R Hammes

POLI101 · POL103 · POLISCI121 · COMPPOLI · POLISCI103 · POLI103 · POLI102 · PS103 · POL101 · POLY103 · POLISCI10 · POLSCI102 · POLISCI102 · POLSCI101 · POLISCI · PSSCI101 · POLI193 · PS101 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 51/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Take Hammes only if , and test well; skip if you need structured lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTangent-Heavy LecturesPolarizing PoliticsTest-CenteredMarine StoriesOpen Notes Sometimes

Lectures often wander into personal stories, marines, and politics, splitting student love and hate.
Grades usually rest on a and notes; .
Some cohorts get open notes or curves; and self-taught.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some call it an easy A with study guides, while and still struggle.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content volume and mid difficulty.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

Love him if you enjoy stories and debate; if you want tight lectures and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Occasional curves and open notes help, but and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Little homework, but and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Funny and experienced for fans; unstructured, tangent-filled, and unhelpful for critics.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Few or ; , and finals.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person poli sci is entertaining for some and off-topic for others, with and .

Main concern

Frequent personal tangents and hard essay or MC tests leave many students feeling they must teach themselves.

What students said

“this class is an easy A if you show up, read the books and do the study guide.”
POLI101

“ . he just talks about his wife, the marines and whatever else he feels like”
POLISCI

“he lets you use open notes for be tricky.”
PS103

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 often hard and essay-heavy, though some terms allow open notes or study guides.

Open notes sometimesEssay-heavy testsStudy guidesHard MC plus essay

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays and timed MC, so overall risk is standard.

Open notes sometimesEssay-heavy testsStudy guidesHard timed tests

“he lets you use open notes for be tricky.”
PS103

“Hands out 10 pg study guide for .”
POLI103

“Last 2- essay only, w/ all your notes.”
POLI103

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“want to learn the subject and get a good grade? . He makes class fun, but when u get your scores back its not so fun.”
Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person , and self-study demands. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Polarization

52/100

“He is awesome. Ys he talks alot about other stuff like his wife and his sun or etc but he is really good at what he teaches.”

📖 Self-Teaching Reality

40/100

“I taught myself the entire course.”

📝

45/100

“ !!!”

👍

48/100

“If you read the book and go to class youre golden.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Goes on random tangents all the time
hella funny
talks about his wife, the marines and whatever else he feels like

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A if you show up, read the books and do the study guide
Very difficult teacher!!
Your entire grade is based on 4 tests, no or homework

Theme 3

⚖️ About Fairness & Politics

Fairness level,not so much
Conservatives need thick skin
he is a commy-pinko-liberal to use his own words

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Forty polarized but detailed reviews over many years provide a and solid sample size.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 59

3 out of 54

2 out of 510

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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R Hammes

Take Hammes only if x x x x x x x x, and test well; skip if you need structured lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Polarization

📖 Self-Teaching Reality

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚖️ About Fairness & Politics

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Take Hammes only if , and test well; skip if you need structured lectures.

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