EART 32: The Science of Cooking
University of California, Santa Cruz
Investigates principles of physics and chemistry as they apply to cooking. Students cook different dishes weekly to both illustrate these principles and to understand how ingredients, technique, and science intersect to make the food that is eaten all around the world. By the end of the course, students will have made recipes that represent a diversity of global cooking traditions. Access to a kitchen and basic cooking equipment is required, and rudimentary cooking skills and kitchen safety knowledge are assumed.
Average GPA: 2.94
Grade distribution records: 572 students across 3 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 106 | 18.5% |
| A- | 42 | 7.3% |
| B+ | 55 | 9.6% |
| B | 64 | 11.2% |
| B- | 37 | 6.5% |
| C+ | 46 | 8.0% |
| C | 34 | 5.9% |
| C- | 6 | 1.0% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.5% |
| F | 29 | 5.1% |
| P | 98 | 17.1% |
| NP | 42 | 7.3% |
| W | 10 | 1.7% |
Based on 572 student grade records across 3 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Patrick Y Chuang 572 students, Average GPA 2.94