Fall 2026

Physical Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM 563 teaches experimental physical chemistry principles, focusing on acquiring thermodynamic and kinetic data using laboratory equipment and analyzing results.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

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(CHEM 116, 327 or 329) and (CHEM 561 or concurrent enrollment,CHEM 665 or concurrent enrollment,CBE 310, orM S & E 330)

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Fall 2026
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Raw average: 2.32/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2012: 2.97 GPA, 41.9% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2016: 3.16 GPA, 51.7% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.55 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ARUN YETHIRAJ is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2016, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GAURI VELLOOR is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK ALAN WENDT is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction11 / 130
LAB 003Classroom Instruction13 / 130
LAB 004Classroom Instruction13 / 130
LAB 007Classroom Instruction0 / 00
LAB 006Classroom Instruction9 / 130

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Thermodynamic and kinetic data
  • Error analysis
  • Result interpretation

Skills

  • Acquiring thermodynamic and kinetic data
  • Using basic physical laboratory equipment
  • Computations, error analysis, and result interpretation

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.11 GPA average error.

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CHEM 563 · Fall 2026

Physical Chemistry Laboratory I

Recorded 2026-09-07
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