PHYS 007: SPACE TIME, RELATIVITY, AND COSMOLOGY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. A non-mathematical presentation on gravity, understanding of the universe, and how present theories originated. Topics include the ancient Greeks, Galileo, Newton, the speed of light, Einstein's special and general relativity, the lifetimes of stars, supernovas, gravitational waves, the Big Bang, cosmic inflation, and the multiverse.
Average GPA: 3.14
Grade distribution records: 1,767 students across 12 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 124 | 7.0% |
| A | 378 | 21.4% |
| A- | 140 | 7.9% |
| B+ | 207 | 11.7% |
| B | 396 | 22.4% |
| B- | 121 | 6.8% |
| C+ | 50 | 2.8% |
| C | 117 | 6.6% |
| C- | 51 | 2.9% |
| D | 26 | 1.5% |
| F | 39 | 2.2% |
| NP | 21 | 1.2% |
| S | 80 | 4.5% |
| W | 17 | 1.0% |
Based on 1,767 student grade records across 12 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- John Gary 1,358 students, Average GPA 3.15