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Anthropology

Steve Gravely

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AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you will attend, read the books thoroughly, and want a predictable but dry class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMonotone lecturesRead the bookMandatory attendanceQuiz-heavy anthroEasy if you show up
  • Content is usually doable if you read the textbook carefully and attend every class
  • Many students call lectures boring or monotone
  • Quizzes and weekly work heavily weight the grade and can punish missed details

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Many call it an easy A with attendance and reading, but detailed book quizzes and .

Nearly ; the single online review does not address grade difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Material is introductory anthropology that most students find manageable if they keep up with reading and weekly tasks.

Online and in-person both describe doable content; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory, graded, and limited absences, with .

; in-person reviews stress it most strongly.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; fans like easy credit and knowledge while others dislike monotone lectures and .

The lone online review is strongly positive; the large in-person set is mixed around 3-4 quality.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Weekly work is often credit/no-credit and , but quiz mistakes and .

Format shift

In-person reviews drive this picture; online lacks grade-detail comments.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly article responses, reading multiple books, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

and weekly journals; online notes long lectures and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes passionate, yet frequently called boring, monotone, or intimidating in lecture.

Format shift

Online review is glowing; and dull delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Book-based quizzes, matching/MC tests, and a .

Format shift

and test detail; online does not describe exam format.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person anthro is widely called easy if you attend and read, but , and detail-heavy quizzes divide opinions.

Main concern

Boring lectures plus book-based quizzes and .

What students said

“Easy enough class if you just need credits, but if you want to really ”
ANTH001
“This class is easy, but the professor is boring. ... You HAVE!!! to read to get a good grade in this class.”
ANTH1
“The class is not hard, but . and graded. ... Easy A.”
ANTHR002
“ ! They are very detailed questions from the book, which means you HAVE TO read the text!”
ANTH2

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online review praises informative long lectures and but notes long sitting periods.

Main concern

Long lectures may be hard for students who dislike sitting through extended sessions.

What students said

“His classes are amazing and he really makes learning informative and interesting. He does long lectures which might be difficult for students who dislike long periods of sitting.”
ANTH001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are short but detail-heavy from the textbook, with and a research paper; no open-book or Lockdown Browser claims are clearly proven.

Book-based quizzesMultiple choice and matchingIn-class essay final sometimesMandatory attendance points

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are heavily based on detailed textbook reading, often 10 multiple-choice plus matching, sometimes with an in-class essay final; open-book is not supported.

Book-based quizzes10 MC + matchingIn-class essay finalWeekly papers
“We had 4 quizzes, a research paper and the class.”
ANTHRO1
“ so know everything from the books pretty much”
ANTH002
“The tests cover 3-4 chapters but only contain 10 MC questions and 10 definition matching”
ANTH2

Online

The single online review .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is easy, but the professor is boring. I took him for Cultural Anthropology and now Physical. , but he is boring. You HAVE!!! to read to get a good grade in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews (1 online, 39 in , and book-based quizzes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He appears to be boring at first, but if the students actually participate and ask questions he has some interesting things to say.”

📖 Read or Fail

70/100

“You HAVE!!! to read to get a good grade in this class.”

📍

18/100

“ and graded.”

👍 Mixed Recommendation

50/100

“You have to be stupid to fail this class. . !”

Theme 1

😴 About Lectures

  • his voice is very monotone
  • Boring, Boring, Boring!
  • Fell asleep countless times in this class

Theme 2

📚

  • You HAVE!!! to read to get a good grade
  • tests consist of only 10 multiple choice/10 matching questions

Theme 3

📍

  • and graded
  • COME TO CLASSS!
  • u can only miss 6 times

Theme 4

📈 About Grades

  • Easy A
  • You have to be stupid to fail this class
  • Work is easy enough but

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews spanning many years with , and monotone lectures make the pattern reliable.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 56
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1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1