Course record PHYS

PHYS 1C

Waves, Optics & Modern Physics

University of California-San Diego

32 sections12 professors
Grades: 2015–2026
Flunk Score15/100
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Professors 10 of 12

Tenio Popmintchev 3 sections · 3 terms · 2023–2025 3.49GPA
67.9% A
18.7% B
10.0% C
1.3% D
2.0% F

Published grade shares · 3 sections · 2023–2025

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Popmintchev vs. the course average
A +20.8
B −10.5
C −7.6
D −1.2
F −1.5

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Mark Paddock 7 sections · 7 terms · 2015–2020 3.37GPA
53.4% A
32.3% B
12.9% C
0.7% D
0.6% F

Published grade shares · 7 sections · 2015–2020

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Paddock vs. the course average
A +6.3
B +3.1
C −4.7
D −1.8
F −2.9

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Spring 2015Spring 2020
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Elena F Koslover 3 sections · 3 terms · 2020–2023 3.19GPA
52.2% A
25.9% B
16.8% C
2.4% D
2.7% F

Published grade shares · 3 sections · 2020–2023

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Koslover vs. the course average
A +5.1
B −3.3
C −0.8
D −0.2
F −0.8

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Philbert S Tsai 5 sections · 5 terms · 2016–2026 3.18GPA
55.3% A
21.0% B
16.7% C
2.5% D
4.5% F

Published grade shares · 5 sections · 2016–2026

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Tsai vs. the course average
A +8.2
B −8.3
C −0.9
D −0.1
F +1.0

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Each term against the course average
Fall 2016Winter 2026
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Alison Coil 3 sections · 3 terms · 2016–2022 3.17GPA
45.6% A
34.8% B
16.2% C
2.0% D
1.4% F

Published grade shares · 3 sections · 2016–2022

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Coil vs. the course average
A −1.5
B +5.6
C −1.4
D −0.5
F −2.1

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Kam S Arnold 2 sections · 2 terms · 2021 3.09GPA
41.3% A
36.0% B
18.0% C
3.5% D
1.2% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2021

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Arnold vs. the course average
A −5.8
B +6.8
C +0.4
D +0.9
F −2.3

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Gurleen K Bal 2 sections · 2 terms · 2024–2025 2.76GPA
38.5% A
25.6% B
21.5% C
6.2% D
8.2% F

Published grade shares · 2 sections · 2024–2025

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Bal vs. the course average
A −8.7
B −3.6
C +3.9
D +3.6
F +4.7

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David Robert Tytler 3 sections · 3 terms · 2022–2024 2.37GPA
22.6% A
28.8% B
29.9% C
4.5% D
14.2% F

Published grade shares · 3 sections · 2022–2024

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Tytler vs. the course average
A −24.6
B −0.4
C +12.3
D +2.0
F +10.7

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Michael G. Anderson 1 sections · 1 term · 2015 · Limited sample 3.01GPA
30.6% A
42.9% B
23.5% C
2.0% D
1.0% F

Published grade shares · 1 section · 2015 · Limited sample

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Dylan Paul Gilbert 1 sections · 1 term · 2021 · Limited sample 3.00GPA
46.9% A
24.5% B
18.4% C
7.1% D
3.1% F

Published grade shares · 1 section · 2021 · Limited sample

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