PHYS165

Introduction to Programming in the Physical Sciences

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Prerequisite: PHYS171, PHYS141, or PHYS161; or must have scored 3 or higher on AP PHYS exam. Introduction to programming using examples in the physical sciences. Provides instruction in the techniques of upper-level languages such as Fortran, C, and Pascal, as well as an introduction to the object oriented programming techniques used in Python, C++ and Java. Includes strong component of visualization and graphing.

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Gregory Sullivan

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Carter Hall

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Gregory Sullivan

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Manuel Franco Sevilla

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Carter Hall

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Average rating: 3.00

Gregory Sullivan

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Michelle Girvan

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James Williams

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Ian Appelbaum

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Rajarshi Roy

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Matthew Severson

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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 2.99 between 661 students*

PHYS165 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 9.38%
A: 31.16%
A+: 13.62%
B-: 2.87%
B: 10.14%
B+: 6.96%
C-: 2.87%
C: 4.84%
C+: 2.27%
D-: 0.45%
D: 2.27%
D+: 0.61%
F: 4.08%
W: 8.17%
other: 0.3%
* "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.