Course record PHYS

PHYS 1A

Mechanics

University of California-San Diego

29 sections12 professors
Grades: 2015–2026
Flunk Score18/100
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Professors 10 of 12

Mark Paddock 2 sections · 2 terms · 2016–2020 3.49GPA
62.1% A
27.1% B
8.5% C
1.1% D
1.1% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2016–2020

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Paddock vs. the course average
A +13.7
B −2.1
C −8.5
D −1.8
F −1.3

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Tenio Popmintchev 2 sections · 2 terms · 2017 3.47GPA
61.3% A
28.5% B
8.6% C
1.1% D
0.5% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2017

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Popmintchev vs. the course average
A +12.8
B −0.7
C −8.4
D −1.8
F −1.9

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Adam Jonathan Burgasser 2 sections · 2 terms · 2015–2020 3.32GPA
44.6% A
44.6% B
9.7% C
1.0% D
0.0% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2015–2020

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Burgasser vs. the course average
A −3.8
B +15.4
C −7.3
D −1.9
F −2.4

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Alexander Groisman 5 sections · 5 terms · 2023–2025 3.14GPA
47.9% A
28.2% B
19.1% C
2.7% D
2.1% F

Published grade shares · 5 sections · 2023–2025

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Groisman vs. the course average
A −0.5
B −1.0
C +2.1
D −0.2
F −0.4

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Winter 2023Fall 2025
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Douglas E Smith 2 sections · 2 terms · 2016–2020 3.12GPA
42.2% A
36.9% B
16.0% C
2.1% D
2.7% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2016–2020

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Smith vs. the course average
A −6.2
B +7.7
C −1.0
D −0.7
F +0.2

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Philbert S Tsai 7 sections · 7 terms · 2021–2025 3.09GPA
49.4% A
23.7% B
19.3% C
3.6% D
3.9% F

Published grade shares · 7 sections · 2021–2025

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Tsai vs. the course average
A +1.0
B −5.5
C +2.3
D +0.7
F +1.5

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Winter 2021Spring 2025
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Dylan Paul Gilbert 3 sections · 3 terms · 2022–2024 3.04GPA
48.4% A
26.1% B
13.8% C
7.4% D
4.2% F

Published grade shares · 3 sections · 2022–2024

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Gilbert vs. the course average
A −0.1
B −3.0
C −3.2
D +4.5
F +1.8

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Elena F Koslover 2 sections · 2 terms · 2016–2022 3.04GPA
41.0% A
31.4% B
22.9% C
3.2% D
1.6% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2016–2022

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Koslover vs. the course average
A −7.5
B +2.2
C +5.9
D +0.3
F −0.8

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Kyle Scott Kehrer 1 sections · 1 term · 2026 · Limited sample 3.35GPA
57.1% A
24.5% B
17.3% C
1.0% D
0.0% F

Published grade shares · 1 section · 2026 · Limited sample

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Quinn Morgan Konopacky 1 sections · 1 term · 2022 · Limited sample 3.23GPA
51.0% A
27.1% B
17.7% C
1.0% D
3.1% F

Published grade shares · 1 section · 2022 · Limited sample

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