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PHY 2049
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Physics with Calculus 2
3 credits
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer
Physics
Gen Ed: Physical Sciences
Weed-out
Lab component
Electricity and magnetism, circuits, and optics. Taken with the PHY 2049L lab; commonly rated harder than PHY 2048.
Typical workload: ~10 hrs/week outside class
Do not delay. UF lists this in critical tracking for 16 majors, and 112 courses sit downstream of it in the prerequisite graph. Pushing it back can push back everything behind it.
Why students take this
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Scheduled in 19 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 3 (sophomore year) and part of critical tracking for 16 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 majorsPrerequisites
Chain shows catalog-listed prerequisite courses.
Common alternatives
Courses students weigh against this one (TrackPilot-curated; confirm against your major's requirements).
Calculus-based vs algebra-based Physics 2 - match whichever sequence you started.
Usually taken with
Courses UF model plans put in the same semester as PHY 2049.
What it unlocks
112 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).
AST 3018 · Astronomy and Astrophysics 1
AST 3019 · Astronomy and Astrophysics 2
BME 2202 · Engineering Statics and Dynamics in Biological Systems
BME 3060 · Biomedical Fundamentals
BME 4503 · Biomedical Instrumentation
BME 4503C · Biomedical Instrumentation
BME 4503L · Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
BME 4531 · Medical Imaging
CHM 4412 · Physical Chemistry: Chemical Bonding and Spectroscopy
EEL 3003 · Elements of Electrical Engineering
EEL 3111C · Circuits 1
EIN 4210 · Occupational Safety Engineering
ENU 4605 · Radiation Interactions and Sources 1
ENU 4710 · Plasma and Fusion
MET 4410 · Radar and Satellite Meteorology
PCB 3713C · Cellular and Systems Physiology
PHY 2049L · Laboratory for PHY 2049
PHY 3101 · Introduction to Modern Physics
PHY 3221 · Mechanics 1
PHY 3323 · Electromagnetism 1
PHY 3513 · Thermal Physics 1
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Career relevance
Critical for: Medical School (MD)
Fall 2026 sections
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In 19 of 81 model plans
Critical tracking for 16 majors
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