PHYS 002C: General Physics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

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Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02LC; PHYS 002B with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 02HB with a grade of C- or better; PHYS 02LB with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 02HLB with a grade of C- or better

Description: Third part of an introductory course covering the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences. Topics include electromagnetism, quantum physics, and Coulomb’s Law. Covers electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces and Faraday’s Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity.

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

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

Serves as a prerequisite for

BIEN 227 BIEN 268 BIOL 105 BIOL 107A BIOL 108 BIOL 110 BIOL 113 BIOL 114 BIOL 118 BIOL 119 BIOL 120 BIOL 120L BIOL 122 BIOL 123 BIOL 124 BIOL 128 BIOL 134 BIOL 138 BIOL 143 BIOL 148 BIOL 155 BIOL 159 BIOL 160 BIOL 166 BIOL 174 BIOL 175 BIOL 176 BIOL 178 BPSC 138 BPSC 143 BPSC 148 BPSC 149 BPSC 155 CBNS 128 CHEM 110A CHEM 113 CHEM 125 GEO 140 GEO 144 GEO 145 GEO 260 MCBL 120 MCBL 120L MCBL 122 MCBL 123 MCBL 124 MCBL 126 MCBL 127 NEM 159 PHYS 02LC PHYS 111 PHYS 140L PHYS 142L PHYS 142W PHYS 145A PHYS 152A PHYS 156A PHYS 160 PHYS 164 PHYS 177 PLPA 120 PLPA 120L PLPA 123 PLPA 134
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 485/518 657/909  43/ 96 1185/1523
2024-25 507/518 626/909  30/ 72 1163/1499
2023-24 430/458 700/713  56/ 72 1186/1243
2022-23 426/452 590/647  54/110 1070/1209
2021-22 356/395 588/652  55/154  999/1201
2020-21 359/404 611/720 113/154 1083/1278
2019-20 312/313 614/720 142/154 1068/1187
2018-19 280/289 590/648  98/110  968/1047
2017-18 205/215 581/648  70/ 88  856/ 951
2016-17 260/288 547/574  52/ 88  859/ 950