# Physics (PHYS) courses

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/36813/36822/36902

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

### PHYS 109 — Survey of General Physics

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: Intermediate algebra or equivalent, or a qualifying profile based on multiple measures
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys.md)

A conceptual study of important phenomena in physics. Topics include mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics.

### PHYS 210 — Principles of Physics I

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: MATH 180
- **C-ID:** PHYS 105; C-ID PHYS 205
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys.md)

A calculus-based physics course designed for students majoring in the life sciences, pre-medicine, and related disciplines. Topics include classical mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics.

### PHYS 211 — Principles of Physics II

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: PHYS 210 and MATH 180
- **C-ID:** PHYS 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys.md)

A calculus-based physics course designed for students majoring in the life sciences, pre-medicine, and related disciplines. Topics include electricity and magnetism, oscillations and waves, optics, and modern physics.

### PHYS 217 — Engineering Physics I

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: MATH 180
- **C-ID:** PHYS 205; C-ID PHYS 200S=PHYS 217+227+237
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys.md)

A calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics designed for physical science and engineering majors. This course is a study of the principles of classical mechanics including: particle kinematics, particle dynamics, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion, equilibrium, gravity, and oscillatory motion.

### PHYS 227 — Engineering Physics II

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: PHYS 217 and MATH 185
- **C-ID:** PHYS 210; C-ID PHYS 200S=PHYS 217+227+237
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys.md)

A calculus-based course focusing on the principles of electricity and magnetism, designed for physical science and engineering majors. Topics include electrostatics, electric fields, Gauss’s law, circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, and Maxwell’s equations. Laboratory work emphasizes experimental techniques, data analysis, and application of theoretical concepts.

### PHYS 237 — Engineering Physics III

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: PHYS 227 and MATH 185
- **C-ID:** PHYS 215; C-ID PHYS 200S=PHYS 217+227+237
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/phys.md)

A calculus based physics course designed for students majoring in the physical sciences and engineering. This course is a study of the principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, wave motion, acoustics, optics, and modern physics .

### PHYS 279 — College Physics I

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: MATH 162
- **C-ID:** PHYS 105
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

A trigonometry-based physics course. Topics include: classical mechanics, wave motion, fluids, oscillatory motion, and thermodynamics.

### PHYS 289 — College Physics II

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture, 54 Lab
- **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: PHYS 279 and MATH 162
- **C-ID:** PHYS 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

A trigonometry-based physics course. Topics include: light, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics.