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John Beacom

beacom.7@osu.edu4.7★(112)diff 3.181% would retake2.95 GPAreddit· Students say Beacom is one of OSU's best profs — funny, engaging, and fair, with manageable coursework.(5)
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Grade history

100 students across 3 courses · avg 2.95

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

Sections this term
12
Courses
10
Enrolled
34
Open sections
12

Teaching Spring 2026

ASTRON 4998Non-Thesis Research
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
282920080TBATBAOpen · 1 enrolled
ASTRON 4998HHonors Non-Thesis Research
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
283050040TBATBAOpen
ASTRON 4999Thesis Research
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
283220070TBATBAOpen
ASTRON 4999HHonors Thesis Research
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
283360070TBATBAOpen · 1 enrolled
ASTRON 8998Directed Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
17154010TBATBAOpen · 2 enrolled
ASTRON 8999Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
17172010TBATBAOpen
PHYSICS 4998Undergraduate Research in Physics
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
224150010TBATBAOpen
PHYSICS 5810Topics in Computational Physics
2 sections
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
219810010WeFr 12:40PM - 2:45PMTBAOpen · 6/7
2890320WeFr 12:40PM - 2:45PMSmith Lab 1094Open · 24/29
PHYSICS 7998Graduate Research
2 sections
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
222220040TBATBAOpen
222740730TBATBAOpen
PHYSICS 8999Research in Physics
1 section
#SecDays/TimeRoomEnrollment
22327040TBATBAOpen
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