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James Mayfield

HIST8B · HISTORY11 · HIST8A · HIST11 · HIST10 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
96.05%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

online or short-term sessions, and just submit on time.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A kingLight reflection workloadCaring and responsiveNo textbook neededHilarious discussions
  • Most students call his history classes an easy A with minimal assignments.
  • Online sections are mostly short reflections with and .
  • A rare in-person HIST10 review reports strict late-work rules and high stakes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Most students say bare-minimum reflections or .

Online reviews emphasize easy A more consistently; one in-person HIST10 review is much stricter.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Content is described as light, interesting, and free of heavy memorization or dense textbooks.

Both formats feel easy, with online short-term sections sounding especially light.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

, though participation can still matter in some sections.

Online is more flexible; and showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

as one of the best and easiest history professors.

Recommendation is extremely strong online and still strong in person, with one notable HIST10 outlier.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Students repeatedly call him an .

Format shift

; the HIST10 in-person report is harsher.

Workload

Featherlight

91/100

Typical load is a few 300-word reflections or discussions with no textbook and few or no tests.

Format shift

Online and short sessions are lightest; one in-person HIST10 section felt sparse but high-stakes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students , and real-world history discussions.

Format shift

Strong in both formats, with slightly more communication praise online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades mainly come from short reflections or discussions rather than frequent exams.

Format shift

Online is almost all reflections; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students also call him easy, funny, and and light or essay-based assessments.

Main concern

One HIST10 review warns that and no late work can tank your grade if you miss work.

What students said

“EASY! Informational and interesting class. and that is it. .”
HIST11
“No assessments, no assignments, just discussions (including the final).”
HIST8B
“No , you get one assignment a month, no late work accepted, one missed assignment will cost you a letter grade.”
HIST10

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students repeatedly report very , and near-guaranteed high grades if reflections are submitted on time.

Main concern

Late work is often not accepted, so missed reflections can hurt.

What students said

“ . Almost forgot I was taking it, such little work”
HIST8A
“Literally the easiest class I have ever taken in my college career, 100% take his class if you want an easy A.”
HIST11
“ and Dates Memorization, etc . All you have are 3 Reflections every OTHER week”
HIST8A

Exam style

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Most sections replace traditional exams with short reflections or light essay assessments and .

Few or no examsReflection-based finalEssay midterms in some sectionsNo Lockdown Browser mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

few easy lecture-based midterms and essay finals; reviews do not prove strict proctoring.

Discussion finalEssay midtermsParticipation focusNo software proctoring mentioned
“No assessments, no assignments, just discussions (including the final).”
HIST8B
“He gives 2 and 1 final.”
HIST11
“Final is 25% of your grade.”
HIST10

Online

Online reviews describe few or and no camera or proctoring mentioned.

Reflection finalNo quizzesNo proctoring mentionedNo textbook
“The final is also a 300-word reflection.”
HIST11
“ and Dates Memorization, etc . All you have are 3 Reflections every OTHER week”
HIST8A
“Only 4 assignments in the whole semester. .”
HIST8A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Literally the easiest class I have ever taken in my college career, 100% take his class if you want an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and and light workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Professor Mayfield is easily one of the .”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

93/100

“Extremely easy class; you will get an A even if you put in little effort.”

🪶 Featherlight Workload

91/100

“ . Almost forgot I was taking it, such little work”

❤️

90/100

“He was ! Would definitely recommend taking him :)”

⚠️ Rare Strict Section

20/100

“No , you get one assignment a month, no late work accepted, one missed assignment will cost you a letter grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny and chill
  • passionate about his lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • EASY A AND NO TEXT BOOK OR LECTURE!!!!
  • guaranteed A as long as u put in the bare minimum
  • such little work

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • one writing assignment every 2 weeks
  • only 300 words

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • so caring
  • Very awesome dude!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show highly consistent praise with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST1123 reviews
HIST8A16 reviews
HIST8B7 reviews
HISTORY113 reviews
HIST101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 21 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1