PHYS 002C: GENERAL PHYSICS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in PHYS 02LC; PHYS 002B with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 02HB with a grade of C- or better; PHYS 02LB with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 02HLB with a grade of C- or better. Third part of an introductory course covering the principles of physics underlying the biological and life sciences. Topics include electromagnetism, quantum physics, and Coulomb's Law. Covers electric field, electrical potential, resistors, capacitors, simple circuits, magnetic forces and Faraday's Law. Also addresses basic quantum physics of light, atoms, and radioactivity. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 002C, PHYS 02HC, PHYS 040C, PHYS 040HC, or PHYS 041C.
Average GPA: 3.11
Grade distribution records: 10,722 students across 30 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 573 | 5.3% |
| A | 1,980 | 18.5% |
| A- | 1,311 | 12.2% |
| B+ | 1,345 | 12.5% |
| B | 2,200 | 20.5% |
| B- | 957 | 8.9% |
| C+ | 735 | 6.9% |
| C | 959 | 8.9% |
| C- | 307 | 2.9% |
| D+ | 105 | 1.0% |
| D | 111 | 1.0% |
| D- | 15 | 0.1% |
| F | 53 | 0.5% |
| NP | 1 | 0.0% |
| S | 37 | 0.3% |
| W | 32 | 0.3% |
Based on 10,722 student grade records across 30 terms and 9 professors.
Instructors
- John Barton 1,455 students, Average GPA 3.35
- John Ellison 1,447 students, Average GPA 2.90
- Michael Anderson 858 students, Average GPA 3.07
- Wingyee Lau 635 students, Average GPA 3.19
- John Gary 589 students, Average GPA 3.08
- Miguel Arratia Munoz 588 students, Average GPA 2.86
- Peng Wei 303 students, Average GPA 3.42
- Richard Seto 243 students, Average GPA 2.91
- Jory Yarmoff 210 students, Average GPA 2.61