# Physics (PHY) courses

Palo Verde College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://catalog.paloverde.edu/index.php?catoid=2

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### PHY 100 — Physics Concepts

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
- **Prerequisite:** MAT 106 (now STAT C1000) OR MAT 108 OR MAT 110, ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section listed as PHY-100 (/c/palo-verde-college/schedule/spring-2027/phy.md)
- Student Learning Outcomes: Solve motion of objects using the conservation laws. Calculate efficiency of a heat engine. Calculate peak electromagnetic radiation emitted by a blackbody. Calculate the binding energy of a nucleus.
- General Education: CalGETC: Transfer General Education Requirements ( 5- Physical and Biological Sciences- 5A: Physical Science )
- Course Duration (Weeks): 18

PHY 100 is an algebra-based physics course. It is intended for students who want to explore the fundamental concepts of physics as applied to everyday phenomena from a limited mathematical perspective emphasizing verbal logic, critical analysis, rational thought, and problem solving skills. Topics include mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, wave phenomena, and modern physics.