Mark Zajac

ANTH101 · ANTH100LAB · ANTH100 · ANTH100L · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 88.24%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you will attend, take notes, and study for exams; .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousLecture heavyLots of extra creditSkip class you won't passHands-on labs

Students love his humor, knowledge, and , especially in person.
Labs and classwork are often done in class with , but .
and weaker reviews compared with in-person.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

and , but exams and note volume mean an A still takes study.

In person is fair-to-achievable; the on free grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard intro anthropology with lots of facts to memorize and lecture density.

In-person difficulty is moderate; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many reviews warn that and test material done only in class.

In person strongly mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

86/100

, and support despite some tangent and online complaints.

In-person recommendation is strong; the single .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Students say you get the grade you earn, with and makeups softening the edge.

Format shift

In person emphasizes fair effort grading; .

Workload

Light

72/100

, while class time carries the work.

Format shift

; online required more self-directed searching.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Funny, knowledgeable, and engaging in person, though political tangents and one weak online delivery ding the polish.

Format shift

In-person teaching is strongly praised; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Labs, a few assignments, and courses.

Format shift

In and lab based; and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ANTH lecture and , and fair with if you show up and study.

Main concern

Long lectures, political tangents, and .

What students said

“Very sweet guy! Funny and makes jokes.”
ANTH101

“Easy class if you show up.”
ANTH100LAB

“while they are quite difficult, if and do the .”
ANTH100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The and incomplete, requiring heavy outside googling.

Main concern

and insufficient sources for .

What students said

“with online it was the most and it just gets worse as the semester goes on.”
ANTH100L

Exam style

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Exams are doable with notes and study guides but cover a lot of lecture and .

Study guidesNote-based testsIn-class labs feed examsExtra creditFour exams common

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and in-class bones or notes; no Lockdown or webcam policies are clearly stated.

Study guidesIn-class lab material on testsUsually about 4 exams

“He gives study guides for the exams, and while they are quite difficult, if and do the .”
ANTH100

“Only 4 exams. Study to get an A.”
ANTH100L

“Must study for exams because there is a lot that is covered for each section.”
ANTH100LAB

Online

Online evidence does not clearly describe proctored exams; complaints focus on lab sheets and sources for quizzes.

Quiz and lab sheet heavy

“websites he offered often lacked the info needed for the quizzes, so .”
ANTH100L

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy class if you show up. ! Must show up because all work is done in class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 anthropology reviews, emphasizing in-person strengths and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Interesting lectures, lots of info.”

😂 Humor Factor

88/100

“Funny guy that likes to crack jokes.”

📍

22/100

“don't skip class because all work and tests are done in class”

🌐 Online Warning

40/100

“with online it was the ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very lecture heavy.
He tends to get on tangents about politics
and interesting

Theme 2

🧪

, and chill.
.
all work is done in class

Theme 3

📈

Lots of .
if you study from your notes and .
you get the grade you deserve for the work you do.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews from 2016-2026 are detailed and .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 55

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

C+ 3

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Mark Zajac

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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 Quality

😂 Humor Factor

📍 x x

🌐 Online Warning

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

🧪 x x x x

📈 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend, take notes, and study for exams; .

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