Course record PHYS

PHYS 5A

University of California-Santa Cruz

2,730 grades13 sections5 professors
Grades: 2019–2025
Flunk Score5/100
Needs work

Professors 5 of 5

Steven Ritz 259 grades · 1 term · 2023 3.19GPA
45.2% A
36.3% B
14.3% C
2.3% D
1.9% F

259 letter grades · 1 section · 2023

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Ritz vs. the course average
A +7.7
B +5.8
C −8.5
D −1.1
F −3.9

Difference in percentage points.

1.5% withdrew · 4 of 263 enrolled.

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David M Smith 409 grades · 2 terms · 2020–2021 3.08GPA
41.1% A
37.9% B
16.4% C
1.7% D
2.9% F

409 letter grades · 2 sections · 2020–2021

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Smith vs. the course average
A +3.6
B +7.4
C −6.4
D −1.7
F −2.9

Difference in percentage points.

2.2% withdrew · 9 of 418 enrolled.

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Robert Preston Johnson 193 grades · 1 term · 2023 2.88GPA
35.8% A
28.0% B
26.9% C
5.7% D
3.6% F

193 letter grades · 1 section · 2023

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Johnson vs. the course average
A −1.7
B −2.5
C +4.1
D +2.3
F −2.2

Difference in percentage points.

1.5% withdrew · 3 of 196 enrolled.

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Jason A Nielsen 439 grades · 2 terms · 2019–2020 2.86GPA
33.7% A
33.0% B
23.9% C
5.0% D
4.3% F

439 letter grades · 2 sections · 2019–2020

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Nielsen vs. the course average
A −3.7
B +2.5
C +1.1
D +1.6
F −1.5

Difference in percentage points.

1.8% withdrew · 8 of 447 enrolled.

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Barun Dhar 1,430 grades · 7 terms · 2021–2025 2.80GPA
36.4% A
26.9% B
25.3% C
3.3% D
8.1% F

1,430 letter grades · 7 sections · 2021–2025

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Dhar vs. the course average
A −1.1
B −3.6
C +2.5
D −0.1
F +2.3

Difference in percentage points.

Each term against the course average
Fall 2021Winter 2025

1.3% withdrew · 19 of 1,449 enrolled.

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