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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 Closed                     8:00am-10:15am MW      LecLab  E317   VAZQUEZ C   
       &                            8:00am-12:25pm F               E305   VAZQUEZ C   
   #5850 Closed                     9:45am-   Noon TuTh    LecLab  E320   CARTER B    
       &                            1:00pm- 5:25pm F               E305   CARTER B    
   #6437 Closed                    10:15am-12:30pm MW      LecLab  E317   CLARKE T    
       &                            1:00pm- 5:25pm M               E305   CLARKE T    
   #7588 Closed                     1:00pm- 4:00pm MTuWTh  LecLab  E305   AZIZIAN O   
         Short Term: 05/13/13-06/20/13
       &                                           TBA             HYBRID QUAN J      
   #5811 Closed                     1:00pm- 5:25pm Th              E305   QUAN J      
       &                                                           HYBRID QUAN J      
   #5340 Closed                     5:35pm-10:00pm MW      LecLab  E311   LANCASTER J 

    All Sections of PHYS 1A are Closed.

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

   #5879 Closed                     9:45am-   Noon TuTh    LecLab  E317   AZIZIAN O   
       &                            1:00pm- 5:25pm Th              E303   AZIZIAN O   
   #5395 Closed                     1:00pm- 5:25pm M               E303   SHI J       
       &                                                           HYBRID QUAN J      
   #7590 Closed                     4:00pm- 7:00pm MTuWTh  LecLab  E303   AZIZIAN O   
         Short Term: 05/13/13-06/20/13
       &                                           TBA             HYBRID SHI J       
   #6981 Closed                     5:35pm-10:00pm M               E303   SHI J       
       &                                                           HYBRID QUAN J      

    All Sections of PHYS 1B are Closed.

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 Closed                                                    HYBRID SHI J       
       &                            1:00pm- 5:25pm Tu              E303   SHI J       
   #6341 Closed                    10:15am-12:30pm MW      LecLab  E311   SHI J       
       &                            1:00pm- 5:25pm W               E305   SHI J       

    All Sections of PHYS 1C are Closed.

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

   #6924 Closed                     1:00pm- 5:30pm TuTh    LecLab  E311   CHENEY K    

    All Sections of PHYS 1D are Closed.

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 Closed                     8:50am-12:10pm M       LecLab  E320   AZIZI, A    
       &                            8:50am-12:10pm W               E305   AZIZI, A    
   #7592 Closed                    11:00am- 2:00pm TuWTh   LecLab  E320   VAZQUEZ C   
         Short Term: 05/14/13-06/20/13
       &                            2:00pm- 5:00pm TuWTh           E311   VAZQUEZ C   
   #5664 Closed                     6:40pm-10:00pm Tu      LecLab  E320   INJEYAN H   
       &                            6:40pm-10:00pm Th              E305   INJEYAN H   

    All Sections of PHYS 2A are Closed.

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 Closed                     1:00pm- 4:20pm M       LecLab  E320   HAROYAN L   
       &                            1:00pm- 4:20pm W               E303   HAROYAN L   

    All Sections of PHYS 2B are Closed.

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
#7595 Closed                                                    ONLINE CHENEY K    
      Short Term: 05/13/13-06/21/13
No. 7595: NO on-campus meetings required. Just before the class begins, students will receive a welcome e-mail with detailed course information at the e-mail address provided to PCC at registration. Students MUST login to the course at https://canvas.pasadena.edu to complete an introductory assignment by 11:30pm Wednesday, May 15, or they may be dropped.
#6966 Closed                                                    ONLINE CHENEY K    
No. 6966: This is an online class, but there will be 2 optional on-campus meetings: Saturday, Jan. 12 at 1:00pm AND Saturday, May 4 at 7:00pm in room E320. kbcheneyp10@yahoo.com. Just before the semester begins, students receive a welcome e-mail with detailed course information at the e-mail address provided to PCC at registration. Students MUST login to the course at https://canvas.pasadena.edu to complete an introductory assignment by the first day of class, or they may be dropped. For online Computer Requirements see http://online.pasadena.edu.
#7596 Closed                                                    ONLINE CHENEY K    
      Short Term: 05/13/13-06/21/13
No. 7596: NO on-campus meetings required. Just before the class begins, students will receive a welcome e-mail with detailed course information at the e-mail address provided to PCC at registration. Students MUST login to the course at https://canvas.pasadena.edu to complete an introductory assignment by 11:30pm Wednesday, May 15, or they may be dropped.

   #5217 Closed                                                    ONLINE CHENEY K    
   #5359 Closed                                                    ONLINE CHENEY K    
   #6020 Closed                                                    HYBRID LIU W       
   #5591 Closed                                                    HYBRID LIU W       
#7597 Closed                                                    HYBRID QUAN J      
      Short Term: 05/13/13-06/21/13
No. 7597: REQUIRED on-campus meetings. This mostly online course requires students to come to the PCC campus from 6-8pm in room E303 on Tuesday, May 14 and Thursday, June 20. Students MUST attend the first class meeting or they may be dropped.
   #5364 Closed                                                    ONLINE QUAN J      
   #5870 Closed                                                    HYBRID QUAN J      
   #5874 Closed                     8:40am-   Noon F       Lecture E317   HAROYAN L   
   #5355 Closed                     6:40pm-10:00pm Tu      Lecture E317   AZIZIAN O   

    All Sections of PHYS 10 are Closed.

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 Closed                     1:30pm- 4:50pm F       Lab     E303   KILEDJIAN V 

    All Sections of PHYS 10L are Closed.

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 Closed                                    TBA     I-S     SV06   DOUGLASS D N

    All Sections of PHYS 20 are Closed.

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 Closed                     1:00pm- 4:00pm MWF     LecLab  E311   CHENEY K    
   #7591 Closed                     2:00pm- 6:00pm TuWTh   LecLab  E317   LIU W       
         Short Term: 05/14/13-06/20/13
       &                            6:00pm-10:00pm TuWTh           E311   LIU W       

    All Sections of PHYS 31A are Closed.

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 Closed                     1:20pm- 3:35pm MW      LecLab  E317   LIU W       
       &                            6:00pm-10:25pm M               E305   LIU W       
   #6578 Closed                     3:35pm- 5:50pm MW      LecLab  E317   LIU W       
       &                            6:00pm-10:25pm W               E305   LIU W       

    All Sections of PHYS 31B are Closed.

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