PHY 2048

4/5

Physics with Calculus 1

3 credits

Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer

Physics

Gen Ed: Physical Sciences

Weed-out

Lab component

Mechanics: kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, and rotation. Taken with the PHY 2048L lab; calculus-based and curved.

Typical workload: ~10 hrs/week outside class

Do not delay. UF lists this in critical tracking for 18 majors, and 195 courses sit downstream of it in the prerequisite graph. Pushing it back can push back everything behind it.

Why students take this

From UF's official model plans and critical tracking, aggregated by TrackPilot.

Scheduled in 19 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 2 (freshman year) and part of critical tracking for 18 majors.

Aerospace Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Computer Science, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

Computer Science, CLAS

Civil Engineering

Digital Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science

Electrical Engineering

Environmental Engineering

+9 more majors

Prerequisites

Chain shows catalog-listed prerequisite courses.

MAC 2311PHY 2048

You need PHY 2020 or MAC 2311 first.

Common alternatives

Courses students weigh against this one (TrackPilot-curated; confirm against your major's requirements).

PHY 2053 · Physics 1

Calculus-based vs algebra-based Physics 1. Engineering requires PHY 2048; most pre-health tracks accept PHY 2053.

Usually taken with

Courses UF model plans put in the same semester as PHY 2048.

What it unlocks

195 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).

PHY 2049 · Physics with Calculus 2

ABE 3652C · Physical and Rheological Properties of Biological Materials

AOM 4461 · Sustainable Agricultural Systems

APK 3220C · Biomechanical Basis of Movement

AST 3018 · Astronomy and Astrophysics 1

AST 3019 · Astronomy and Astrophysics 2

CHM 4130 · Instrumental Analysis

CHM 4130L · Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

EAS 2011 · Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

ECH 3023 · Material and Energy Balances

EGM 2511 · Engineering Mechanics: Statics

EML 3007 · Elements of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

EML 3100 · Thermodynamics

ENU 3132 · Reactor Thermal Engineering 1

ENV 3001 · Core 1: Introduction to Environmental Systems

MET 4301 · Atmospheric Dynamics 1

MET 4500C · Synoptic Meteorology

PCB 3713C · Cellular and Systems Physiology

PHY 2048L · Laboratory for PHY 2048

PHZ 4710 · Introduction to Biological Physics

SWS 4180 · Earth System Analysis

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Career relevance

Critical for: Medical School (MD)

Fall 2026 sections

6 students planning this course

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Registration risk

195 on waitlists now

In 19 of 81 model plans

Critical tracking for 18 majors

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