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MECH&AE 161B

Introduction to Space Technology

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.73
n = 448 · 4 terms · ± 0.026
A range
81%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
0.7%
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.

  • 5022W
  • 8923W
  • 6324W
  • 6825W
Enrolment by term: 22W 50, 23W 89, 24W 63, 25W 68
Peak 89 Most recent 68 in 25W 4 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 17 · 3.8%
  • A 308 · 68.4%
  • A- 36 · 8.0%
  • B+ 22 · 4.9%
  • B 34 · 7.6%
  • B- 14 · 3.1%
  • C+ 1 · 0.2%
  • C 9 · 2.0%
  • C- 4 · 0.9%
  • D- 1 · 0.2%
  • F 2 · 0.4%
  • S 1 · 0.2%
  • I 1 · 0.2%

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
DAVOYAN, ARTUR R 3.88 3.88 348 3 91%
WIRZ, RICHARD E 3.29 3.23 100 1 43%

“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