Course record PHYSICS

PHYSICS 247

— A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1,360 grades24 sections14 professors
Grades: 2006–2025
Flunk Score14/100
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Professors 14 of 14

Carrie Francis 45 grades · 1 term · 2025 3.79GPA
82.2% A
15.6% B
2.2% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

45 letter grades · 1 section · 2025

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Francis vs. the course average
A +32.4
B −21.3
C −8.7
D −1.7
F −0.7

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Yibin Pan 98 grades · 2 terms · 2024 3.66GPA
68.4% A
29.6% B
2.0% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

98 letter grades · 2 sections · 2024

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Pan vs. the course average
A +18.6
B −7.2
C −8.9
D −1.7
F −0.7

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Matthew Herndon 144 grades · 2 terms · 2022–2023 3.55GPA
59.0% A
37.5% B
3.5% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

144 letter grades · 2 sections · 2022–2023

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Herndon vs. the course average
A +9.2
B +0.7
C −7.5
D −1.7
F −0.7

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Duncan Carlsmith 275 grades · 4 terms · 2018–2021 3.45GPA
58.9% A
30.2% B
8.7% C
1.8% D
0.4% F

275 letter grades · 5 sections · 2018–2021

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Carlsmith vs. the course average
A +9.1
B −6.7
C −2.2
D +0.1
F −0.4

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Fall 2018Fall 2021
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Marta Prada 44 grades · 1 term · 2011 3.43GPA
47.7% A
50.0% B
2.3% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

44 letter grades · 1 section · 2011

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Prada vs. the course average
A −2.1
B +13.2
C −8.7
D −1.7
F −0.7

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Daniel J Chung 51 grades · 1 term · 2006 3.32GPA
54.9% A
31.4% B
7.8% C
3.9% D
2.0% F

51 letter grades · 1 section · 2006

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Chung vs. the course average
A +5.1
B −5.5
C −3.1
D +2.2
F +1.2

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Thad G. Walker 85 grades · 2 terms · 2008–2023 3.26GPA
44.7% A
42.4% B
9.4% C
2.4% D
1.2% F

85 letter grades · 2 sections · 2008–2023

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Walker vs. the course average
A −5.1
B +5.5
C −1.5
D +0.7
F +0.4

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Deniz Yavuz 68 grades · 1 term · 2017 3.23GPA
39.7% A
48.5% B
8.8% C
2.9% D
0.0% F

68 letter grades · 1 section · 2017

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Yavuz vs. the course average
A −10.1
B +11.7
C −2.1
D +1.3
F −0.7

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Benjamin Woods 68 grades · 1 term · 2025 3.21GPA
50.0% A
29.4% B
14.7% C
4.4% D
1.5% F

68 letter grades · 1 section · 2025

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Woods vs. the course average
A +0.2
B −7.4
C +3.8
D +2.7
F +0.7

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Michael J Winokur 189 grades · 3 terms · 2012–2014 3.16GPA
36.5% A
47.1% B
14.8% C
0.0% D
1.6% F

189 letter grades · 3 sections · 2012–2014

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Winokur vs. the course average
A −13.3
B +10.3
C +3.9
D −1.7
F +0.9

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Gary Shiu 104 grades · 2 terms · 2009–2010 3.15GPA
41.3% A
35.6% B
20.2% C
2.9% D
0.0% F

104 letter grades · 2 sections · 2009–2010

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Shiu vs. the course average
A −8.4
B −1.3
C +9.2
D +1.2
F −0.7

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Lynn Douglas Knutson 49 grades · 1 term · 2007 3.14GPA
38.8% A
46.9% B
8.2% C
4.1% D
2.0% F

49 letter grades · 1 section · 2007

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Knutson vs. the course average
A −11.0
B +10.1
C −2.8
D +2.4
F +1.3

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Jeffrey Schmidt 76 grades · 1 term · 2016 2.99GPA
32.9% A
38.2% B
25.0% C
3.9% D
0.0% F

76 letter grades · 1 section · 2016

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Schmidt vs. the course average
A −16.9
B +1.3
C +14.0
D +2.3
F −0.7

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Cary Forest 64 grades · 1 term · 2015 2.96GPA
34.4% A
35.9% B
25.0% C
1.6% D
3.1% F

64 letter grades · 1 section · 2015

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Forest vs. the course average
A −15.4
B −0.9
C +14.0
D −0.1
F +2.4

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