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C.S. (Tony) Thorne

HIS170ONLINE · BRITIRISHHIST · HIST1705 · HIST170ONLINE · HISTORY · HST175 · HIST180 · HIST · HIST175 · HIST666 · HIS170 · HISTORYOFFILM · HIST179 · HUM135 · 175HISTORY · HISTO170 · HUMANITIES135 · HIST140 · HIST175ONL · HISTORY170ONL · HIST175OL · HUM135FILM · HIST175ONLINE · HIST170 · HISTORY170 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take C.S. (Tony) Thorne only if and handle tricky quiz-based grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy ReadingHard QuizzesLow Instructor SupportCurve GradingMixed Course Experience
  • and detail-heavy timed quizzes as the main challenge.
  • Students sharply disagree, with some calling the course GPA friendly and many warning that it hurt their grades.
  • Teaching support is often described as minimal, especially because .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is possible, but many students and strong quiz performance with little margin for error.

All counted evidence is in person under the supplied format counts, though many comments describe online sections.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course content is mostly reading-based, but students struggle with , and broad chapter coverage.

, and it consistently points to challenging quiz execution despite some easy-course reports.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

70/100

Reviews , and many describe and quizzes.

The evidence comes only from in-person-counted reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Recommendation is split because some students praise the simple structure while many strongly warn against the class.

All evidence is counted as in person, with no online section allowed by the supplied counts.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Dropping the lowest quiz and , but students often say perfect scores erase the curve and make A grades hard.

Format shift

All grading evidence is from in-person-counted reviews, including .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload is mainly reading, but students repeatedly describe large .

Format shift

The , while no online review bucket exists.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Many students say he teaches little and gives limited help, although a .

Format shift

, and it is highly mixed but leans negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades are described as mostly or entirely quizzes and .

Format shift

All evidence comes from in-person-counted reviews and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The authoritative data marks all reviews as in person, and they describe a and limited support.

Main concern

Students repeatedly report hard, detail-focused quizzes and little help from the instructor.

What students said

“If you want an easy A, !”
HIST170
“This class is way too tough.”
HIST175
“His on-line course is a cakewalk.”
HIST175

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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Exam friendliness varies because some students report open-book or simple quizzes, while many .

Timed QuizzesCurve GradingDropped Lowest QuizOpen Book/Open Note MentionedNo Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-counted comments , and sometimes open-book or open-note policies, but the exact policy is not consistent.

Timed QuizzesDropped Lowest QuizCurve GradingOpen Book/Open Note Mentioned
“Open Book/Open Note!”
HIST175ONLINE
“Each quiz has 30 question and 40 minutes to do.”
HIST170
“only one minute per question.”
HISTORY170

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I got an A in both, but it was not easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He does not teach anything at all.”

📈 Effort For Grades

35/100

“I got an A in both, but it was not easy.”

⚖️

48/100

“He gives 5 qz and .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • A lot of reading, so it is hard to double check the answer because you don't remember where you read that detail.
  • This class is way too tough.
  • Im glad that this class is over, it was ALOT of reading...

Theme 2

📝 About Quizzes And Grades

  • If you want an easy A, !
  • Overall, hard A, easy B, very easy C.
  • .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He does not teach anything at all.
  • .
  • Really hard teacher and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews over many years with detailed and , and support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 511
3 out of 515
2 out of 513
1 out of 515

Course coverage

HIST17514 reviews
HIST1709 reviews
HISTORY1705 reviews
175HISTORY1 review
BRITIRISHHIST1 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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