PHYS161

General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics

Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in MATH141. Credit only granted for: PHYS141, PHYS161, or PHYS171. First semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Laws of motion, force, and energy; principles of mechanics, collisions, linear momentum, rotation, and gravitation. Physics Clinic, PHY 1214, MTWHF 11, 1, 2. If purchasing used books additional software may be required.

Spring 2026

Alberto Belloni

37 reviews
Average rating: 2.78

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Zackaria Chacko

0 reviews
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Rachel Rice

2 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Alexander Conte

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Fall 2025

Alberto Belloni

37 reviews
Average rating: 2.78

Bei Lok Hu

9 reviews
Average rating: 2.22

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Aria Heidarian

12 reviews
Average rating: 4.25

Rachel Rice

2 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Summer 2025

Matt Severson

5 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Spring 2025

Alberto Belloni

37 reviews
Average rating: 2.78

Andris Skuja

8 reviews
Average rating: 1.00

Bei Lok Hu

9 reviews
Average rating: 2.22

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Aria Heidarian

12 reviews
Average rating: 4.25

Past Semesters

Alberto Belloni

37 reviews
Average rating: 2.78

Bei Lok Hu

9 reviews
Average rating: 2.22

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Aria Heidarian

12 reviews
Average rating: 4.25

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Negar Heidarian Boroujeni

4 reviews
Average rating: 4.25

Aria Heidarian

12 reviews
Average rating: 4.25

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Negar Heidarian Boroujeni

4 reviews
Average rating: 4.25

Matt Severson

5 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Matt Severson

5 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

David Buehrle

46 reviews
Average rating: 3.30

Hailu Gebremariam

49 reviews
Average rating: 3.12

Matt Severson

5 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Sergio Picozzi

1 review
Average rating: 3.00

Theodore Kirkpatrick

3 reviews
Average rating: 4.33

Matthew Severson

0 reviews
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Suresh Tonwar

1 review
Average rating: 1.00

Andrew Baden

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Raymond Fermo

2 reviews
Average rating: 1.50

Chuan Liu

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Giridhar Nandikotkur

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Darayash Tata

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Daniel Hertz

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Anzi Hu

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.79 between 12,728 students*

A-: 10.87%

A: 12.33%

A+: 4.32%

B-: 13.63%

B: 19.51%

B+: 11.89%

C-: 3.35%

C: 8.12%

C+: 5.03%

D-: 0.6%

D: 2.19%

D+: 0.95%

F: 2.03%

W: 4.95%

other: 0.23%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.