AI Rate Professor

History

Erik Altenbernd

HIST16 · HIS16 · HIST17 · HIS17 · HISTORY · HISTORY17 · HISTORY16 · HISTORY22 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if and want a fun, low-exam history class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPaper HeavyFunny LecturesNo TestsPassionateEasy A
  • History is taught through engaging, humorous .
  • , and reading instead of traditional tests.
  • Most students call him one of the best and easiest history options if they can write.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students say As are common if you follow prompts and turn in the papers; a few call him a .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Concepts feel approachable and lectures fun, though reading and writing volume still matter.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and point penalties after that.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students repeatedly rank him above other history professors for passion, humor, and fairness.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

66/100

Writing can be graded carefully, but and boost opportunities keep grades student-friendly.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Expect regular precis and ; little weekly homework beyond that.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students praise passion, humor, motivational teaching, and lectures that make history enjoyable.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Papers, precis, and occasional tiny quizzes dominate; many sections have almost no formal tests.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history with movie-friendly lectures, lots of reading, and ; few or .

Main concern

Paper volume and content feels easy.

What students said

“Easiest teacher alive. His whole class was 8 papers that were easy.”
HIS16
“ . Great teacher!”
HISTORY22
“No tests, only papers. , but .”
HIST17

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and light quizzes, which students find low-pressure.

No Formal TestsPaper FinalPrecis AssignmentsOccasional Multiple Choice Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and short precis, with few or no sit-down exams.

No TestsPaper HeavyFinal PaperLight Quizzes
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HISTORY16
“ .”
HIST17
“ but when there is one it matters.”
HISTORY22

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easiest teacher alive. His whole class was 8 papers that were easy. They are time consuming but you should not get any other grade in this class but an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 and engaging lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“I hate school and you literally make me want to come cause of your passion.”

📝

84/100

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👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes learning about history a blast
  • Funniest teacher i have ever had
  • He is a teacher to TEACH!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest teacher alive
  • papers, as long as you follow the prompt, are simple
  • overall such an easy class

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • Get ready to read
  • good amount of reading and a couple papers

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen consistent in-person reviews with , and teaching style across multiple history courses.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST177 reviews
HISTORY224 reviews
HISTORY2 reviews
HISTORY172 reviews
HIS161 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

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 1 · Rather not say 1