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History

J. Mochizuki

HIST16 · HIST22 · HIS22 · HIST17 · HIS17 · HIST18 · HIST140 · HISTORY17 · HISTSUM · HISTORY16 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you will attend, participate, and do the reading; skip if you want a silent easy seat.

Best fit · Effort For RewardParticipation heavyPassionate history lecturesStudy guides and note cardsReading intensive onlineMostly fair if you engage
  • Most students like his passion, clarity, and willingness to help when you participate.
  • Attendance and ; passive students feel docked and bored.
  • Online sections are manageable with weekly boards, quizzes, and essays if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

An A is common if you participate, follow directions, and use study guides, but quiet or .

Online A grades look easier with modest weekly effort; and essays.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

, but , and participation keep it from feeling effortless.

Online feels more reading-heavy; lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly required and and passing.

; online replaces seat time with weekly discussion deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend him for passion and fairness when and boring-lecture complaints.

; recent in-person HIS22 reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Some call him picky or tough on essays, but study guides, note cards, and .

Format shift

; and participation grading feels pickier.

Workload

Moderate

54/100

but online boards and required reading add steady weekly load.

Format shift

Online reading and DBs are heavier; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

and care; a minority finds him boring or unorganized.

Format shift

In-person personality and participation shine; online is more reading and board driven.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and finals rather than one pure focus.

Format shift

Online weights DBs and quizzes; in-person weights participation and written exams more.

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 Effort For Reward

and note-taking; many find lectures interesting while a vocal minority calls them boring and picky.

Main concern

and if you stay quiet.

What students said

“He allows a cheat sheet index card on the tests.”
HIST16
“He ducks you so at all.”
HIS22
“You have to attend every class to pass.”
HIST22

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online history is structured around discussion boards, quizzes, readings, and a ; doable if you stay on top of work.

Main concern

Discussion boards and ; .

What students said

“ but make sure you spend time on it!”
HIST22
“Class is a joke if you're aiming for a B and a tiny bit of effort for an A.”
HIS22
“Pretty straightforward, do the reading and youll do well.”
HISTORY16

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally student-friendly with study guides, note cards, and transparent quiz formats, though writing is graded carefully.

Study guidesIndex card cheat sheetOnline quizzesEssay finalsMultiple choice plus writing

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

cards and emphasize terms, essays, and lecture-based questions.

Cheat sheet index cardStudy guidesEssay examsParticipation points
“He allows a cheat sheet index card on the tests.”
HIST16
“on the and back”
HIST17
“He tells what will be on the test but you really need to know it well because .”
HIST22

Online

; quizzes are online and predictable if you read.

Online quizzesDiscussion boardsEssay finalMultiple choice plus writing
“half is multiple choice for final, half is a 3-5 pg essay”
HIST22
“Final is split in two parts, a 20 question multiple choice and a written prompts.”
HIS17

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He made it so fun and easy to get.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (9 online, 41 in-person), highlighting participation, exam supports, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

78/100

“his lectures are very interesting and he does a great job of involving the class”

🙋 Participation Matters

70/100

“Participation is VERY important. Always ask and answer questions”

👍 Recommendation

74/100

“ !”

📖 Online Workload

60/100

“ but make sure you spend time on it!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate about history
  • super cool and chill teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A or B if you simply show up and
  • Hes a
  • Class is a joke if you're aiming for a B and a tiny bit of effort for an A

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • do the reading and youll do well
  • 3 quizzes 20-25 questions long
  • Takes a while to grade things

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail, both formats covered, and mostly consistent patterns despite some polarized outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 514
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

HIST2214 reviews
HIST1613 reviews
HIST179 reviews
HIS227 reviews
HISTORY162 reviews
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HISTSUM1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 1 · A 11 · A- 2

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

0

No reported values