PHYS 156A: QUANTUM MECHANICS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 010B, MATH 046, PHYS 130B; one of the following: PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC with a grade of "B-" or better, PHYS 040E with a grade of "C-" or better, PHYS 041C with a grade of "C-" or better. Topics include wave-particle duality, the Schrodinger equation, superposition, the uncertainty principle, and one-dimensional harmonic oscillator.
Average GPA: 2.86
Grade distribution records: 415 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 38 | 9.2% |
| A | 52 | 12.5% |
| A- | 35 | 8.4% |
| B+ | 44 | 10.6% |
| B | 70 | 16.9% |
| B- | 55 | 13.3% |
| C+ | 22 | 5.3% |
| C | 44 | 10.6% |
| C- | 10 | 2.4% |
| D+ | 4 | 1.0% |
| D | 21 | 5.1% |
| D- | 3 | 0.7% |
| F | 13 | 3.1% |
| S | 1 | 0.2% |
| W | 3 | 0.7% |
Based on 415 student grade records across 10 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Hai-Bo Yu 148 students, Average GPA 2.62
- Anson D'Aloisio 85 students, Average GPA 3.11
- Yongtao Cui 49 students, Average GPA 2.91
- John Gary 34 students, Average GPA 3.19