CHEM 001A: GENERAL CHEMISTRY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in CHEM 01LA; MATH 005A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 006A with a grade of C- or better or CHEM 001W with a grade of S or better or CHEM 001 with a grade of S or better or MATH 007A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 007B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 009A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 009B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 006B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 009C with a grade of C- or better; or a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Chemistry Examination or Advanced Placement Calculus Examination or a passing score on the California Chemistry Diagnostic Test or a score on the Mathematics Advisory Exam sufficient for placement in MATH 007A or MATH 009A. An introduction to the basic principles of chemistry. Instructional methods are either in-person lectures or virtual online lectures. Credit is awarded for one of the following CHEM 001A, CHEM 002A, or CHEM 01HA.
Average GPA: 2.79
Grade distribution records: 23,199 students across 35 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 923 | 4.0% |
| A | 3,913 | 16.9% |
| A- | 1,612 | 6.9% |
| B+ | 2,664 | 11.5% |
| B | 2,946 | 12.7% |
| B- | 2,069 | 8.9% |
| C+ | 2,158 | 9.3% |
| C | 3,207 | 13.8% |
| C- | 1,753 | 7.6% |
| D+ | 425 | 1.8% |
| D | 434 | 1.9% |
| D- | 113 | 0.5% |
| F | 680 | 2.9% |
| NP | 80 | 0.3% |
| S | 64 | 0.3% |
| W | 149 | 0.6% |
Based on 23,199 student grade records across 35 terms and 10 professors.
Instructors
- Boniface Fokwa Tsinde 3,458 students, Average GPA 2.81
- Vincent Lavallo 3,445 students, Average GPA 3.03
- Ludwig Bartels 1,649 students, Average GPA 2.61
- Jack Eichler 1,414 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Joshua Hartman 1,280 students, Average GPA 3.06
- David Hill 1,098 students, Average GPA 2.32
- William Harman 968 students, Average GPA 3.27
- Joseph Genereux 683 students, Average GPA 2.94
- Chia-En Chang 445 students, Average GPA 2.90
- Haofei Zhang 173 students, Average GPA 2.87