CSE 130: Prin Comp Sys Dsgn
University of California, Santa Cruz
Covers the principles governing computer-systems design and complexity; familiarity with memory, storage, and networking; concurrency and synchronization; layering (abstraction and modularity); naming; client-server and virtualized system models; and performance. Requires significant programming projects demonstrating mastery of these concepts.
Average GPA: 2.81
Grade distribution records: 5,464 students across 19 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 204 | 3.7% |
| A | 640 | 11.7% |
| A- | 626 | 11.5% |
| B+ | 744 | 13.6% |
| B | 717 | 13.1% |
| B- | 498 | 9.1% |
| C+ | 353 | 6.5% |
| C | 487 | 8.9% |
| C- | 4 | 0.1% |
| D+ | 72 | 1.3% |
| D | 89 | 1.6% |
| D- | 50 | 0.9% |
| F | 372 | 6.8% |
| P | 105 | 1.9% |
| NP | 240 | 4.4% |
| S | 3 | 0.1% |
| U | 1 | 0.0% |
| W | 254 | 4.6% |
Based on 5,464 student grade records across 19 terms and 12 professors.
Instructors
- Kerry Scott Veenstra 1,461 students, Average GPA 2.89
- David Charles Harrison 1,027 students, Average GPA 2.72
- Andrew Quinn 714 students, Average GPA 2.82
- Peter Alexander Alvaro 687 students, Average GPA 2.65
- Andi Quinn 344 students, Average GPA 2.90
- Faisal Nawab 321 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Liting Hu 314 students, Average GPA 2.86
- Ethan L Miller 273 students, Average GPA 2.14
- Christina Leigh Parsa 250 students, Average GPA 2.79
- Katia Obraczka 124 students, Average GPA 2.74
- Yuanchao Xu 123 students, Average GPA 3.19
- Kriti Bhargava 76 students, Average GPA 3.23