ENSC 136: CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 005 with a grade of "C-" or better or ENSC 101 with a grade of "C-" or better or consent of instructor. Introduction to processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters. Topics include chemical equilibria, acid-base and coordination chemistry, oxidation-reduction reactions, precipitation-dissolution, air-water exchange, and use of equilibrium and kinetic models for describing marine nutrient, trace metal, and sediment chemistry. Cross-listed with CHEM 136.
Average GPA: 2.98
Grade distribution records: 66 students across 5 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 2 | 3.0% |
| A | 15 | 22.7% |
| A- | 5 | 7.6% |
| B+ | 5 | 7.6% |
| B | 10 | 15.2% |
| B- | 11 | 16.7% |
| C+ | 7 | 10.6% |
| C | 4 | 6.1% |
| C- | 5 | 7.6% |
| D | 1 | 1.5% |
| D- | 1 | 1.5% |
Based on 66 student grade records across 5 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Ying-Hsuan Lin 52 students, Average GPA 2.94