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PHYSICS 5A · PHYS 5APhysics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy

Physics · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)

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Statics and dynamics of forces, motion, energy, including thermal energy, with applications to biological and biochemical systems.

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Requisites

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Requisites: Life Sciences 30A, 30B, or Mathematics 3A, 3B, 3C (3C may be taken concurrently).

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one of
  • all of
    • LIFESCI 30A
    • LIFESCI 30B
  • all of
    • MATH 3A
    • MATH 3B
    • MATH 3Cmay be taken concurrently
  • · mixed comma-level AND/OR in "Life Sciences 30A, 30B, or Mathematics 3A, 3B, 3C (3C may be taken concurrently)" — grouping is a best reading

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PHYSICS 5A

  • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
  • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students
    • MATH 1Precalculus
  • LIFESCI 30BMathematics for Life Scientists
    • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientistsanother path to it
  • MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
    • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Studentsanother path to it
  • MATH 3COrdinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Sciences Students
    • MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Studentsanother path to it

5 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 9 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.

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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

PHYSICS 5A

  • PHYSICS 5BPhysics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics4 more beyond
    • PHYSICS C186Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problemanother path to it
    • PHYSICS 192MMethods and Application of Collaborative Learning Theory in Physical Sciencesanother path to it
    • MIMG 105Biological Microscopy
    • PHYSICS C286Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problemanother path to it
    • EE BIOL 128Plant Physiological Ecology
    • A&O SCI 101Fundamentals of Atmospheric Dynamics and Thermodynamics5 more beyond
    • A&O SCI 150Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Laboratory
  • PHYSICS 5CPhysics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics7 more beyond
    • PHYSICS C186Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problemanother path to it
    • PHYSICS 192MMethods and Application of Collaborative Learning Theory in Physical Sciencesanother path to it
    • BIOENGR M260Neuroengineering
    • PHYSICS C286Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problemanother path to it
    • EC ENGR M255Neuroengineering
    • MCD BIO M175ANeuroscience: From Molecules to Mind—Cellular and Systems Neuroscience2 more beyond
    • NEURBIO M200FCellular Neurophysiology
  • A&O SCI 51Fundamentals of Climate Science
    • A&O SCI 112Climate Change Assessment
    • A&O SCI 121Climate Mitigation Solutions
    • A&O SCI 123Climate Adaptation Solutions
  • PHYSICS C186Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problem
  • PHYSICS 192MMethods and Application of Collaborative Learning Theory in Physical Sciences
  • C&S BIO M150Biological Modeling: Mathematical and Computational Approaches
    • BIOENGR CM187Research Communication in Computational and Systems Biology
    • COM SCI CM187Research Communication in Computational and Systems Biology
    • C&S BIO M187Research Communication in Computational and Systems Biology
    • BIOENGR CM287Research Communication in Computational and Systems Biology
    • COM SCI CM287Research Communication in Computational and Systems Biology
    • C&S BIO 198AHonors Research in Computational and Systems Biology1 more beyond
  • PHYSICS C286Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problem
  • CHEM 110APhysical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics18 more beyond
    • PHYSICS 144Polymer Physics
    • PHYSICS C187ABiological Physics I: Life at Rest
    • MAT SCI 131Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions6 more beyond
    • PHYSICS C187BBiological Physics II: Life in Motion
    • PHYSICS C287ABiological Physics I: Life at Rest
    • CHEM 103Environmental Chemistry
    • PHYSICS C287BBiological Physics II: Life in Motion
  • EE BIOL M159Biological Modeling: Mathematical and Computational Approaches
  • EPS SCI 136AApplied Geophysics
    • EPS SCI 136BApplied Geophysics
    • EPS SCI 136CField Geophysics
  • PHYSCI 107Systems Anatomy2 more beyond
    • NEUROSC M176Auditory Neuroscience of Speech Perception and Vocal Communication
    • PHYSCI 108Head and Neck Anatomy: Evolutionary, Biomechanical, Developmental, and Clinical Approach
    • PHYSCI 111AFoundations in Physiological Science30 more beyond
    • PHYSCI 128Me, Myself, and Microbes: The Microbiome in Health and Disease
    • PHYSCI 146Principles of Nervous System Development
    • PHYSCI 153Dissection Anatomy
    • PHYSCI M176Auditory Neuroscience of Speech Perception and Vocal Communication
  • CHEM 113APhysical Chemistry: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics23 more beyond
    • MAT SCI 120Physics of Materials5 more beyond
    • CHEM 110BTopics in Physical Chemistry12 more beyond
    • MAT SCI 225Materials Science of Surfaces
    • CHEM C113BQuantum Chemistry Methods
    • CHEM 114Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHEM 114HPhysical Chemistry Laboratory (Honors)
  • EPS SCI 153Oceans and Atmospheres
  • PHYSCI 122Biomedical Technology and Physiology
  • PHYSCI 174Cell Biophysics in Physiology and Disease

15 courses list this as a requisite. Showing 60 courses over 2 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

  • Fall 2025
  • Winter 2026
  • Spring 2026
  • Summer 2026
  • Fall 2026
  • Winter 2027
  • Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.