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Jay Carlander

HIST108 · HIST100 · HIST102 · HISTORY102 · HIST135 · HIST104 · HISTORY101 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Strong GE history pick if you attend, follow the syllabus, and write the ; expect .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEntertaining lecturesEssay-focusedMixed grading fairnessOften easy AHybrid-friendly
  • Most students find lectures smart, funny, and .
  • ; a minority report vague feedback and ego.
  • Online and hybrid sections are repeatedly described as easy As when work is completed.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many report A or A- with syllabus-following , and online called an easy A.

Online review stresses easy A via three papers; but a few dispute fairness.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Average difficulty is moderate-low; good and content is clearly explained.

Online described as very easy; in-person difficulty ratings cluster mid-low with occasional harder terms.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

, though a few list it as optional.

In-person evidence mostly mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Majority call him must-take for GE history, but a and ego.

In-person opinions split; the single online review is strongly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and high grades for many, offset by complaints of random paper scores and .

Format shift

Online review is very positive on ease; in-person fairness is debated.

Workload

Light

72/100

Common pattern is three papers and .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Lectures often called smart, funny, and and unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate and show the full range of praise and criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, sometimes with midterms and light online work.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mostly praised entertaining lectures and fair criteria, with a few sharp , and opaque grades.

Main concern

Some students report and .

What students said

“Dr. J is the man. His class is extremely interesting and also not too difficult.”
HIST135
“If you show up and put the effort necessary into the class you'll do good and will be on his good side.”
HIST108
“The only grading done in my class was based off of essays, which there were 3 of and .”
HISTORY102

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One and funny with and an easy A.

Main concern

Very thin online sample; workload claims rest on a single review.

What students said

“He gives you only three final papers to write which are super easy. The class is an easy A.”
37250

Exam style

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Assessments are few and relatively friendly, including note-assisted midterms and .

Few papersNotes allowed on midtermsSyllabus-driven exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with limited notes; proctoring software is not mentioned.

Essay examsNotes allowed midtermsThree papers
“easy class 2 midterms in class ( he let you use notes 1 piece of paper only). .”
HIST102
“ and essays/exams. Straightforward, follow the syllabus and you should be able to get an A.”
HIST135

Online

Online and no detailed proctoring claims.

Three papersEasy A
“He gives you only three final papers to write which are super easy. The class is an easy A.”
37250

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want a good start to the !”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (1 online, 12 in person), balancing praise for lectures with . Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Lecture Energy

74/100

“He is so smart and funny, but especially smart. His lectures and entertaining and class.”

📗 Easy Path for Effort

78/100

“If you want to get an easy A in !”

⚠️

40/100

“he definitely has a bit of an ego, and does not fairly grade papers, and .”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ if you have to complete a GE.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Approachable and creates a comfortable classroom environment.
  • Awesome professor... if do the reading
  • Dr. Carlander is one of the !!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Straightforward, follow the syllabus and you should be able to get an A.
  • 3 papers that's it.
  • The class is an easy A.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Fairness

  • . .
  • you'll never know how you're doing in that class till the semester ends

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews spanning 2013-2016 with detailed mixed opinions give a solid, not perfect, picture of strengths and weaknesses.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

372502 reviews
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HIST1352 reviews
HISTORY1012 reviews
1021 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 4 · A- 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2