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Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light and Optics

PHYSICS XL 5B

This is the second course in the pre-medical physics sequence, which provides an introduction to thermal properties of fluids, sound, light, waves and optics.

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As few as 11 weeks
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What you can learn.

  • Evaluate the relation between energy, temperature, and gasses
  • Apply thermal properties to biological and biochemical systems

About this course:

Thermal properties of matter, free energy, fluids, ideal gas, diffusion, oscillations, waves, sounds, light and optics, with applications to biological and biochemical systems. Transferable for UC credit.
Prerequisites

PHYSICS XL 5A Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy

Summer 2025 Schedule

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Instructor: Hafid Rafii El Idrissi
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Notes

Fulfills in part the UCLA General Education requirement for Physical Sciences. Enrollment/class participation contingent on signing a liability waiver form.

Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: June 29, 2025 11:59:59 PM PST. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: University Physics for the Life Sciences by Knight
©2021
ISBN 9780135821299
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Tue Jun 24, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jun 26, 2025
6:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Jul 1, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jul 3, 2025
6:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Jul 8, 2025
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Thu Jul 10, 2025
6:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Jul 15, 2025
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Thu Jul 17, 2025
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Tue Jul 22, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jul 24, 2025
6:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Jul 29, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jul 31, 2025
6:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Aug 5, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Aug 7, 2025
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Tue Aug 12, 2025
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Thu Aug 14, 2025
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Tue Aug 19, 2025
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Thu Aug 21, 2025
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Tue Aug 26, 2025
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Thu Aug 28, 2025
6:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Tue Sep 2, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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