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MECH&AE C286

Applied Optics

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.64
n = 40 · 2 terms · ± 0.075
A range
68%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
0.0%
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.

  • 2323S
  • 1824S
Enrolment by term: 23S 23, 24S 18
Peak 23 Most recent 18 in 24S 2 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 6 · 14.6%
  • A 14 · 34.1%
  • A- 7 · 17.1%
  • B+ 8 · 19.5%
  • B 4 · 9.8%
  • B- 1 · 2.4%
  • I 1 · 2.4%

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
CHIOU, PEI-YU 3.67 3.68 40 2 68%

“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