Physics
5 courses · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
PHYS 101 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.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 105
Topics covered are: kinematics, Newton's laws, statics, linear momentum, linear-rotational analogs, rotational dynamics, energy and its transformation, gravitation, fluids, heat and thermodynamics.
PHYS 102 Introductory Physics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of PHYS 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 110
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.
PHYS 110 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.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 205
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.
PHYS 120 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.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 210
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.
PHYS 211 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.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 215
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.