GEO 011: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Provides an understanding of Earth's feedback systems that regulate the climate over long- and short-term time scales. Includes oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns, the major reservoirs and global carbon cycle, and the influence and origin of greenhouse gases. Investigates sustainability, climate change policies, adaptation, and mitigation. Credit is awarded for one of the following GEO 011 or GEO 011H.
Average GPA: 2.81
Grade distribution records: 3,928 students across 21 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 178 | 4.5% |
| A | 514 | 13.1% |
| A- | 400 | 10.2% |
| B+ | 437 | 11.1% |
| B | 580 | 14.8% |
| B- | 397 | 10.1% |
| C+ | 316 | 8.0% |
| C | 336 | 8.6% |
| C- | 149 | 3.8% |
| D+ | 118 | 3.0% |
| D | 82 | 2.1% |
| D- | 43 | 1.1% |
| F | 162 | 4.1% |
| NP | 51 | 1.3% |
| S | 137 | 3.5% |
| W | 28 | 0.7% |
Based on 3,928 student grade records across 21 terms and 6 professors.
Instructors
- Wei Liu 1,409 students, Average GPA 2.72
- Robert Allen 640 students, Average GPA 2.61
- James Gomez 117 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Antony Thomas 47 students, Average GPA 3.71
- Jon Nye 22 students, Average GPA 2.58
- Carlye Peterson 16 students, Average GPA 3.49