PHYSICS 1251

Elec,Magn,Optic,QM

5 cr

Calculus-based introduction to electricity and magnetism, waves, simple optics, and quantum mechanics; for students in physical sciences, mathematics, engineering. Prereq: 1248 and 1249, or 1250, 1250H, 1260, or 1270; and Math 1141, 1151, 1154, or above; and Concur: Math 1152, 1155, 1161, 1172, 1181H, or 4181H; or permission of instructor.

Grade history

8,666 students across 20 instructors · course avg 2.82

Instructor unknown

2.81 GPAmedian 3.0

7,471 students · 23 terms

7,471 students total · 23 terms · click to see per-term

Thomas Edward Barrett

2.92 GPAmedian 3.0

262 students · 5 terms

262 students total · 5 terms · click to see per-term

Robert Jones

2.95 GPAmedian 3.0

110 students · 3 terms

110 students total · 3 terms · click to see per-term

Andrew W Dougherty

2.83 GPAmedian 3.0

106 students · 3 terms

106 students total · 3 terms · click to see per-term

Michael Ziegler

2.70 GPAmedian 2.7

78 students · 3 terms

78 students total · 3 terms · click to see per-term

Dan Giglio

3.24 GPAmedian 3.3

72 students · 2 terms

72 students total · 2 terms · click to see per-term

Ken Bolland

2.77 GPAmedian 3.0

55 students · 1 term

55 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Taylor Murphy

2.67 GPAmedian 2.7

53 students · 1 term

53 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Daniel Giglio

2.50 GPAmedian 2.7

53 students · 1 term

53 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Mike Hinton

2.50 GPAmedian 2.7

51 students · 1 term

51 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Michael Kovacevich

2.79 GPAmedian 3.0

50 students · 1 term

50 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Thomas Kenneth Bolland

2.94 GPAmedian 3.0

49 students · 1 term

49 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

+8 more instructors with grade history

Source: historical OSU grade releases via thegradeguide.com (Adam Gluck), Spring 2016 – Summer 2023. FERPA-filtered: sections under 10 students excluded.

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Instructors

Enrolled

9996

Open

Sections in Autumn 2026

#	Sec	Instructor	Hist. GPA	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
19891	1020	TBA	—	TWF 10:20 am-11:15 am	SM 1153 1153	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19892	1021	TBA	—	W 12:40 pm-2:45 pm	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19893	1022	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SO E241 E241	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19894	1023	TBA	—	W 3:00 pm-5:05 pm	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19895	1024	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SO E105 E105	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19896	1025	TBA	—	W 3:00 pm-5:05 pm	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19897	1026	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SO E103 E103	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19898	1027	TBA	—	R 10:20 am-12:25 pm	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19899	1028	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SM 1064 1064	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19900	1029	TBA	—	R 10:20 am-12:25 pm	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19901	1030	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SM 1180 1180	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19902	1031	TBA	—	R 12:40 pm-2:45 pm	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19903	1032	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SM 1042 1042	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19904	1033	TBA	—	R 12:40 pm-2:45 pm	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19905	1034	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SM 1076 1076	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
23094	1035	TBA	—	R 3:00 pm-5:05 pm	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
23095	1036	TBA	—	M 10:20 am-11:15 am	SM 2180 2180	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19906	800	TBA	—	TWF 8:00 am-8:55 am	SM 1153 1153	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19907	801	TBA	—	F 9:10 am-11:15 am	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19908	802	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SM 1180 1180	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19909	803	TBA	—	F 9:10 am-11:15 am	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19910	804	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SO E105 E105	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19911	805	TBA	—	W 10:20 am-12:25 pm	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19912	806	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SM 2006 2006	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19913	807	TBA	—	R 8:00 am-10:05 am	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19914	808	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SO E103 E103	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19915	809	TBA	—	R 8:00 am-10:05 am	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19916	810	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	MP 1005 1005	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19917	811	TBA	—	R 8:00 am-10:05 am	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
19918	812	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SM 1042 1042	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21446	813	TBA	—	F 9:10 am-11:15 am	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21447	814	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SO E241 E241	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21448	815	TBA	—	R 10:20 am-12:25 pm	SM 2077C 2077C	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21449	816	TBA	—	M 8:00 am-8:55 am	SM 2180 2180	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21354	910	TBA	—	TWF 9:10 am-10:05 am	SM 1153 1153	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21450	911	TBA	—	W 10:20 am-12:25 pm	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21451	912	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SM 1064 1064	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21452	913	TBA	—	W 10:20 am-12:25 pm	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21453	914	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SO E245 E245	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21454	915	TBA	—	W 12:40 pm-2:45 pm	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21455	916	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SO E105 E105	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21456	917	TBA	—	W 12:40 pm-2:45 pm	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21457	918	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SM 1180 1180	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21458	919	TBA	—	W 3:00 pm-5:05 pm	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21459	920	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SO E103 E103	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21460	921	TBA	—	R 12:40 pm-2:45 pm	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21461	922	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SM 1042 1042	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21462	923	TBA	—	R 3:00 pm-5:05 pm	SM 2077A 2077A	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21463	924	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SO E241 E241	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21464	925	TBA	—	R 3:00 pm-5:05 pm	SM 2077B 2077B	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl
21465	926	TBA	—	M 9:10 am-10:05 am	SM 2180 2180	Open · 196 enrolled+15 wl