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History

Siamak Adhami

HIS4 · HIST4 · HST4 · HISTORY4AND5 · HISTORY · HISTORY4 · WORLD · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you genuinely want to learn history and , and work hard.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHistory geniusHard but rewardingEssay and paper heavyIt's in the bookPolarizing grader
  • Extremely knowledgeable lecturer who inspires students who love history
  • , and a long paper
  • Easy A for some, harsh and unhelpful for others who want spoon-feeding

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some call it easy A or , but many say you must study hard, read the book, and still risk a harsh grade.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and a long paper make the content intellectually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Comments stress showing up daily and taking notes, though .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Recommended for students who want real history learning; .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Reports range from easy grader and will pass everyone to very difficult or .

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students cite lots of notes, full-book reading, recommended reading, 2 exams, and a 10-page paper.

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Most praise his genius-level knowledge and interesting lectures, while a minority call him unhelpful or confusing.

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and a major research paper.

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Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person history lectures are rich and challenging, with strong praise for knowledge and , and .

Main concern

If you want an easy GE or heavy hand-holding, many students say this class will crush your GPA.

What students said

“if you're looking for an easy class.. , if you like a challenge and a !”
HIST4
“HE IS GREAT. KNOWS A LOT AND SEEMS HARD BUT HE WILL PASS EVERY ONE , JUST SHOW UP IN HIS CLASS EVERY DAY.”
HIST4
“any time you ask he says "it's in the book".”
HISTORY4

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

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Exams are essay and short-answer heavy with memorization and a .

Essay examsShort answersMap memorization10-page paperDefinitions

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe non-multiple-choice tests with .

Essay questionsShort answersMap from each chapter10-page report
“2 tests:not multiple choice,must memorize 1 map from each chptr,2 essay ?s and 10 definitions.”
HIST4
“10 page book report due toward end of semester, 2 exams with essay questions.”
HIST4

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“if you're looking for an easy class.. , if you like a challenge and a !”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person , and help style. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Subject Mastery

90/100

“There is no doubt that Adhami is a genius.”

📚 Workload Intensity

32/100

“you have to read the whole book, and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“if you like a challenge and a !”

⚖️

52/100

“if he doesn't like u, u'll get a D!!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • HE IS GREAT. KNOWS A LOT
  • Very smart teacher. He gives you a lot of information during his lectures.
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want to get an easy A forget it
  • Very difficult course tho.. !
  • crushed my GPA

Theme 3

💬 About Help Style

  • any time you ask he says "it's in the book"
  • he is always willing to help
  • most of his anwsers he wants you to find yourself

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

29 detailed in-person reviews across years show consistent themes on knowledge, workload, and .

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 57
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST416 reviews
HISTORY46 reviews
HIS42 reviews
HISTORY4AND52 reviews
HISTORY1 review
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HST41 review
WORLD1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

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C range

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D range

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