EE 138: ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 040C or PHYS 04HC; or equivalent; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior. Introduces the electrical properties of materials. Includes the electron as a particle and a wave; hydrogen atom and the periodic table; chemical bonds; free-electron theory of metals; band theory of solids; semiconductors and dielectrics; measurements of material properties; and growth and preparation of semiconductors. Credit is awarded for one of the following EE 138 or EE 285C.
Average GPA: 2.87
Grade distribution records: 297 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 10 | 3.4% |
| A | 62 | 20.9% |
| A- | 31 | 10.4% |
| B+ | 19 | 6.4% |
| B | 48 | 16.2% |
| B- | 17 | 5.7% |
| C+ | 35 | 11.8% |
| C | 30 | 10.1% |
| C- | 11 | 3.7% |
| D+ | 7 | 2.4% |
| D | 15 | 5.1% |
| D- | 4 | 1.3% |
| F | 4 | 1.3% |
| W | 1 | 0.3% |
Based on 297 student grade records across 10 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Elaine Haberer 154 students, Average GPA 2.78
- Alexander Balandin 39 students, Average GPA 3.69