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CHEM-4615: Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Description: Principles of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and chemical bonding for students in the life sciences. 4615: Laws and applications of thermodynamics. 4616: Chemical kinetics and chemical bonding including spectroscopy. Partly duplicates 3615, cannot receive credit for 3615 and 4615.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: PHYS-2206 or PHYS-2306

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 2.78 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 24.49%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.64%

Aaron Geller202430.6%30.2%26.6%6.7%2.2%3.8%2.842
Diego Troya202121.5%32.6%24.7%8.5%7.0%5.8%2.542
Gordon T Yee201927.0%26.0%28.0%5.7%7.6%5.6%2.621
Nicholas Mayhall202353.1%25.5%15.3%2.1%1.1%3.1%3.331

Grade Distribution Over Time