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CHEM-4616: 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 3616, cannot receive credit for both 3616 and 4616.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 2.78 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 23.83%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.29%

Aaron Geller202328.2%36.1%24.4%5.4%3.4%2.4%2.825
Gordon T Yee202425.1%20.4%26.6%15.7%4.7%7.8%2.551

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W