Odysseus Logo

Virginia Tech

ECE-4154: Space Weather: The Solar Wind and Magnetosphere

Description: Solar-terrestrial interactions and space weather: the sun, solar wind, and interplanetary magnetic field; space plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics; Earths magnetosphere and ionosphere; geomagnetic storms and auroral substorms; societal impacts of space weather; planetary magnetospheres; space science instrumentation.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: AOE-3014 or ECE-3105

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: AOE-4654

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 2.76 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 26.67%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 8.59%

Joseph B Baker202417.4%31.1%17.4%8.3%12.9%12.9%2.252
Scott M Bailey202380.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.801

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W