Matthew McCoy

HISTB17 · HIS71751 · B17A · HISTB18 · HISTB17A · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take him if you can attend consistently and study, but if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny lecturerCaringLecture heavyHard testsFair grading

Students usually like his personality and lectures, but teaching clarity is uneven.
Getting a good grade is realistic if students attend, study notes, and .
Online reviews are more concerned with difficult timed quizzes and exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is realistic with and study, but and the grade is not effortless.

, while online reviews emphasize hard timed quizzes and exams.

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

The course content is manageable but lecture-heavy and sometimes dense, especially in longer classes or online readings.

In-person difficulty comes from lecture volume, while online .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as important for passing exams and understanding the class.

In-person comments directly stress attendance, while online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Students recommend him for humor, care, and fairness, but because of .

Online and for fairness and in-person concerns about clarity and attendance.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Grading is generally fair, with and feedback, but .

Format shift

Online reviews call grading fair, while .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Workload includes readings, reports, notes, and , but students do not describe it as overwhelming.

Format shift

Online work is reading and quiz heavy, while , and .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students find him funny, caring, and interesting, though a .

Format shift

Both formats contain positive teaching comments, but .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades appear driven mainly by exams and quizzes, with some reports and discussion work included.

Format shift

Online reviews highlight quizzes and exams, while .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often enjoy his humor and lectures, but and test preparation.

Main concern

Attendance and studying are important because .

What students said

“ if you want to pass the exams.”
HISTB18

“Easy A if you study.”
HISTB18

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students describe him as fair and supportive, but the quizzes and and time-limited.

Main concern

Timed online quizzes and because .

What students said

“Was fair with grading and .”
B17A

“The .”
HISTB17A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are not described as proctored or open-book, but and .

Timed Online QuizzesDifficult Online ExamsEssay PreparationStudy Notes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay preparation, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, midterm, or .

Essay PreparationStudy Notes

“ and you will be okay.”
HISTB18

“The if you study and prep for the essays.”
HISTB18

Online

Online reviews clearly mention difficult timed quizzes and exams, but do not prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Timed Online QuizzesDifficult Online Exams

“15 mins for 10 questions that cover a 30-40 page chapter with 5 or 6 multiple choice options.”
HISTB17A

“ .”
HISTB17A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ .”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Great teacher. Very interesting lectures. As long as you pay attention, you wont have any trouble”

📈 Grade Effort

68/100

“Easy A if you study.”

⚠️

48/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He was funny and he cared about his students.
Great teacher. Very interesting lectures.
because .

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Grades

if you want to pass the exams.
and you will be okay.
.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews across multiple years give useful but mixed evidence, with only two online reviews and some short comments.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 52

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

HISTB183 reviews

B17A1 review

HIS717511 review

HISTB171 review

HISTB17A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Matthew McCoy

Take him if you can attend consistently and study, but x x if x x x x x x x.

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

📈 Grade Effort

⚠️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him if you can attend consistently and study, but if .

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