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PHYSICS 5C · Dis 3B

Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics

Fall 2026Ning, W.5 units

Seats, time, final and grades

Seats

Closed.

54 of 54 enrolled.

Read 55 minutes ago. This is a recent reading, not a live seat count.

Its lecture reads closed (188 of 188 enrolled): you attend both, so this seat is not one you can take while that holds. No waitlist listed.

Meets

M 5:00pm-5:50pm

This discussion only. You also attend Lec 3.

Final

Fri 11 Dec, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

One exam for the whole class, Los Angeles time.

Read 11 hours ago.

Grades

3.37

Predicted GPA

Historical records across all instructors; 5,652 letter grades

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Wait lists are not possible because of the three-part structure (lecture, discussion, and laboratory). Students who retake Physics 5C must enroll in all three sections: Once enrolled, send an e-mail to mtran@physics.ucla.edu with your name, student ID number, and quarter in which you originally took the laboratory. You will be manually enrolled in the G99 laboratory. Any student attempting to hold a spot for another student is violating Student Conduct Code 102.23d and may be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students. See https://pa.ucla.edu/physics-and-astronomy-enrollment-information.html for more information.

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When it meets

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Lec 3

3pm-3:50pm

Dis 3B

5pm-5:50pm

Lec 3

3pm-3:50pm

Lec 3

3pm-3:50pm

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  • Dis 3B

    M 5:00pm-5:50pm

  • Lec 3 (required lecture)

    MWF 3:00pm-3:50pm

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Grades

3.37

Predicted GPA

Historical records across all instructors; 5,652 letter grades

Of the 10 people in the grade record for PHYSICS 5C, the 2 with the most grades: BAUER, DAVID JEFFREY at 3.27 over 1,077 grades and TUNG, NATHAN C at 3.49 over 951 grades.

A range
56%
P/NP
1%
D/F/W
1.9%

Full grade history for PHYSICS 5C

What students say

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No assignment details are available in this review summary. Based on 202 reviews; source checked about 2 months ago. Missing details do not mean there are no papers or exams. Check the current syllabus.

Will it still be here

high risk chance of closing before your enrollment pass.

Final enrollment per term from four years of grade data. Summer excluded: different population, different pass structure.

  • 18321F
  • 16522W
  • 17422S
  • 19122F
  • 18223W
  • 17623S
  • 14424W
  • 19524S
  • 14224F
  • 18725W
  • 19125S
  • 17525F
Enrollment by term: 21F 183, 22W 165, 22S 174, 22F 191, 23W 182, 23S 176, 24W 144, 24S 195, 24F 142, 25W 187, 25S 191, 25F 175

Peak 195 · most recent 25F at 175

Seats over time

Unchanged over 2 months

54 of 54 · no seats left

Both readings say 54 of 54.

17 Aug 16:4217 Sep 19:4718 Oct 22:52
Checked 168 of the 382 hours with hourly history, 44%. No reading was recorded in 214 hours. dibs had no hourly record before 3 Oct, which is the other 1113 of 1495 plotted.54 of 54 enrolled at the newest reading, 55 minutes ago, and no seats left. Seats from 17 Aug 16:42 to 18 Oct 22:52, 54 to 54. Recorded enrollment counts match. Checks are not continuous monitoring. Changes between checks may be missed.

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Recorded Enrolled Capacity Status Waitlist Hours read
18 Oct 22:52 54 54 closed - 168 of 1495, 1113 no hourly record
17 Aug 16:42 54 54 closed - -
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