PHYS 040B: General Physics

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Units: 5

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

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Prerequisites: MATH 009C with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 09HC with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 005C with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently; PHYS 040A with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 040HA with a grade of C- or better

Description: Topics include fluids; mechanical oscillations; sound waves and light waves; ray optics; temperature; heat; kinetic theory of gases; the laws of thermodynamics; and heat engines. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors.

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

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

Serves as a prerequisite for

BIEN 110 BIEN 140A BIEN 140B BIEN 233 CEE 140A CEE 140B CHE 110A CHE 114 ENGR 118 ENVE 133 ENVE 171 GEO 160 GEO 163 GEO 180 GEO 181 GEO 182 GEO 184 ME 100A ME 113 ME 138 MSE 100 PHYS 040C PHYS 040HC
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 547/645 334/423 57/102 938/1170
2024-25 572/587 323/325 61/ 96 956/1008
2023-24 570/587 310/336 49/ 72 929/ 995
2022-23 446/469 308/328 83/ 88 837/ 885
2021-22 378/396 254/264 69/ 88 701/ 748
2020-21 426/479 247/287 56/ 64 729/ 830
2019-20 382/430 218/287 46/ 64 646/ 781
2018-19 363/432 233/576 31/ 42 627/1050
2017-18 425/431 216/360 38/ 66 679/ 857
2016-17 393/576 227/287 34/110 654/ 973