Physics 8A

Physics 8A is the first course in the introductory Physics 8 sequence, which is the non-physics major-oriented introductory physics sequence. It is a four unit course.

Prerequisites

Math 1A, Math 10A, or Math 16A

Student Comments

“From my own personal experience (I had DeWeese for 8A), I would strongly recommend reading the chapters in the book before coming to lecture (read about the topic before it's lectured on). That's something I didn't do until later in the semester and it probably saved me from getting a lower grade. Make sure [you] have a general idea of derivatives and integrals.” – anonymous

“Go over homework problems with one or two friends in a small study group. Working through problems in a group like this helped me not only learn both concepts as well as different problem solving techniques much better, but also gave me a support system for when Physics got rough.” – Natalie Musick, undergraduate integrative biology