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PHYS 1A - (NS) Elementary Physics

Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Fundamental laws and principles of mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and magnetism. Students must take 1B concurrently unless credit has already been received for the equivalent. Recommended for all premedical and predental students not majoring in chemistry.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
1 unit high school algebra, 1 unit plane geometry. (3 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation.) No credit given for this course if taken after PHYS 11A . 1A applies toward the natural science distribution requirement only upon successful completion of the corresponding laboratory course 1B .



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