# Physics (PHYS) courses

MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/physics/

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

### PHYS 111 — Introductory Physics I

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 131
- **C-ID:** PHYS-105, PHYS-100S
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in PHYS 111H, PHYS 151, or PHYS 151H.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall

This first course of a two-semester physics sequence covers the properties of matter, mechanics, heat, and waves, including sound. It is intended for students majoring in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, and similar areas. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for either series PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 151, PHYS 152, and PHYS 253. C-ID PHYS-105, PHYS-100S (with PHYS 112).

### PHYS 112 — Introductory Physics II

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
- **Prerequisite:** PHYS 111
- **C-ID:** PHYS-110, PHYS-100S
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in PHYS 112H, PHYS 152, PHYS 152H, PHYS 253, or PHYS 253H.
- Course Typically Offered: Spring

This second of a two-course physics sequence covers light, electricity, magnetism, and atomic physics. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for either series PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 151, PHYS 152, and PHYS 253. C-ID PHYS-110, PHYS-100S (with PHYS 111).

### PHYS 151 — Principles of Physics I

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 150, MATH 150H, MATH 150S, MATH C2210, MATH C2210H,or MATH C2210E
- **C-ID:** PHYS-205, PHYS-200S
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 12 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in PHYS 151H.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in the area of mechanics and fluids. It is intended primarily for engineering, physics, mathematics, and science majors. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for either series PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 151, PHYS 152, and PHYS 253. C-ID PHYS-205 and PHYS-200S (with PHYS 152 and PHYS 253).

### PHYS 152 — Principles of Physics II

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 155 or MATH C2220 and PHYS 151
- **C-ID:** PHYS-210, PHYS-200S
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 8 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Concurrent enrollment in MATH C2220 if math prerequisite not met. Not open to students with prior credit in PHYS 152H.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in the areas of thermodynamics, electricity, electrical circuits, magnetism, and electromagnetic fields. It is intended for engineering, physics, mathematics, and science majors. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for either series PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 151, PHYS 152, and PHYS 253. C-ID PHYS-210 and PHYS-200S (with PHYS 151 and PHYS 253).

### PHYS 253 — Principles of Physics III

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours
- **Prerequisite:** PHYS 152
- **C-ID:** PHYS-215, PHYS-200S
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS 152 if prerequisite not met. Not open to students with prior credit in PHYS 253H.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of physics in the areas of vibrations, waves, sound, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, and atomic and nuclear physics. It is intended for engineering, physics, mathematics, and science majors. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for either series PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 151, PHYS 152, and PHYS 253. C-ID PHYS-215 and PHYS-200S (with PHYS 151 and PHYS 152).

### PHYS 280 — Introduction to Electronics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours
- **Prerequisite:** PHYS 151 and (PHYS 152 or EE 100)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Course Typically Offered: Spring

This combined lecture and lab course offers an introduction to the theory and design of electrical circuits. Topics include DC and AC circuit analysis, diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, and digital circuits.

### PHYS 292 — Internship Studies

- **Units:** 0.5-14
- **Corequisite:** Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/phys.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.