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Mark Hickerson

HISTORY18 · HIST17 · HIS · HIST18 · HST18 · HIS17 · HIS18 · HIST6 · HISTORY17 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want an engaging history instructor and , and a sometimes opinionated classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInteresting LecturesHard TestsStrict PapersFast PacedPolitical Commentary
  • Students often find his lectures interesting and knowledgeable, but opinions on clarity and politics are split.
  • Tests and exams do not match lectures well.
  • Success seems possible with , and participation, but it is not a low-effort class.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students earned strong grades, but , and participation make the A costly.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

The class covers a lot quickly, and students repeatedly call the tests, essays, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because participation and going to class can help grades, but a strict policy is not clearly proven.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

He is recommended by students who like interesting lectures, but , and political tone.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and essays that need stronger leniency.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students describe fast pacing, lots of coverage, papers, reading, discussions, and difficult exams.

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Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Many students praise his intelligence and lectures, while .

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Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment , and class discussion.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but often engaging history class with , and discussion-heavy lectures.

Main concern

Tests and , and several students say exams do not match lectures.

What students said

“Be warned his tests are very hard, but if you write down everything he says and read the book you should do ok.”
HIST6
“ .”
HIST17
“Interesting lectures, sense of humor, great stories.”
HIST18

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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because multiple students say tests are hard and often do not match lecture coverage.

Hard TestsLecture Exam MismatchEssay Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture-exam mismatch, but do not prove proctoring or .

Hard TestsLecture Exam MismatchEssay Grading
“Be warned his tests are very hard”
HIST6
“his tests are difficult in the sense that .”
HIST17
“what usually is on the .”
HIS17

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Be warned his tests are very hard, but if you write down everything he says and read the book you should do ok.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“Interesting lectures, sense of humor, great stories.”

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28/100

“his tests are difficult in the sense that .”

⚖️

32/100

“He is a , however he is very hard in grading.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny, informative, and very helpful.
  • Interesting lectures, sense of humor, great stories.
  • .. unhelpful and above pathetic!!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be warned his tests are very hard
  • He expects a
  • He rounded - and + for me because he told me I went to class.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • .
  • what usually is on the .
  • His test questions are from gary rutledge web sites.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent evidence of , and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST173 reviews
HIST182 reviews
HISTORY172 reviews
HISTORY182 reviews
HIS1 review
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HIS171 review
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HIST61 review
HST181 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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