PHYS371

Modern Physics

Prerequisite: PHYS273 and PHYS274. Corequisite: PHYS373. Credit only granted for: PHYS371 or PHYS420. Additional information: This course is intended primarily for physics and astronomy majors. Introduces students to special relativity, thermodynamics and quantum mechanics at an intermediate level.

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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 2.84 between 951 students*

PHYS371 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 10.2%
A: 16.51%
A+: 5.99%
B-: 9.99%
B: 15.46%
B+: 9.78%
C-: 5.57%
C: 10.41%
C+: 6.83%
D-: 0.21%
D: 1.79%
D+: 0.53%
F: 2.63%
W: 3.47%
other: 0.63%
* "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.