PHYS 040A: GENERAL PHYSICS
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): MATH 005B with a grade of C- or better or 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; MATH 007B with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 009B with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 09HB with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently or MATH 005C with a grade of C- or better, may be taken concurrently. Explores topics in classical mechanics with gravity including Newton's laws of motion; gravity; friction; circular motion; work, energy, and conservation of energy; collisions; rigid-body motion; torque; and angular momentum. Provides laboratory exercises illustrating experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. For engineering and physical science majors. Credit is awarded for one of the following PHYS 040A, PHYS 002A, PHYS 02HA, PHYS 040HA, or PHYS 041A.
Average GPA: 2.85
Grade distribution records: 7,976 students across 30 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 514 | 6.4% |
| A | 981 | 12.3% |
| A- | 843 | 10.6% |
| B+ | 823 | 10.3% |
| B | 1,329 | 16.7% |
| B- | 836 | 10.5% |
| C+ | 659 | 8.3% |
| C | 928 | 11.6% |
| C- | 404 | 5.1% |
| D+ | 55 | 0.7% |
| D | 311 | 3.9% |
| D- | 34 | 0.4% |
| F | 174 | 2.2% |
| NP | 12 | 0.2% |
| S | 29 | 0.4% |
| W | 43 | 0.5% |
Based on 7,976 student grade records across 30 terms and 12 professors.
Instructors
- Naveen Reddy 1,232 students, Average GPA 2.70
- Thomas Kuhlman 884 students, Average GPA 3.07
- Yongtao Cui 565 students, Average GPA 2.86
- John Ellison 405 students, Average GPA 2.86
- Andrew Joe 355 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Kenneth Barish 329 students, Average GPA 2.65
- Ward Beyermann 309 students, Average GPA 2.78
- Michael Anderson 269 students, Average GPA 3.05
- Simeon Bird 257 students, Average GPA 2.88
- Brian Siana 138 students, Average GPA 3.83
- Peng Wei 136 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Chun Lui 133 students, Average GPA 3.07