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PHYSICS

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
113,318 grades70 courses138 professors38 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.15
average GPA across 113,318 grades
−8% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
80%
A or B
of 113,318 grades
2.3%
D, F or withdrew
A38.9%
B40.7%
C18.0%
Every term against the 3.15 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
PHYSICS 103
GENERAL PHYSICS
3.05
20,037 grades
−3% vs. dept
PHYSICS 104
GENERAL PHYSICS
3.09
16,171 grades
−2% vs. dept
PHYSICS 202
GENERAL PHYSICS
2.95
15,471 grades
−6% vs. dept
PHYSICS 201
GENERAL PHYSICS
2.92
8,981 grades
−7% vs. dept
PHYSICS 109
PHYSICS IN THE ARTS
3.38
8,473 grades
+7% vs. dept
PHYSICS 207
GENERAL PHYSICS
3.07
7,803 grades
−3% vs. dept
PHYSICS 208
GENERAL PHYSICS
3.10
7,670 grades
−2% vs. dept
PHYSICS 115
ENERGY AND CLIMATE
3.36
2,435 grades
+7% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 70
100 level8200 level12300 level10400 level6500 level4600 level5700 level18800 level6900 level1
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level8 courses
PHYSICS 103 · — GENERAL PHYSICS
3.05 −3% vs. dept 20,037
PHYSICS 104 · — GENERAL PHYSICS
3.09 −2% vs. dept 16,171
PHYSICS 106 · — PHYSICS OF SPORTS
3.61 +15% vs. dept 815
PHYSICS 107 · — THE IDEAS OF MODERN PHYSICS
3.51 +11% vs. dept 1,739
PHYSICS 109 · — PHYSICS IN THE ARTS
3.38 +7% vs. dept 8,473
PHYSICS 115 · — ENERGY AND CLIMATE
3.36 +7% vs. dept 2,435
PHYSICS 120 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 12
PHYSICS 199 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 1
200 level12 courses
PHYSICS 201 · — GENERAL PHYSICS
2.92 −7% vs. dept 8,981
PHYSICS 202 · — GENERAL PHYSICS
2.95 −6% vs. dept 15,471
PHYSICS 205 · — MODERN PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS
3.12 −1% vs. dept 566
PHYSICS 206 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS
3.39 +8% vs. dept 67
PHYSICS 207 · — GENERAL PHYSICS
3.07 −3% vs. dept 7,803
PHYSICS 208 · — GENERAL PHYSICS
3.10 −2% vs. dept 7,670
PHYSICS 241 · — INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS
3.12 −1% vs. dept 1,506
PHYSICS 244
3.16 +0% vs. dept 223
PHYSICS 247 · — A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
3.32 +5% vs. dept 1,360
PHYSICS 248 · — A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
3.40 +8% vs. dept 878
PHYSICS 249 · — A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
3.27 +4% vs. dept 765
PHYSICS 299 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 2
300 level10 courses
PHYSICS 301 · — PHYSICS TODAY
3.89 +23% vs. dept 667
PHYSICS 307 · — INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY-MECHANICS AND MODERN PHYSICS
3.62 +15% vs. dept 1,234
PHYSICS 308
3.66 +16% vs. dept 461
PHYSICS 311 · — MECHANICS
3.16 +0% vs. dept 1,875
PHYSICS 321 · — ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS
3.12 −1% vs. dept 675
PHYSICS 322 · — ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
3.16 +0% vs. dept 1,657
PHYSICS 323 · — ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
