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  "edition": "2026-2027",
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  "name": "Physics",
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      "subject": "PHYS",
      "number": "101",
      "title": "Introductory Physics",
      "units": "4",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 108 contact hours total",
      "advisory": "Completion of MATH 135 or MATH 140 This course is the first part of a two-semester algebra-trig introductory physics course.",
      "cid": [
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      ],
      "transfer": [
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        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Topics covered are: kinematics, Newton's laws, statics, linear momentum, linear-rotational analogs, rotational dynamics, energy and its transformation, gravitation, fluids, heat and thermodynamics.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
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          "open": 3,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
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        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
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          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "PHYS 102",
      "subject": "PHYS",
      "number": "102",
      "title": "Introductory Physics",
      "units": "4",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 108 contact hours total",
      "prerequisite": "Completion of PHYS 101.",
      "cid": [
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      ],
      "transfer": [
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        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This course is the second part of a two-semester algebra-trig introductory physics course. Topics covered are mechanical waves, sound, electrostatics, current and DC circuits, magnetism, light and optics, and modern physics.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
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          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
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          "open": 1,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "PHYS 110",
      "subject": "PHYS",
      "number": "110",
      "title": "General Physics",
      "units": "4",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 108 contact hours total",
      "prerequisite": "Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 150 or MATH 150H.",
      "advisory": "Completion of PSCI 101.",
      "cid": [
        "PHYS 205"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Eligibility of ENGLC 1000 or ENGLC 1000H or placement by multiple measures. This course is the first part of a three-semester calculus-based introductory physics course for scientists and engineers. Topics covered are kinematics, Newton's laws, statics, linear momentum, linear-rotational analogs, rotational dynamics, energy and its transformation, fluids, gravitation, and oscillations.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 3,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 4,
          "open": 4,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "PHYS 120",
      "subject": "PHYS",
      "number": "120",
      "title": "General Physics",
      "units": "4",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 108 contact hours total",
      "prerequisite": "Completion of PHYS 110.",
      "advisory": "Eligibility for ENGLC 1000 or ENGLC 1000H or placement by multiple measures.",
      "cid": [
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      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 160. This course is the second part of a three-semester calculus-based introductory physics course for scientists and engineers. Topics covered are: electrostatics, electric fields and potentials, capacitance, resistance and current, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic induction, Maxwell's Laws, and AC circuits.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 3,
          "url": "/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys/#phys-120",
          "subject": "PHYS"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "PHYS 211",
      "subject": "PHYS",
      "number": "211",
      "title": "General Physics",
      "units": "5",
      "hours": "72 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 126 contact hours total",
      "prerequisite": "Completion of PHYS 110.",
      "advisory": "Completion of MATH 220.",
      "cid": [
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      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 160. This course covers geometric optics, lenses, mirrors, optical instruments, wave optics/physical optics and laws of thermodynamics. In addition to these areas, the course contains selected topics from modern physics. These include special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, condensed matter/solid state physics, nuclear physics and particle physics.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
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          "subject": "PHYS"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
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          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys/#phys-211",
          "subject": "PHYS"
        }
      ]
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