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Nelson Nagai

ECN1A · ECON1 · HIST34 · HIST37 · ECON5 · ECON001A · ECONECON · ECON10 · ECON1A · ECON4 · ECON01A · ECON101 · ECONB · ECON15 · ECO1A · ECON2 · ECON001B · ECON1B · 110 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid if ; only consider if and can tolerate off-topic lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic rantsSelf-teach from textbookBoring lecturesHarsh personalityHeavy curve sometimes
  • Most students say lectures wander into personal rants instead of economics or history content.
  • Passing and while skipping lectures.
  • Tone is frequently insulting or demeaning according to many older reviews.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some report heavy curves and easy As , while and kill grades.

Most easiness ; online sample is too small.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Material is standard intro econ/history that students say is free online; the barrier is the teaching, not content depth.

In-person students emphasize self-teaching from the book more than online reviewers.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Many say attendance is effectively optional because and people leave early.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Despite a high raw take-again percent field, detailed comments overwhelmingly say avoid or call him the .

Recent online pair is more positive than the large negative in-person archive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Curves and , but and uneven clarity frustrate others.

Format shift

/econ sections.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and exams matter; volume is normal for intro classes if .

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Persistent reports of off-topic rants, insults, late starts, and lectures that ignore the syllabus.

Format shift

In-person archive is strongly negative; two recent online reviews are softer.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and and sometimes mismatch lectures, forcing textbook study.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Decades of in-person reviews mostly describe boring, off-topic, sometimes insulting lectures with .

Main concern

Rants, insults, and little .

What students said

“ALL HE DOES IS TALK ABOUT STUPID PEOPLE THE WHOLE CLASS TIME AND NOT ONE THING ABOUT THE SUBJECT.”
ECON1A
“He asks questions to the class and if you get it wrong he insults you.”
ECON1A
“Don't go to the class, just do the , and homework and you will pass with ease.”
HIST34

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Two recent online reviews are milder and more positive, calling coverage basic and aligned with the textbook.

Main concern

Sample is tiny and may not reflect the long in-person record.

What students said

“Nagai covers all the basics well. The lectures align closely with the textbook, so .”
ECN1A
“Nagai puts a spin on Japanese history.”
ECON001A

Exam style

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Exams can be manageable if you study the book and homework, but lectures often do not prepare you.

Homework-aligned testsCurve sometimesLecture mismatchTerm papers

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

more than rambling lectures; some courses curve heavily.

Book-based testsHeavy curve reportedHomework-linked items
“Just make sure you know whats on the homework and you will do fine on the test.”
ECON1A
“He is not a !”
HIST34

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't go to the class, just do the , and homework and you will pass with ease.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in person), weighing long-run in-person patterns over sparse recent online praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“ALL HE DOES IS TALK ABOUT STUPID PEOPLE THE WHOLE CLASS TIME AND NOT ONE THING ABOUT THE SUBJECT.”

📚

62/100

“If I wanted to econ I would have just bought the book and not payed for his stupid class.”

⚠️ Classroom Tone

22/100

“He asks questions to the class and if you get it wrong he insults you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • goes of on 40 minute rants
  • Lectures are boring and
  • tends to bring up tangents about his own personal life

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • super easiy to pass his class

Theme 3

😤 About Personality

  • He's not afraid of telling you you're stupid
  • insults you

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

110

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews exist, but most are very old (2006-2010) with only a few recent ones, so current accuracy is medium.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 515
3 out of 530
2 out of 524
1 out of 530

Course coverage

ECON1A13 reviews
ECON18 reviews
HIST348 reviews
ECON1B4 reviews
ECN1A3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A- 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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