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Virginia Tech

PHYS-2206: General Physics

Description: General physics course sequence for students in curricula other than physical sciences, mathematics, or engineering, who have not studied calculus. Applications of reasoning in the natural sciences using physical laws in a real-world context and in the students own discipline. Overview of intercultural and universal aspects of physics, and of human benefits of physics to address global challenges. 2205: mechanics, wave phenomena, fluids. 2206: optics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, relativity, topics in nuclear and modern physics.

Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 127

Average GPA: 3.13 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.21%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.87%

Fei Lin202333.2%29.3%23.5%4.4%3.3%6.2%2.896
Yangsoo Kim201019.0%33.3%28.6%4.8%14.3%0.0%2.351
Dan A Mazilu200844.3%30.8%16.6%6.5%1.8%0.0%3.0818
Matthew L Joyce201263.7%22.6%8.0%1.9%3.5%0.3%3.386
Kriton Papavasiliou202438.6%45.0%12.9%1.9%0.8%0.7%3.1848
Stefan V Stoianov201325.0%45.8%20.8%8.4%0.0%0.0%2.881
Almas Khan202358.5%28.6%9.7%2.5%0.8%0.0%3.415
Hiba Assi201451.7%37.9%10.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.361
Keith P Nelson201725.4%33.5%30.7%5.7%4.7%0.0%2.687
Michael J Kavic200960.7%39.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571
Jerome R Long200411.7%25.0%33.3%20.0%10.0%0.0%2.121
Victoria G Soghomonian202441.2%37.5%14.8%3.7%1.2%1.6%3.1419
Youngjoon Kwon201322.8%65.8%10.7%0.6%0.0%0.0%3.081
Tatsu Takeuchi201847.9%36.9%12.8%0.2%1.1%1.2%3.283
Rohit Pandey201943.4%34.6%17.0%3.2%1.6%0.0%3.131
Staff Esmaeili201668.8%18.9%0.0%12.6%0.0%0.0%3.381
Leo E Piilonen200562.2%17.8%12.2%5.6%2.2%0.0%3.301
Eugene J Halpin201246.9%40.2%10.1%2.4%0.0%0.4%3.314
Staff Dorosz201048.7%34.4%11.3%2.1%1.6%2.1%3.281
Jeong Ah Lee201856.3%18.8%12.6%12.5%0.0%0.0%3.171

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