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Alexander Gerould

17C · C17 · HISTORY3A · HIST3A · HIST17C · HIST17A · HISTORY17C · HISTD003 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
89.47%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you can attend lecture consistently and want history taught like a story.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing Storytelling LecturesAttendance MattersEasy If You ListenQuiz HeavyGreat For History Interest
  • Students repeatedly describe his lectures as engaging, funny, and memorable.
  • Grades are usually manageable, but and listening in class.
  • The main risk is for students who struggle with fast spoken English or long lecture blocks.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A is realistic if students attend, listen, and , but it is not effortless because .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

The content feels approachable because and story-like, though long lectures and dense listening can challenge some students.

Only in-person evidence exists, and it consistently links course ease to paying attention in lecture.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because weekly quizzes and key material come directly from lecture.

, and they repeatedly warn that skipping class hurts grades.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

because the lectures are unusually engaging and grades are fair when students show up.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grading is generally forgiving through dropped quizzes, straightforward prompts, and lenient papers, but few graded items leave little room for mistakes.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Workload is light to moderate, usually weekly quizzes plus papers or a .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students consistently praise his energetic, funny, story-driven lectures that make history easier to remember.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades usually combine lecture quizzes with , and sometimes a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive, with students praising energetic lectures and .

Main concern

Skipping or losing focus and .

What students said

“ ! Literally like watching a documentary on BBC/ Netflix, truly a work of art.”
17C
“If you pay attention and A in the class.”
HIST17C
“ if you listen to the lecture.”
17C

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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and written finals, but they do not clearly prove strict proctoring, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or open-book exams.

Weekly Lecture QuizzesFinal EssayStudy Guide MentionedDropped Lowest Quiz

Assessment risk

Standard

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe weekly quizzes based on lecture and of proctoring or open-book rules.

Weekly Lecture QuizzesFinal EssayMidterm Mentioned
“ his lecture.”
HIST17C
“Grading is divided into 1/3 weekly quizzes, 1/3 final exam, 1/3 final essay.”
HIST17A
“The to a topic of your choice.”
HIST17C

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! Literally like watching a documentary on BBC/ Netflix, truly a work of art.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“He teaches History like a story.”

📈 Grade Value

82/100

“If you pay attention and A in the class.”

⚠️

25/100

“You have to listen and be there (no slideshows).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are very interesting.
  • He never let us get bored by his teaching.
  • He narrates history in an specific way which would mesmerize you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • , and 3 easy bs papers.
  • I would not say that it is a very easy A but is certainly not a hard A.
  • As long as you pay attention during the class, should be fine.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fit

  • .
  • His class need you to pay 100% attention to listen.
  • Won't be an easy class if listening is not your learning style.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 detailed reviews over many years with a strong and consistent positive pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 572
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST17C27 reviews
17C6 reviews
HIST17A5 reviews
HIST3A5 reviews
HISTORY17C4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 4 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1