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EPS SCI 2

Science in the Movies

Lecture, two and one half hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to Earth, planetary, and space sciences through film. Study of fundamental forces that shape Earth and other planetary bodies. Examination of how scientists mitigate natural disasters, solve environmental problems, and enable space exploration. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.76
n = 334 · 1 term · ± 0.029
A range
81%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
3%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
0.3%
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.

  • 34525W
Enrolment by term: 25W 345
Peak 345 Most recent 345 in 25W 1 term on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 154 · 44.6%
  • A 66 · 19.1%
  • A- 51 · 14.8%
  • B+ 29 · 8.4%
  • B 21 · 6.1%
  • B- 8 · 2.3%
  • C+ 2 · 0.6%
  • C 2 · 0.6%
  • D+ 1 · 0.3%
  • P 11 · 3.2%

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
MARGOT, JEAN-LUC 3.77 3.77 334 1 81%

“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