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Humanities

James Arlandson

HUM10 · HUMANITIES10 · HUM5 · MAT35 · HUMHUM · HUMANITIES · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Take him for an open-minded, low-stress humanities elective if you will show up, write summaries, and do the work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardQuirky & funnySummaries-heavyMind-openingDo the work passMixed exam prep
  • Mostly easy humanities with daily summaries and discussion if you keep up
  • He is quirky, funny, and often caring, but can be repetitive or inject politics

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Show up with , and put decent effort and most students say you pass or get a good grade.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is moderately easy and mind-opening, with light difficulty ratings aside from one very hard outlier section.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, and one review calls it mandatory, though many pass mainly by doing homework.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students enjoy the funny free-form style and learning payoff if they do the work; a few warn against boring lectures or .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

If you complete summaries, homework, and put in effort he wants you to pass; .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Daily or frequent full-page summaries plus participation; not brutal, but you must keep up.

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Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Often funny, interesting, and thought-provoking, with some complaints of repetition, politics, or boring delivery.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

and participation dominate, with a under-prepared.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person humanities feels free-form and discussion-heavy; do summaries, participate, and you usually pass, though .

Main concern

Occasional repetitive politics, weak exam prep, and one report of .

What students said

“Do the summaries, participate in .”
HUM5
“ !”
HUM10
“ and thats all he bases the grade off.”
HUMHUM

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and a final paper appear in comments, with mixed prep quality and one claim of .

Final paperIn-person examsHomework-based prep

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention finals and ; one section said grades were .

Final paperIn-person examsWeak exam prep reported
“he doesn't really prepare you for the .”
HUM5
“ and thats all he bases the grade off.”
HUMHUM

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! This teacher wants ALL his students to Pass & He is extremely Helpful.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews (2006-2010), , and one harsh outlier. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Wonderful class and teacher. Got me to think more "outside the box" and made every session interesting.”

📈 Easy If You Work

78/100

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⚠️ Occasional Harsh Side

30/100

“he is a horrible teacher... and thats all he bases the grade off.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he was a quirky guy with a funny personality but it made for a fun moderately easy winter class.
  • his teaching style is odd. it is easy if you do the work & participate.
  • He's an interesting guy, however he's repetitive

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • all you basically have to do is show up with and you'll pass.
  • Easiest math class ever!
  • If you put a decent effort in,you should get a good grade.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Do the summaries, participate in .
  • he's pretty easy just do a full page summary everyday which .
  • DO THE WORK or you'll be screwed

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen older in-person reviews (2006-2010) with decent detail and mostly consistent easy-pass themes, plus one strong negative outlier.

Inside 13 stored ratings

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Course coverage

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