AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

John Denman

ANTH02 · ANTHRO2 · ANTH2 · ANTHRO1 · ANTH1 · CULTURALANTHRO · 274 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
75.56%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want unforgettable lectures and can keep up with reading and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWorld-Class LecturesHilarious StorytellerTest Heavy CurveRead EverythingMajor Changer
  • Students rave about entertaining, story-driven lectures that make anthropology stick and sometimes change majors.
  • Grades rest on a helps but rarely creates free As.
  • and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A is possible with full reading, notes, and attendance, but and As.

; but everyone-pass claims appear in some COVID terms.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Material is memorable yet dense, with and tricky multiple-choice tests.

; in person also depends on live lecture stories.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping class reliably costs you.

In-person is clearly attendance-heavy; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong majority praise and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

and , but few grade items and competitive As keep pressure high.

Format shift

; online sometimes promises no fails if .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Little formal homework, but , and .

Format shift

; in and more live lecture volume.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Consistently described as hilarious, passionate, and among the .

Format shift

In-person charisma is strongest; online still engaging but some call videos long and rambly.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

and a final; .

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Denman is famous for hilarious, passionate lectures, , and difficult curved scantron exams.

Main concern

Few graded , and As.

What students said

“His lectures are world class and made me switch my major to anthropology!”
ANTHRO1
“Only top 7 grades get an A so unless .”
ANTH02
“John Denman is hands down the .”
ANTH1

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online or pandemic versions use recorded lectures, few assignments, and .

Main concern

Long rambling lectures and if you fall behind on books.

What students said

“Pandemic online class no homework or discussions only 2 midterms and final.”
ANTH02
“Good sense of humor and grades on a curve but .”
ANTH1
“His lectures are long and frustrating to listen through bc he rambles on and tells too many stories.”
ANTH02

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Hard multiple-choice exams drawn from lectures, textbooks, and .

Scantron ExamsCurve GradingReading HeavyLecture Plus BooksFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes typically use three scantron tests graded on a and lecture notes.

ScantronCurve3 ExamsAttendance Points
“you take 3 scantron tests.”
ANTHRO1
“ but he does a .”
ANTH02

Online

Online exams are timed and hard, based on lectures and books, with ; no clear Lockdown Browser proof.

Timed MidtermsCurveLecture VideosBook-Based
“2 Midterms and 1 Final exam.”
ANTH1
“the midterm which was insane - 1 question per minute, 75 mins long”
ANTH02

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“His lectures are world class and made me switch my major to anthropology!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 anthropology reviews, and reading demand. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“John Denman is hands down the .”

😂 Lecture Energy

92/100

“This class was super entertaining and john is easily one of the funniest professors I've had.”

📚 Reading & Exams

38/100

“YOU MUST READ! I crammed all the midterms and final.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“if !!! Professor Denman is enormously understanding, provides great lectures on interesting material”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and engaging
  • He finds a way to turn every lecture into a story
  • a true anthropologist, a humanitarian, a scholar

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A, but if you're down to work hard
  • Only top 7 grades get an A
  • . 2 midterms, 1 final are your only grades

Theme 3

📖

  • Get ready to read
  • You HAVE to watch the lectures. .
  • do the reading!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

274

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with strong thematic consistency on lectures, reading, curves, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5185
4 out of 549
3 out of 517
2 out of 512
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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ANTHRO26 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 2 · A 24 · A- 1

B range

15

B+ 4 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1