Physics
8 courses · College of the Siskiyous · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
PHYS 1001 Physics by Exploration
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate algebra or higher or direct placement based on multiple measures.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A lecture and lab introduction to physics using inquiry-based learning strategies. Designed for Liberal Arts students, the course emphasizes the scientific process to build scientific literacy. Students develop scientific reasoning skills and relate scientific concepts and models to real world phenomena.
PHYS 1010 Conceptual Physics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introductory science course exploring the physics of everyday life, emphasizing conceptual understanding and real-world applications. Not intended for science or engineering majors or those with prior physics coursework.
PHYS 1105 General Physics I
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate algebra with trigonometry or higher.
- Advisory
- MATH 1100 (College Algebra)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 105
This course is intended for students not majoring in physics or engineering but needing a one-year course in physics as a requirement for their major program. The course is part of a two-semester sequence whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include: kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, fluids, and simple harmonic motion. C-ID PHYS 105.
PHYS 1110 General Physics II
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Intermediate algebra with trigonometry or higher, or calculus. and PHYS 1105 (General Physics I) with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is intended for students not majoring in physics or engineering but needing a one-year course in physics as a requirement for their major program. The course is part of a two-semester sequence whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include: electrostatics, magnetism, DC circuits, optics and modern physics.
PHYS 2105 Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- MATH 1400 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry I) with a grade of C or better or completion of 1 semester of college-level calculus or 1 year of high school calculus
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 205
This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include an introduction to kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, gravitation and simple harmonic motion. C-ID PHYS 205.
PHYS 2110 Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: B
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 2105 (Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A) with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 210
This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include electrostatics, magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and Maxwell’s equations. (C-ID PHYS 210.)
PHYS 2115 Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: C
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- MATH 1500 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry II) with a grade of C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 215
This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include optics and modern physics. UC transfer credit granted for either the PHYS 1105 and 1110 series or the PHYS 2105, 2110, and 2115 series. Lab. (C-ID PHYS 215.)
PHYS 2929 Special Studies
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 3 hours lab weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides an opportunity for students to do additional independent study on selected topics in Physics.