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CHEM 14BE

General Chemistry for Life Scientists II--Enhanced

Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: one course from 14A, 14AE, 20A, or 20AH with grade of C- or better. Enforced requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or Mathematics 3B or 31B with grade of C- or better. Not open to students with credit for course 14B, 20B, or 20BH. Introduction to concepts in thermodynamics and kinetics that are critical for understanding of molecular basis of life. Chemical equilibria in gases and liquids, acid-base equilibrium; phase changes; thermochemistry; first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics; free energy changes; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics, including catalysis, and reaction mechanisms. Emphasis on developing problem-solving skills and collaborative interaction and learning. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.22
n = 689 · 3 terms · ± 0.021
A range
47%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
67% of those passed
D / F / W
3.0%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 22322W
  • 16024W
  • 31025S
Enrolment by term: 22W 223, 24W 160, 25S 310
Peak 310 Most recent 310 in 25S 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 13 · 1.9%
  • A 213 · 30.6%
  • A- 98 · 14.1%
  • B+ 65 · 9.3%
  • B 100 · 14.4%
  • B- 76 · 10.9%
  • C+ 44 · 6.3%
  • C 36 · 5.2%
  • C- 23 · 3.3%
  • D 18 · 2.6%
  • F 3 · 0.4%
  • P 2 · 0.3%
  • NP 1 · 0.1%
  • I 4 · 0.6%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
COUREY, ALBERT J 3.22 3.22 689 3 47%
DEWEESE, DORY 3.21 3.21 310 1 45%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term