PHYSICS 131 · PHYS 131Mathematical Methods of Physics
Physics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Vectors and fields in space, linear transformations, matrices, and operators; Fourier series and integrals.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH), Mathematics 32B, 33A, 33B.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.75 · from text- · parenthetical alternative "(or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH)" in "1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH)" — scope is a best reading
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
PHYSICS 131
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- PHYSICS 1AHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (Honors)
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- PHYSICS 1BHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields (Honors)
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
- PHYSICS 1CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fieldsanother path to it
- PHYSICS 1CHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity (Honors)
- MATH 33BDifferential Equations
9 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 37 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
PHYSICS 131
- PHYSICS 132Mathematical Methods of Physics
- PHYSICS 192MMethods and Application of Collaborative Learning Theory in Physical Sciences
- A&O SCI 200AIntroduction to Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid
- A&O SCI 201CAtmospheric and Oceanic Turbulence
- A&O SCI 212CNumerical Modeling of Atmosphere II
- A&O SCI 216ATropical Motions with Moist Processes
- A&O SCI 229Mesoscale Modeling
- A&O SCI 215Ocean Circulation
- PHYSICS 245Quantum Computation
- QNT SCI 402Quantum Information
- QNT SCI 403Theory of Quantum Devices
- QNT SCI 420Satellite Quantum Networking
- EPS SCI 200CIntroduction to Geophysics and Space Physics III: Plasmas —Aeronomy and Interplanetary Medium
- EPS SCI 228Introduction to Planetary Dynamos
- EPS SCI 240Space Plasma Physics
5 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 16 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.