Physics
7 courses · Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
PHY 104 General Physics I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 84 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- MAT 104 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 100S = PHY 104 + PHY 105 + PHY 106
This course is the first in a sequence 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 three-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, and momentum. *UC unit/course limit
PHY 105 General Physics II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 84 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- PHY 104 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- <div>PHYS 100S = PHY 104 + PHY 105 + PHY 106</div>
This course is the second in a sequence 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 three-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to simple harmonic motion, mechanical waves and sound, fluids, laws of thermodynamics, heat engines, kinetic theory, and entropy. *UC unit/course limit
PHY 106 General Physics III
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 84 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- PHY 105 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 100S = PHY 104 + PHY 105 + PHY 106
This course is the third in a sequence 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 three-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to electrostatics, magnetism, DC circuits, optics and modern physics. *UC unit/course limit
PHY 107 General Physics (Calculus) - Mechanics
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 96 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- MAT 105 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Part I)) MAT 105 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent or appropriate skills demonstrated through the math assessment process.
- Corequisite
- MAT 106 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Part II)) MAT 106 or equivalent or appropriate skills demonstrated through the math assessment process. Prior completion of MAT 106 with a grade of "C" also satisfies this corequisite.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- <ul> <li>PHYS 200S = PHY 107 + PHY 108 + PHY 207 + PHY 208</li> <li>PHYS 205</li> </ul>
This course is the first in a sequence intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering. It is part of a four-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to translational and rotational kinematics, dynamics, Newton's laws, work and energy, momentum, and gravitation. *UC unit/course limit
PHY 108 General Physics (Calculus) - Waves, Thermodynamics, and Light
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 96 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- MAT 106 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Part II)) MAT 106 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.; PHY 107 (General Physics (Calculus) - Mechanics) PHY 107 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Corequisite
- MAT 107 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Part III)) MAT 107 or equivalent. Prior completion of MAT 107 with a grade of "C" or better also satisfies this corequisite.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 200S = PHY 107 + PHY 108 + PHY 207 + PHY 208
This course is the second in a sequence intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering. It is part of a four-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to fluids, simple harmonic motion, mechanical waves and sound, thermodynamics. *UC unit/course limit
PHY 207 General Physics (Calculus) - Electricity and Magnetism
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 96 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- PHY 108 (General Physics (Calculus) - Waves, Thermodynamics, and Light) PHY 108 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.; MAT 107 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Part III)) MAT 107 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate skills demonstrated through the math assessment process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 200S = PHY 107 + PHY 108 + PHY 207 + PHY 208
This course is the third in a sequence intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering. It is part of a four-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to electrostatics, magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and Maxwell’s equations. *UC unit/course limit
PHY 208 General Physics (Calculus) - Optics and Modern Physics
- Units
- 6
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture weekly, 3 hours lab weekly, 96 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- PHY 207 (General Physics (Calculus) - Electricity and Magnetism) PHY 207 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.; MAT 202 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Part IV)) MAT 202 with a "C" or better, or equivalent, or appropriate skills demonstrated through the math assessment process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- PHYS 200S = PHY 107 + PHY 108 + PHY 207 + PHY 208
This course is the fourth in a sequence intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering. It is part of a four-quarter sequence. Core topics include an introduction to optics and modern physics. *UC unit/course limit