Physics 5A

Physics 5A is the first course in the introductory Physics 5 sequence, which is the physics major-oriented "honors" introductory physics sequence.

Physics 5A explores basic tenets of classical mechanics, espousing fundamental principles about how things move, collide, turn, wave, and flow. The end of the course also features discussion of special relativity, the theory governing the behavior of objects moving at close to the speed of light. While oft-described by students as more mathematically strenuous than Physics 7A, it is also an excellent preparation course for upper division physics courses.