HIST 108: TECHNOLOGY IN THE PREMODERN WORLD
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. Survey of technological developments in ancient and early-modern Japan, China, India, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and Europe. Focuses on key mechanical and civil technologies and the role of the state in their development. Cross-listed with ENGR 108.
Average GPA: 3.28
Grade distribution records: 1,873 students across 38 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 146 | 7.8% |
| A | 397 | 21.2% |
| A- | 292 | 15.6% |
| B+ | 279 | 14.9% |
| B | 249 | 13.3% |
| B- | 108 | 5.8% |
| C+ | 85 | 4.5% |
| C | 85 | 4.5% |
| C- | 44 | 2.3% |
| D+ | 9 | 0.5% |
| D | 14 | 0.7% |
| D- | 2 | 0.1% |
| F | 24 | 1.3% |
| NP | 12 | 0.6% |
| S | 111 | 5.9% |
| W | 16 | 0.9% |
Based on 1,873 student grade records across 38 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Tofigh Heidarzadeh 1,380 students, Average GPA 3.32