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PHYS 4A
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics · 6 units · used in 726 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
A rigorous introduction to the physical laws that describe and explain the motion of bodies. This course requires problem solving using verbal logic, critical analysis, and mathematical models. Students investigate general scientific procedures as a quantitative interplay between experimentation and theory employing statistical methods, graphical techniques, and measurement theory.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 17, 11:21 PM UTCPHYS 4APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: MechanicsOpen7 sections · 210 seats reported · 2 instructors
- CRN 01791 · 13YOpen · 30
- CRN 01792 · 12YOpen · 30
- CRN 01793 · 22YOpen · 30
- CRN 31756 · 24YOpen · 30
- CRN 36578 · 60Open · 30
- CRN 36739 · 62Open · 30
- CRN 38926 · 14YOpen · 30
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
PHYS 50Preparatory Physicsmin grade C- or
- and
Catalog wording: “PHYS D050. with a grade of C or better, or the equivalent (including high school Physics); and MATH D001B or MATH D01BH (may be taken concurrently)”
Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
What this course unlocks
De Anza courses that list PHYS 4A as a prerequisite.
Transfer pathways that use PHYS 4A
ASSIST maps PHYS 4A to a requirement in 726 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.
- Facilities Engineering TechnologyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
- Marine Engineering TechnologyDe Anza → Cal Maritime
- Mechanical Engineering, General OptionDe Anza → Cal Maritime
- Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseDe Anza → Cal Maritime
- AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ARCHITECTURE [BARCH]De Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ARCHITECTURE, B. ArchitectureDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOCHEMISTRYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CHEMISTRYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CIVIL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- COMPUTER SCIENCEDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH AND SOIL SCIENCEDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- GENERAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- LIBERAL ARTS AND ENGINEERING STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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