3.53 +12% vs. dept 36
PHYSICS 325 · — OPTICS
3.30 +5% vs. dept 433
PHYSICS 361 · — MACHINE LEARNING IN PHYSICS
3.84 +22% vs. dept 54
PHYSICS 371 · — ACOUSTICS FOR MUSICIANS
3.37 +7% vs. dept 183
400 level6 courses
PHYSICS 406 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS
3.59 +14% vs. dept 175
PHYSICS 407 · — ADVANCED LABORATORY
3.57 +13% vs. dept 383
PHYSICS 415 · — THERMAL PHYSICS
3.20 +2% vs. dept 1,202
PHYSICS 448 · — ATOMIC AND QUANTUM PHYSICS
3.21 +2% vs. dept 881
PHYSICS 449 · — ATOMIC AND QUANTUM PHYSICS
3.29 +4% vs. dept 606
PHYSICS 499 · — DIRECTED STUDY
4.00 +27% vs. dept 2
500 level4 courses
PHYSICS 531 · — INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS
3.26 +3% vs. dept 590
PHYSICS 535 · — INTRODUCTION TO PARTICLE PHYSICS
3.77 +20% vs. dept 180
PHYSICS 545 · — INTRODUCTION TO ATOMIC STRUCTURE
3.52 +12% vs. dept 171
PHYSICS 551 · — SOLID STATE PHYSICS
3.64 +15% vs. dept 709
600 level5 courses
PHYSICS 601
4.00 +27% vs. dept 47
PHYSICS 603 · — WORKSHOP IN COLLEGE PHYSICS TEACHING
3.97 +26% vs. dept 18
PHYSICS 625 · — APPLIED OPTICS
3.64 +15% vs. dept 366
PHYSICS 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
3.50 +11% vs. dept 2
PHYSICS 692 · — SENIOR THESIS
4.00 +27% vs. dept 2
700 level18 courses
PHYSICS 707 · — QUANTUM COMPUTING LABORATORY
3.86 +22% vs. dept 32
PHYSICS 709 · — INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM COMPUTING
3.48 +10% vs. dept 230
PHYSICS 711 · — THEORETICAL PHYSICS-DYNAMICS
3.52 +12% vs. dept 623
PHYSICS 715 · — STATISTICAL MECHANICS
3.52 +12% vs. dept 614
PHYSICS 716 · — STATISTICAL MECHANICS II
3.70 +17% vs. dept 28
PHYSICS 717 · — RELATIVITY
3.65 +16% vs. dept 111
PHYSICS 721 · — THEORETICAL PHYSICS-ELECTRODYNAMICS
3.46 +10% vs. dept 794
PHYSICS 731 · — QUANTUM MECHANICS
3.60 +14% vs. dept 769
PHYSICS 732 · — QUANTUM MECHANICS
3.57 +13% vs. dept 544
PHYSICS 735 · — PARTICLE PHYSICS
3.76 +19% vs. dept 202
PHYSICS 736 · — EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN NUCLEAR-, PARTICLE-, AND ASTROPHYSICS
3.59 +14% vs. dept 94
PHYSICS 741
3.69 +17% vs. dept 8
PHYSICS 751 · — ADVANCED SOLID STATE PHYSICS
3.89 +24% vs. dept 89
PHYSICS 752
3.97 +26% vs. dept 16
PHYSICS 763 · — QUBIT TUNE-UP AND PROGRAMMING
3.64 +16% vs. dept 35
PHYSICS 772 · — HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
3.60 +14% vs. dept 161
PHYSICS 779 · — ADVANCED QUANTUM COMPUTING
3.55 +13% vs. dept 142
PHYSICS 799 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
3.89 +24% vs. dept 14
800 level6 courses
PHYSICS 801 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS
3.86 +23% vs. dept 250
PHYSICS 805 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS
3.95 +25% vs. dept 363
PHYSICS 831 · — ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS
3.81 +21% vs. dept 261
PHYSICS 832 · — ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS
3.77 +20% vs. dept 162
PHYSICS 833
3.83 +22% vs. dept 9
PHYSICS 835 · — COLLIDER PHYSICS PHENOMENOLOGY
3.96 +26% vs. dept 72
900 level1 course
PHYSICS 900 · — COLLOQUIUM
3.90 +24% vs. dept 111
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