Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.89 GPA, 40.7% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.29 GPA, 51.4% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 51.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Covers fundamentals of nuclear engineering including nuclear structure, radioactivity, reactions, fission, and neutron moderation.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Laura Bartol
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Historical reviews indicate homework involves a lot of math, while exams are conceptual with usually one big math problem.
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Prerequisites
Course mapPHYSICS 205, 241, 244, or 249, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- PHYSICS 205
- PHYSICS 241
- PHYSICS 249
- 244
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- PHYSICS 205
- PHYSICS 241
- PHYSICS 249
- 244
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
No reviews exist for current instructor Laura Bartol. Historical reviews for Douglass Henderson describe him as a good, interested professor with an interesting class. Reviewers note small class sizes and a cool demeanor.
DOUGLASS LARRY HENDERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LAURA BARTOL is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 50 / 55 | 0 |
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Historical reviews for Douglass Henderson describe an interesting class with a good professor who is interested in students, though one review notes high difficulty.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.89 GPA, 40.7% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.29 GPA, 51.4% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 51.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews indicate homework involves a lot of math, while exams are conceptual with usually one big math problem.
Historical reviews of Douglass Henderson: Reviewers appreciated the small class sizes and the professor's interest in students, finding the class interesting.
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Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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