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Stephen Adams

HIST300 · HIST311 · HIST310 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
77.27%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take him if and ; skip if you hate writing or buying his textbook.

Best fit · Effort For RewardWeekly essaysNo traditional testsClear rubricsOwn textbook requiredAmazing lectures
  • Course and no multiple-choice tests
  • and lecture videos but if you follow instructions and cite properly
  • Required self-authored textbook draws repeated student complaints

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Students say following the rubric and , but volume of writing means an A still requires steady weekly work.

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is manageable history content, but , and long lectures keep the course from feeling introductory.

Online and in-person both describe time-consuming weekly workload rather than conceptual brain-burners.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but lecture notes and citations are needed for essays so skipping hurts.

Online depends on watching lectures; but notes do.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

77/100

About 77% would take again and most call him fair and structured despite workload and textbook gripes.

Positive majority in both formats, with a minority online calling him disrespectful or money-focused.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

and comments that following instructions gets at least a B or A; a few call him picky or tough but overall fair.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Expect about a dozen weekly essays of 700-1300 words plus heavy reading and long lectures.

Format shift

Online and ; online also piles on videos.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and structure top notch, though some find him monotone, off-topic, or rude.

Format shift

Online has strong top-notch praise and a few harsh personality complaints; in-person is mostly solid.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment as exams or papers with no traditional multiple-choice tests.

Format shift

essays only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and lecture notes for citations, with many calling the class easy if you write and attend for notes.

Main concern

Lots of papers and draining lectures; because lecture notes are needed for essays.

What students said

“ . Lots of them.”
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“On the first day of class he tries to scare you into thinking its going to be the most difficult class but its very easy.”
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“ if youre not willing to write 12-13 essays.”
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Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise structured weekly essays, narrated PowerPoints with , and clear rubrics, while some call lectures monotone and .

Main concern

, and required purchase of his own textbook.

What students said

“ and the narrated power point lectures come with a downloadable transcript for easy citations.”
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“as long as you follow his instructions for .”
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“You have to buy HIS Book .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and no closed-book proctored tests.

Take-home essaysNo multiple choice testsWeekly essay examsClear rubricTranscript for citations

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notes and textbook quotes, not sit-down multiple-choice tests.

Take-home essaysNo multiple choice testsLecture citations required
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“All assignments and .”
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Online

Online , and narrated PowerPoints with downloadable transcripts.

Weekly essay examsDownloadable lecture transcriptNo traditional tests
“ and the narrated power point lectures come with a downloadable transcript for easy citations.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ 3 pages, no space). As long as you watch all the lectures and videos, you will pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews (14 online, 11 in , and textbook concerns. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Essay-Only Structure

82/100

“ . Lots of them.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

77/100

“I 100% recommend taking his class.”

📚 Heavy Weekly Workload

32/100

“Expect to put time into this class, but it is not hard. There is a large amount of and lengthy lecture videos to watch.”

💵 Textbook Friction

40/100

“You have to buy HIS Book .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Adams is top notch.
  • His lectures are great and the class was overall really fun.
  • He's a good professor, but his lectures can be draining.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's not hard to get an A though.
  • if you follow his instructions for .
  • Very easy class. The class consists of 12 essays but Adams is a .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Textbook

  • 5-6 page essays every week.
  • the only way to get the textbook for History 310 is to pay $40 to purchase a book which he PUBLISHED.
  • if youre not willing to write 12-13 essays.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five detailed reviews across HIST300/310/311 from 2015-2026 with , and grading.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST31014 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 4 · A 10

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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