Edgar Pacas

HIST141 · HIST101 · HIS176 · HIST1A · HIST2862 · HISTA1A · HIS141 · HIST1B · WORLDHIST · HIST140 · HIST175 · HIST102 · HIST3 · HISTORY101 · HIST2340 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 47.62%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Take him only if you like challenging, opinionated history courses and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing lecturesHeavy readingTurabian papersOrganization issuesPassion for history

Students are sharply split between finding the lectures eye-opening and .
Online reviews are much , and poor communication.
Grades can be manageable for organized students, but , and vague expectations create risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some students call it an easy A if they do all the work, but papers, quizzes, formatting, and .

and , while online reviews lean harder because students report poor structure and self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

The history content is not always conceptually hard, but the , and organization make the course feel demanding.

Online reviews describe confusion from poor course design, while and interesting to fast, broad, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether students value his passionate perspective enough to tolerate disorganization and .

, while in-person reviews are split between highly enthusiastic and strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

46/100

Grades can be high with effort, but many students report , and unclear assignment expectations.

Format shift

Online reviews often describe harsh or unclear grading conditions, while in-person reviews .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Work commonly includes , and exams, with summer versions especially intense.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes, discussions, essays, and exams; in-person reviews emphasize papers, group projects, notes, and .

Teaching experience

Average

51/100

He is passionate and memorable, but many students find him disorganized, vague, fast, or too opinionated.

Format shift

Online teaching is rated much worse due to notes and communication, while but sometimes highly praised.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment usually mixes quizzes, essays or , and finals.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes, discussions, short essays, a , and a big essay; , and group projects.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly mixed, with many praising his passion and perspective while , and .

Main concern

Lecture organization and and course.

What students said

“ .”
HIST101

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HIST102

“His lectures are a little all over the place which makes the quizzes hard.”
HIST140

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, describing unclear notes, disorganized modules, limited teaching, and communication problems.

Main concern

Students often felt they had to teach themselves from weak or .

What students said

“You are basically teaching yourself, save yourself time & money.”
HIST140

“Even if he doesnt require a text book buy a good one, since his notes are desorganized and many times useless”
HIST140

“Very straightforward and interesting.”
HIST140

Exam style

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Exam evidence varies by course, with quizzes, midterms, finals, and essays mentioned but .

Weekly QuizzesMidterm And FinalEssay-Based TestsPossible Take-Home Final

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe two exams, quizzes, essay-based tests, and proctoring rules.

Two ExamsEssay-Based TestsTake-Home Final

“ .”
HIS141

“if a .”
HIST1B

Online

, and a final, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Weekly QuizzesMidtermFinal

“ weekly.”
HIST140

“a midterm and final.”
HIST140

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You might enjoy taking him, or .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and online structure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

51/100

“He has a huge passion for history which makes hes teachings so interseting.”

⚠️ Online Risk

30/100

“You are basically teaching yourself, save yourself time & money.”

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46/100

“The group work on Chicago/Turabian formatting can kill your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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His lectures are a little all over the place which makes the quizzes hard.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Grades

As long as you do all the work it is an easy A.
DO NOT PROCRASTINATE ON THE PAPER!
he grades intense!

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

and figuring out the modules for .
The professor was accessible and responded to all my emails within one day.
his notes are desorganized and many times useless

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews over many years with rich but polarized evidence across online and .

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Edgar Pacas

Take him only if you like challenging, opinionated history courses and x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Online Risk

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Workload And Grades

💻 About Online Format

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him only if you like challenging, opinionated history courses and .

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