PHYS 002A: GENERAL PHYSICS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02LA; MATH 007A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 009A with a grade of C- or better or MATH 09HA with a grade of C- or better or MATH 005B with a grade of C- or better. Covers topics in classical mechanics including Newton's laws of motion in one and two dimensions; gravity; work, energy, and conservation of energy; momentum and collisions; rotational motion; and orbital motion. First part of the course covers the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 002A, PHYS 02HA, PHYS 040A, PHYS 040HA, or PHYS 041A.
Average GPA: 3.01
Grade distribution records: 12,116 students across 30 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 880 | 7.3% |
| A | 1,567 | 12.9% |
| A- | 1,422 | 11.7% |
| B+ | 1,775 | 14.7% |
| B | 1,861 | 15.4% |
| B- | 1,530 | 12.6% |
| C+ | 1,077 | 8.9% |
| C | 970 | 8.0% |
| C- | 495 | 4.1% |
| D+ | 105 | 0.9% |
| D | 95 | 0.8% |
| D- | 34 | 0.3% |
| F | 198 | 1.6% |
| NP | 12 | 0.1% |
| S | 22 | 0.2% |
| W | 68 | 0.6% |
Based on 12,116 student grade records across 30 terms and 13 professors.
Instructors
- Chun Lui 2,706 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Ward Beyermann 1,349 students, Average GPA 2.64
- Michael Anderson 879 students, Average GPA 2.91
- Peng Wei 637 students, Average GPA 3.54
- Brian Siana 537 students, Average GPA 3.28
- John Ellison 454 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Robert Clare 304 students, Average GPA 2.60
- Nathaniel Gabor 270 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Yongtao Cui 175 students, Average GPA 2.99
- Hsiang-Ku Lin 169 students, Average GPA 3.42
- Aniket Joglekar 155 students, Average GPA 3.71
- Namrata Tripathi 155 students, Average GPA 3.57
- Thomas Kuhlman 56 students, Average GPA 3.29