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PHYS 4D
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics · 6 units · used in 184 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This course is an introduction to special relativity and quantum mechanics. Nuclear physics, elementary particles, and other selected topics are treated as time allows.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
PHYS 4CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Fluids, Waves, Optics and ThermodynamicsCatalog wording: “PHYS D004C”
Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
Transfer pathways that use PHYS 4D
ASSIST maps PHYS 4D to a requirement in 184 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.
- PHYSICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PHYSICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- GENERAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MATERIALS ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MATHEMATICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BiochemistryDe Anza → Humboldt State
- ChemistryDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Physics B.S. - Astronomy ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Mechanical EngineeringDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Forestry B.S. - Forest Hydrology ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
- GeologyDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Physical ScienceDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Environmental Resource EngineeringDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Anthropology B.S. - Biological Anthropology ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
- OceanographyDe Anza → Humboldt State
- Energy Systems EngineeringDe Anza → Humboldt State
- ChemistryDe Anza → Humboldt State
- PhysicsDe Anza → Humboldt State
- PhysicsDe Anza → UCLA
- AstrophysicsDe Anza → UCLA
- BiophysicsDe Anza → UCLA
- PhysicsDe Anza → UCLA
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