PHY 185Intro to Physics

Bergen Community College · 4 credits · UGRD

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This course covers a series of topics selected from the following: Newton's Laws of Motion, mechanical energy, work and power, heat and heat transfer, electricity and magnetism, light, sound, atomic structure, and radioactivity and relativity. Conceptual principles are emphasized without dwelling on the rigorous mathematical aspects of the topics studied. Application of principles to environmental and health problems is included. >General Education Course

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Fall 2026 · 11 sections

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
007Class #33522-PHY-185-007	Tuesday 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Pitkin Education Center S-311 (In Person Lecture)Friday 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM 12:45 PM - 2:45 PM Pitkin Education Center S-320 (In Person Laboratory)09-02-2026-12-21-2026	Pitkin Education Center S-311Pitkin Education Center S-320	Swaminathan, P
010

101Class #33524-PHY-185-101	Thursday 8:00 AM - 11:20 AM Pitkin Education Center S-231 (In Person Lecture)Tuesday 8:00 AM - 11:20 AM 11:00 AM - 2:20 PM Pitkin Education Center S-324 (In Person Laboratory)09-23-2026-12-19-2026	Pitkin Education Center S-231Pitkin Education Center S-324	Chung, S
101 notes: Course starts on 9/23/26.

320Class #33525-PHY-185-320	Monday, Wednesday 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM Pitkin Education Center B-216 (In Person Lecture)Monday, Wednesday 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM Pitkin Education Center S-324 (In Person Laboratory)10-26-2026-12-21-2026	Pitkin Education Center B-216Pitkin Education Center S-324	Chung, S
320 notes: Course starts on 10/26/26.

B390Class #33526-PHY-185-B390	Hybrid ONLINE (Asynchronous Lecture)Friday 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Pitkin Education Center S-320 (In Person Laboratory)10-26-2026-12-21-2026	Hybrid ONLINEPitkin Education Center S-320	Mikhaiel, M
B390 notes: Course starts on 10/26/26. These are courses with a lecture that is online and a lab that meets in person. Online lectures can be asynchronous with no virtual class meetings or synchronous with required virtual meetings on posted days/times. For add'l info visit: <a href="https://bergen.edu/online" target="_blank"> bergen.edu/online</a>

L004Class #33530-PHY-185-L004	Tuesday 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Lyndhurst LYN-524 (In Person Lecture)Thursday 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Lyndhurst LYN-511 (In Person Laboratory)09-02-2026-12-21-2026	Lyndhurst LYN-524Lyndhurst LYN-511	Jeon, D
L004 notes: This class will be held at our Meadowlands facility located at 1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst, NJ. Classes start on 9/2/26.

L005Class #33531-PHY-185-L005	Monday 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Lyndhurst LYN-524 (In Person Lecture)Wednesday 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Lyndhurst LYN-511 (In Person Laboratory)09-02-2026-12-21-2026	Lyndhurst LYN-524Lyndhurst LYN-511	Sanchez, J
L005 notes: This class will be held at our Meadowlands facility located at 1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst, NJ. Classes start on 9/2/26.

140Class #35018-PHY-185-140	Thursday 2:00 PM - 5:20 PM Pitkin Education Center TBA (In Person Lecture)Saturday 2:00 PM - 5:20 PM 8:00 AM - 11:20 AM Pitkin Education Center S-320 (In Person Laboratory)09-23-2026-12-19-2026	Pitkin Education Center TBAPitkin Education Center S-320	Mikhaiel, M; Lo, T
140 notes: Course starts on 9/23/26.

E181Class #35035-PHY-185-E181	Monday 5:00 PM - 8:20 PM Pitkin Education Center S-305 (In Person Lecture)Saturday 5:00 PM - 8:20 PM 11:30 AM - 2:50 PM Pitkin Education Center S-320 (In Person Laboratory)09-23-2026-12-19-2026	Pitkin Education Center S-305Pitkin Education Center S-320	Not published
E181 notes: Course starts on 9/23/26.