Aug 05, 2026  
2025-2026 LCC College Catalog 
  
2025-2026 LCC College Catalog
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PHYS 252 - Physics II with Calculus


5 Credit Hour(s) / 7 Billing Hour(s)
General Education Category: MTA Natural Sciences Lab

Second in a two-semester sequence of calculus-based physics with laboratory for science and engineering students. Topics include electric and magnetic forces and fields, electromagnetic energy, currents and circuits, electromagnetic oscillations and waves, mechanical waves and sound, light waves, physical and geometrical optics. Experiments and hands-on activities are integrated with lecture topics.

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.0 in PHYS 251  and Minimum 2.0 in MATH 152 
Placement Scores: Reading Level 5 and Writing Level 6
Course Note: PHYS 251  and PHYS 252 are often taken by students going into fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other fields requiring a Calculus-level understanding of physics



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