; rigid-body motion; torque; and angular momentum. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 040A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 02HA, PHYS 040HA, or PHYS 041A.

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

Serves as a prerequisite for

BIEN 137 EE 201 GEO 132 ME 002 ME 010 ME 018B MSE 207 PHYS 040B PHYS 040HB PHYS 041B PHYS 130A
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 585/647 402/454 65/96 1052/1197
2024-25 554/582 307/322 57/72  918/ 976
2023-24 567/599 336/350 62/72  965/1021
2022-23 481/517 305/326 63/66  849/ 909
2021-22 373/411 258/264 46/66  677/ 741
2020-21 379/431 264/288 63/66  706/ 785
2019-20 380/864 254/288 70/88  704/1240
2018-19 350/864 262/360 28/44  640/1268
2017-18 464/574 257/358 43/66  764/ 998
2016-17 380/573 273/574 33/44  686/1191