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El Camino College

PHYS11 - Descriptive Intro-Physics

Course Description

This course utilizes lectures and demonstrations to present various principles of physics in a non-mathematical manner. Newton's Laws of motion and gravitation, momentum, work, energy, and heat will be presented. Other topics will be selected from properties of matter, fluids, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, atomic and modern physics, special and general relativity. *Note: Students will not receive UC credit for Physics 11 if taken after Physics 1A or Physics 2A. Prerequisite: TI Physics 11<197>3 Units DS Descriptive Introduction to Physics AD eligibility for English 84 NT Credit will not be granted to student who has completed a NT college physics course.

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Tuition & Fees

Tuition and mandatory fees only. Financial aid may apply. Please contact your local Financial Aid Office for details.

Location

Online

Units

3.0 semester units

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Course Sections

Winter 2026 - Semester

Jan 5 to Feb 5
section: 1604
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Mr. Christopher M. Scott
Live Seat Count: 0 available seats - (about 1 hour ago)
Section Full

Spring 2026 - Semester

Feb 17 to Jun 13
section: 1602
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Mr. Christopher M. Scott
Live Seat Count: 21 available seats - (about 1 hour ago)
Section notes:
B: B Section 1602 is a fully online class with no scheduled meeting dates. Registered students must login to the Canvas site (http://www.elcamino.edu/library/distance-ed/Canvas_Students.asp) on the first day of the semester and follow the instructions or you may be dropped from the class. D
Open
Feb 17 to Jun 13
section: 1601
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Mr. Christopher M. Scott
Live Seat Count: 0 available seats - (about 1 hour ago)
Section notes:
B: B Section 1601 is a fully online class with no scheduled meeting dates. Registered students must login to the Canvas site (http://www.elcamino.edu/library/distance-ed/Canvas_Students.asp) on the first day of the semester and follow the instructions or you may be dropped from the class. D
Section Full

Summer 2025 - Semester

Jun 23 to Jul 31
section: 1095
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Mr. Christopher M. Scott
Live Seat Count: 9 available seats - (4 months ago)
Section notes:
B: B Section 1095 is a fully online class with no scheduled meeting dates. Registered students must login to the Canvas site (http://www.elcamino.edu/library/distance-ed/Canvas_Students.asp) on the first day of the semester and follow the instructions or you may be dropped from the class. Section 1095 meets for 6 weeks from: June 23 to July 31, 2025. D
Already Started

Fall 2025 - Semester

Aug 25 to Dec 13
section: 1344
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Mr. Christopher M. Scott
Live Seat Count: 0 available seats - (about 1 hour ago)
Section notes:
B: B Section 1344 is a fully online class with no scheduled meeting dates. Registered students must login to the Canvas site (http://www.elcamino.edu/library/distance-ed/Canvas_Students.asp) on the first day of the semester and follow the instructions or you may be dropped from the class. D
Already Started
Aug 25 to Dec 13
section: 1342
Format:
Time: TBA
Professor(s): Mr. Christopher M. Scott
Live Seat Count: 0 available seats - (about 1 hour ago)
Section notes:
B: B Section 1342 is a fully online class with no scheduled meeting dates. Registered students must login to the Canvas site (http://www.elcamino.edu/library/distance-ed/Canvas_Students.asp) on the first day of the semester and follow the instructions or you may be dropped from the class. D
Already Started
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