Jim Reardon is praised for making the course fun through abundant extra credit opportunities, such as participation and test corrections. Reviewers describe exams as tough or challenging, but note that students can bring a reference sheet and use makeup worksheets to recover lost points.
Fall 2026
Physics of Sports
PHYSICS OF SPORTS applies physical principles to analyze performance in sports like track, cycling, and basketball.
Summary
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Homework packets are long and exams can be difficult, but students can recover points through unlimited extra credit worksheet attempts.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSatisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A. Not open to students with credit forPHYSICS 103, 201, 207, or 247.
- Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A.
- PHYSICS 103 · unspecified
- PHYSICS 201 · unspecified
- PHYSICS 207 · unspecified
- PHYSICS 247 · unspecified
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- Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A.
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Professors
Fall 2026Mitch McNanna is described as super nice in a single review. This limited feedback does not provide sufficient evidence to assess his teaching strengths or identify supported concerns for the course.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=289 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=163 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
MITCH MCNANNA is recorded teaching in 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 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 138 / 160 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 157 / 160 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Jim Reardon makes the class fun and accessible through extensive extra credit, though lectures can be unclear. Mitch McNanna is described as nice and the course as easy.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 79.9% A/AB (n=154 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=289 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=163 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Homework packets are long and exams can be difficult, but students can recover points through unlimited extra credit worksheet attempts.
Students appreciate the generous extra credit opportunities, including participation and test corrections, which allow for high grades despite challenging exams.
Topics
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Grades
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
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Selected offering source records
Physics of Sports
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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