GEO 002: EARTH'S CLIMATE THROUGH TIME
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; one 2-day field trip. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the history of Earth's changing climate and its relationship to the evolution of life on human to geologic time scales. Topics include the interrelationships among short- and long-term carbon cycling; plate tectonics; ocean and atmosphere circulation; and greenhouse gases through time.
Average GPA: 2.75
Grade distribution records: 2,446 students across 13 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 196 | 8.0% |
| A | 240 | 9.8% |
| A- | 238 | 9.7% |
| B+ | 229 | 9.4% |
| B | 352 | 14.4% |
| B- | 266 | 10.9% |
| C+ | 187 | 7.6% |
| C | 198 | 8.1% |
| C- | 115 | 4.7% |
| D+ | 64 | 2.6% |
| D | 73 | 3.0% |
| D- | 27 | 1.1% |
| F | 124 | 5.1% |
| NP | 51 | 2.1% |
| S | 59 | 2.4% |
| W | 27 | 1.1% |
Based on 2,446 student grade records across 13 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Timothy Lyons 1,322 students, Average GPA 2.65
- Charles Diamond 222 students, Average GPA 2.73