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2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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PHYS 12A - (NS) General Physics

Semester Hours: 4


Fall, Spring
The second semester of a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental laws and principles of mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, with an emphasis on sound, light, electricity and magnetism.   




Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Most students with AP credit for physics typically start in PHYS 14F  or PHYS 12A. Students with AP credit should seek advice from the Department of Physics and Astronomy before registering. Prerequisite: PHYS 11A , MATH 71 . Pre- or corequisites: MATH 72 . Engineering students are exempt from taking 12B , with approval of adviser. Students must take 12B  concurrently unless credit has already been received for the equivalent. 12A applies toward the natural science distribution requirement only upon successful completion of the corresponding laboratory course 12B .

 

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