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Dibs Fall 2026

PHYSICS 180Q

Quantum Optics Laboratory

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.39
n = 84 · 6 terms · ± 0.056
A range
69%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
9.5%
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.

  • 1622S
  • 1423W
  • 1223S
  • 1424W
  • 1524S
  • 1325W
Enrolment by term: 22S 16, 23W 14, 23S 12, 24W 14, 24S 15, 25W 13
Peak 16 Most recent 13 in 25W 6 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 22 · 25.9%
  • A 23 · 27.1%
  • A- 13 · 15.3%
  • B+ 9 · 10.6%
  • B 4 · 4.7%
  • C+ 1 · 1.2%
  • C 1 · 1.2%
  • C- 3 · 3.5%
  • D+ 1 · 1.2%
  • D 2 · 2.4%
  • D- 3 · 3.5%
  • F 2 · 2.4%
  • I 1 · 1.2%

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
HAMILTON, PAUL 3.39 3.39 84 6 69%

“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