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History

Damaine Powell

HIST27B · HISTORY11 · HISTORY10 · HIST112 · HIST11 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Must-take history professor if you can attend and ; show up and you can learn a lot and still get a strong grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerEasy A If You AttendTest HeavyNo HomeworkEngaging Storyteller
  • Students rave about passionate, engaging history lectures that make a boring subject fun.
  • Grades rest if you show up and take notes.
  • because tests come straight from lectures and powerpoints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and study the powerpoints and the .

Almost ; the single online review also reports an A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and powerpoints; intellectual load is moderate if you attend.

In-person students stress accessibility; online difficulty is rated low with interesting lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Skip class and you miss lecture material that , so .

; online also lists attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Overwhelming praise as one of the ; .

In-person consensus is strongly positive; the one .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Tests are fair and straightforward from lectures; and .

Format shift

Leniency is described mainly in .

Workload

Light

82/100

, and usually only four exams based on lectures.

Format shift

Light ; online does not contradict this.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Passionate, funny, engaging lectures that convert history-haters into fans.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate the praise; online also calls lectures interesting.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Almost entirely exam-based with a few tests and .

Format shift

confirmed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history is lecture-heavy, passionate, and ; and notes.

Main concern

Long lectures and a strong personality; skip class and you will struggle.

What students said

“Easy A if you show up and pay attention but more importantly, a genuinely great teacher.”
HISTORY10
“You'll only be graded on 4 test, and the as long as you show up and pay attention.”
HIST11
“Mr. Powell makes it so exciting! I learned SOOOO much”
HISTORY10

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One online HISTORY10 review calls him great and interesting, with slower email replies and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“His lectures are interesting and informational. The only complaints I had was he takes a while ”
HISTORY10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests come from lectures and powerpoints with ; fair if .

Four examsLecture-based testsPowerpoints emailedExtra credit opportunity

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

About four exams based on lectures and powerpoints; and may offer .

Four examsLecture and powerpoint basedNo trick questionsExtra credit essay
“You'll only be graded on 4 test, and the as long as you show up and pay attention.”
HIST11
“The and there isn't any trick question.”
HISTORY11
“he usually straight up mentions when something will be on the test”
HIST11

Online

lecture than the textbook.

Lecture-aligned tests
“ , but more of what he says.”
HISTORY10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy A if you show up and pay attention but more importantly, a genuinely great teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (1 online, 26 in person), highlighting passion, light workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ . His passion for the subjects makes you want immerse yourself”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ twice”

📗 Easy A Path

84/100

“ , and read the . That's all you need.”

📝

62/100

“You'll only be graded on 4 test, and the as long as you show up and pay attention.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are not dull
  • makes history super easy to understand and interesting
  • Ultimate history buff!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A if you show up and pay attention
  • and the
  • Pretty easy class

Theme 3

⚠️ and Personality

  • Don't skip class
  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • he's VERY aggressive when giving lecture

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven detailed reviews over many years are highly consistent , and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 510
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST1114 reviews
HISTORY107 reviews
HISTORY114 reviews
HIST1121 review
HIST27B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 11

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2