Physics
7 courses · Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
PHYS G110 Conceptual Physics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
This course is designed for non-science majors and considers the everyday applications of physics. It covers the subjects of motion, energy, waves, music, electromagnetism, relativity, and nuclear energy. It takes a non-mathematical approach to these basic physics concepts.
PHYS G111 Conceptual Physics Lab
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- PHYS G110.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
This course is designed to supplement PHYS G110. The student will do laboratory exercises which illustrate some of the phenomena discussed in PHYS G110.
PHYS G120 Algebra Based Physics: Mechanics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH G120 or achieve qualifying score on Math Placement.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- PHYS 105, 100S
This course is an algebra/trigonometry based study of mechanics, heat, and sound. Topics include force, motion, energy, heat transfer, effects of heat, and the nature and properties of waves.
PHYS G125 Algebra Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- PHYS G120.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- PHYS 110, 100S
This course is an algebra/trigonometry based study of electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics. Topics include electric charges and fields, DC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, reflection, refraction, interference of light, quantum theory, matter waves, radioactivity, and nuclear reactions.
PHYS G185 Calculus Based Physics: Mechanics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH G180 or achieve qualifying score on Math Placement.
- Advisory
- MATH G185.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- PHYS 205
This course is an introduction to physics using calculus. Topics studied include vectors, motion, forces, energy, momentum, oscillators, and the properties of waves.
PHYS G280 Calculus Based Physics: Electricity/Magnetism
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH G185 and PHYS G185.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- PHYS 210
This course in calculus-based physics covers the topics of electric charge, electric fields, potential dielectrics, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic forces, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic oscillators, and waves. Graded.
PHYS G285 Calculus Based Physics: Modern
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH G185 and PHYS G185.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- PHYS 215
This is a calculus based physics course including the topics of measurement of heat and temperature, effects of heat, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, propagation of light, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, relativity, quantum theory and matter waves.