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PHYS 1A GENERAL PHYSICS 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Math 5A.
Mechanics. Total of 72 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #5852  8:00am-10:15am MW      LecLab  E317   NICHOLS S   
       &  8:00am-12:25pm F               E305   NICHOLS S   
   #5850  9:45am-   Noon TuTh    LecLab  E320   CARTER B    
       &  1:00pm- 5:25pm F               E305   CARTER B    
   #6437 10:15am-12:30pm MW      LecLab  E317   CLARKE T    
       &  1:00pm- 5:25pm M               E305   CLARKE T    
   #5811  1:00pm- 5:25pm W               E305   SHI J       
       &                                 HYBRID QUAN J      

PHYS 1B GENERAL PHYSICS 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Phys 1A and Math 5A.
Oscillations and waves, gravitation, thermodynamics. Recommended enrollment in or completion of Math 5B and familiarity with a computer language. Total of 72 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #5395  1:00pm- 5:25pm Tu              E303   SHI J       
       &                                 HYBRID QUAN J      
   #6981  5:35pm-10:00pm Tu              E303   QUAN J      
       &                                 HYBRID QUAN J      

PHYS 1C GENERAL PHYSICS 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Phys 1B and Math 5B.
Electricity and magnetism. Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic radiation and optics. Recommended enrollment in or completion of Math 5C and familiarity with a computer language. Total of 72 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #6349                                 HYBRID SHI J       
       &  5:35pm-10:00pm M               E305   SHI J       
   #5879  9:45am-   Noon TuTh    LecLab  E317   AZIZIAN O   
       &  1:00pm- 5:25pm Th              E305   AZIZIAN O   

PHYS 1D GENERAL PHYSICS 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Phys 1C and Math 5C.
Interaction of light with matter, introduction to modern physics, including relativity theory, atomic and nuclear physics. Recommended enrollment in *or* completion of Math 55 and familiarity with a computer language. Total of 72 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #6341                                 HYBRID SHI J       
       &  1:00pm- 3:15pm M               E303   SHI J       
       &  3:15pm- 5:25pm M               E303   SHI J       
   #6924  1:00pm- 5:30pm TuTh    LecLab  E311   CHENEY K    

PHYS 2A GENERAL PHYSICS 4 Units

Prerequisite(s): Math 131 or 132C.
Recommended Preparation: Math 4A *or* Math 8.
Classical mechanics, wave motion and thermodynamics. Total of 54 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4351  8:50am-12:10pm M       LecLab  E320   AZIZI, A    
       &  8:50am-12:10pm W               E303   AZIZI, A    
   #5664  6:40pm-10:00pm Tu      LecLab  E320   INJEYAN H   
       &  6:40pm-10:00pm Th              E303   INJEYAN H   

PHYS 2B GENERAL PHYSICS 4 Units

Prerequisite(s): Phys 1A or 2A.
Electromagnetic interaction, radiation, relativity theory, cosmology, atomic and nuclear physics, elementary particle theory. Total of 54 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4431  1:00pm- 4:20pm M       LecLab  E320   VAZQUEZ C   
       &  1:00pm- 4:20pm W               E303   VAZQUEZ C   

PHYS 10 DESCRIPTIVE INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Math 125 or Math 127B or Math 128B.
Application of physics to modern life with minimum of mathematical emphasis. No credit if taken after any other college physics. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
#6966                                 ONLINE CHENEY K    
      Short Term: 03/26/12-06/17/12
No. 6966: Class information is available at kbcheney.com. After 3/26/12, information also available on BLACKBOARD. Email instructor at kbcheneyp10@yahoo.com. Optional on-campus ORIENTATION: Monday, March 26, 7-9pm in E320 or Saturday, March 31, 1-3pm in E320. Optional on-campus FINAL: Saturday, June 16, 6-8pm in E320. First assignment due March 27.
#6020                                 HYBRID LIU W       
No. 6020: This course requires 4 on-campus meetings from 11:00-12:30pm in room E303, on Wednesdays: February 22, March 28, May 2, and June 6. wwliu@pasadena.edu
#5591                                 HYBRID LIU W       
No. 5591: This course requires four on-campus meetings from 9:30am-11:00pm in room E303, on Wednesdays, February 22, March 28, May 2 and June 6.
#5870                                 HYBRID QUAN J      
No. 5870: This course requires 2 on-campus meetings from 1-3pm in E305 on Tuesdays, February 21 and June 12. jxquan@pasadena.edu.
#6714                                 HYBRID WANG L      
No. 6714: This course requires 2 on-campus meetings from 7-9pm in room E303 on Tuesdays, February 21 and June 12. jxquan@pasadena.edu.

   #5874  8:40am-   Noon F       Lecture E317   SRIVASTAVA S
   #5217  1:00pm- 4:20pm F       Lecture E317   SRIVASTAVA S

PHYS 10L DESCRIPTIVE PHYSICS IN THE LABORATORY 1 Unit

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in or completion of Phys 10.
Laboratory investigations of physical principles with a minimum of mathematical emphasis. Total of 54 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #6902  1:00pm- 4:20pm F       Lab     E303   KILEDJIAN V 

PHYS 20 INDEPENDENT STUDY 2 Units

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in or completion of any college physics course.
Faculty-guided student research. Each topic includes library research, design and execution of the experiments and the preparation of a summary research report. Maximum credit 6 units, 2 units each semester. Total of 108 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #5427                 TBA     I-S     U402   DOUGLASS D N
         6.8 Hours TBA per week

PHYS 31A GENERAL PHYSICS 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Math 5A.
Classical mechanics and thermal physics. For life sciences majors but is open to all qualified students. Total of 72 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #7515  1:00pm- 4:00pm MWF     LecLab  E311   CHENEY K    
   #7755  4:10pm- 7:10pm MWF     LecLab  E311   CHENEY K    

PHYS 31B GENERAL PHYSICS 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Phys 31A, Math 5B.
Electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Recommended enrollment in or completion of Math 5C. For life sciences majors but is open to all qualified students. Total of 72 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4458                                 HYBRID LIU W       
       &  5:35pm- 9:55pm M               E303   LIU W       
   #6578  3:30pm- 5:35pm MW      LecLab  E317   LIU W       
       &  5:35pm- 9:55pm W               E303   LIU W       

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