# MS\&E 553: Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology | UW–Madison

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]
```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.636

#### graded

381

#### counts

* 192
* 113
* 69
* 4
* 2
* 1
* 0

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_1520ef4cba23d07a0ffe1b85-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_1520ef4cba23d07a0ffe1b85-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_1520ef4cba23d07a0ffe1b85-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_1520ef4cba23d07a0ffe1b85-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_1520ef4cba23d07a0ffe1b85-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_1520ef4cba23d07a0ffe1b85-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.636482939632546

#### count

381

#### university

##### size

3936

##### gpa Percentile

38

##### count Percentile

74

##### median Count

149

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 12    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 272   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 1056  | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 2596  | true    |

#### departments

```json
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      "countPercentile": 67,
      "medianCount": 241,
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        {
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        {
          "range": "0.8–1.2",
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        },
        {
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        {
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        {
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          "count": 0,
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        {
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          "count": 0,
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        },
        {
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          "count": 2,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 11,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
          "count": 12,
          "current": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]
```

### terms

#### 1134

##### term

1134

##### gpa

3.7

##### count

30

##### university

###### size

852

###### gpa Percentile

75

###### count Percentile

0

###### median Count

66

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 2     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 30    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 229   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 304   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 287   | true    |

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1144

##### term

1144

##### gpa

3.71875

##### count

32

##### university

###### size

878

###### gpa Percentile

75

###### count Percentile

4

###### median Count

64

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 4     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 30    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 243   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 302   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 299   | true    |

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1154

##### term

1154

##### gpa

3.717948717948718

##### count

39

##### university

###### size

935

###### gpa Percentile

74

###### count Percentile

17

###### median Count

63

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 38    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 237   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 326   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 334   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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      "countPercentile": 30,
      "medianCount": 46,
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        },
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        {
          "range": "1.2–1.6",
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        {
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          "count": 2,
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          "count": 5,
          "current": true
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  }
]
```

#### 1164

##### term

1164

##### gpa

3.71875

##### count

32

##### university

###### size

965

###### gpa Percentile

70

###### count Percentile

5

###### median Count

68

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 3     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 37    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 216   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 319   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 390   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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      "countPercentile": 10,
      "medianCount": 40,
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        {
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          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "0.4–0.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "0.8–1.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.2–1.6",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "1.6–2.0",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "2.0–2.4",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "2.4–2.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "2.8–3.2",
          "count": 3,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 4,
          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
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]
```

#### 1174

##### term

1174

##### gpa

3.6777777777777776

##### count

45

##### university

###### size

955

###### gpa Percentile

68

###### count Percentile

26

###### median Count

69

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 29    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 224   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 332   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 369   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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]
```

#### 1184

##### term

1184

##### gpa

3.69

##### count

50

##### university

###### size

1010

###### gpa Percentile

67

###### count Percentile

34

###### median Count

68

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 26    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 210   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 355   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 418   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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]
```

#### 1194

##### term

1194

##### gpa

3.661290322580645

##### count

31

##### university

###### size

1040

###### gpa Percentile

62

###### count Percentile

2

###### median Count

67

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 1     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 23    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 220   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 342   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 454   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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          "range": "2.4–2.8",
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          "count": 3,
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          "count": 1,
          "current": false
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]
```

#### 1204

##### term

1204

##### gpa

3.5652173913043477

##### count

23

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1224

##### term

1224

##### gpa

3.2857142857142856

##### count

21

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1234

##### term

1234

##### gpa

3.2954545454545454

##### count

22

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1244

##### term

1244

##### gpa

3.5526315789473686

##### count

19

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1254

##### term

1254

##### gpa

3.717391304347826

##### count

23

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

#### 1264

##### term

1264

##### gpa

3.6785714285714284

##### count

14

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| MS\&E   |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

3936

###### gpa

3.673233962680303

###### top Share

82.76091188462134

###### count

149

##### MS\&E

###### size

25

###### gpa

3.569475997063218

###### top Share

75.64873772555593

###### count

241

#### terms

##### 1134

###### school

###### size

852

###### gpa

3.4138934207568203

###### top Share

66.35946578182744

###### count

66

##### 1144

###### school

###### size

878

###### gpa

3.4092443327803017

###### top Share

65.95978235963416

###### count

64

##### 1154

###### school

###### size

935

###### gpa

3.4282378385810093

###### top Share

67.66674668721691

###### count

63

###### MS\&E

###### size

11

###### gpa

3.5145757581888515

###### top Share

70.38130382637519

###### count

46

##### 1164

###### school

###### size

965

###### gpa

3.46491230798535

###### top Share

69.92376287143657

###### count

68

###### MS\&E

###### size

11

###### gpa

3.4028768958365343

###### top Share

63.66182482505645

###### count

40

##### 1174

###### school

###### size

955

###### gpa

3.4597947384071412

###### top Share

69.5290038366363

###### count

69

###### MS\&E

###### size

11

###### gpa

3.4183419793517715

###### top Share

65.22519862516639

###### count

51

##### 1184

###### school

###### size

1010

###### gpa

3.47925290354517

###### top Share

70.86270937115944

###### count

68

###### MS\&E

###### size

11

###### gpa

3.480073287611857

###### top Share

71.78096632966648

###### count

50

##### 1194

###### school

###### size

1040

###### gpa

3.4906527436719808

###### top Share

71.74728845515045

###### count

67

###### MS\&E

###### size

11

###### gpa

3.545359918883645

###### top Share

75.77710468297047

###### count

49

##### 1204

###### school

###### size

1012

###### gpa

3.703747431523761

###### top Share

84.59811226304916

###### count

65.5

##### 1224

###### school

###### size

1171

###### gpa

3.5627882428500937

###### top Share

76.37271640560496

###### count

64

###### MS\&E

###### size

10

###### gpa

3.576880199074966

###### top Share

76.2136436133529

###### count

38

##### 1234

###### school

###### size

1188

###### gpa

3.5799441677552393

###### top Share

77.18256448537606

###### count

65

##### 1244

###### school

###### size

1241

###### gpa

3.5975573126929192

###### top Share

78.29036874847135

###### count

65

##### 1254

###### school

###### size

1289

###### gpa

3.6126423469389106

###### top Share

79.48050408754871

###### count

66

##### 1264

###### school

###### size

1283

###### gpa

3.6229729166451925

###### top Share

80.13669149396227

###### count

66

## instructor Trends

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]
```

## following

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