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History

Tony Kocolas

HIST22 · HISTHIST · HISTORY03A · HISTORY17A · HISTORY17B · BLACKHISTORY · HIST17A · HIST17B · HISTORY14A · 17AAMPB · HISTORY · HIST6341 · HIST17AB · HISTORY17 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
52.63%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if , and accept picky grading for interesting history lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderAmazing lecturesLecture heavyHarsh feedbackAttendance matters
  • Lectures are engaging and often all you need for tests if .
  • Many students call him a .
  • Online , and quizzes; grade recovery .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A is possible with strong notes, but , and hard grade climbs after a drop.

; in-person reviews say A is realistic if you never skip lectures.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard US history; difficulty comes more from lecture pace, note-taking, and .

Some online students call the workload light weekly tasks; and exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory and warn that .

Online is often video-and-notes based with mixed mandatory flags; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

53/100

fans love the lectures while and .

Recent online reviews are more polarized and negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags dominate; students say and rarely explains how to improve.

Format shift

Online .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

; not endless busywork but steady and hard to recover from misses.

Format shift

Online often means 3 weekly items plus quizzes; in-person focuses more on notes and fewer graded pieces.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Many praise interesting, information-rich lectures, but others find them , jumpy, or .

Format shift

Positive lecture praise appears in both formats; online adds complaints about pure audio-style videos.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and finals that track lectures heavily.

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly submissions; and quizzes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and often mandatory; and many older reviews praise humor and learning if you show up and pay attention.

Main concern

Skip class and ; some find lectures jumpy or .

What students said

“I learned more in his history class than I have in any other.”
HIST17B
“ .”
HIST17A
“ , and when you do what the rubric says, not still not good enough.”
HIST17B

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online work centers on long lecture videos, weekly vocab/discussions/reflections, and quizzes; answers sit in the lectures but and .

Main concern

, and little flexibility when life issues hit.

What students said

“ . Get AWAY from him.”
HIST17A
“In my opinion this professor had the easiest class I've ever taken. All the work is lectures and discussion boards.”
HIST17A
“He keeps the lectures interesting. It's hard to get your grade up in .”
HIST17B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams largely come from lectures and notes, with MC, fill-in, and comfort.

Lecture-based examsMix of multiple choice and essayFill-in-the-blank itemsTimed midterms reported

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

choice, fill-in blanks, and essays; pre-given questions appear in some older reviews.

Lecture-based testsMultiple choice and essay mixNotes-criticalSometimes questions given ahead
“The blanks and multiple choice.”
HIST17A
“Quizzes and and essay”
HIST22

Online

Online exams and quizzes track lecture videos; one review describes a flexibility.

Lecture video based quizzesPeriodic tests every few weeksHarsh grade recovery
“They did the and got a 68/100 because they passed out and were unable to finish the .”
HIST17A
“a quiz/test every 3-4 weeks”
HISTORY17B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I learned more in his history class than I have in any other.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews spanning online and in-person history sections, with High credibility from volume and .

🎙️ Lecture Engagement

55/100

“He keeps the lectures interesting.”

📉

28/100

“He is a and .”

📚 Notes Are Everything

52/100

“All of the information you need for assignments and so .”

🔁 Mixed Recommendation

53/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He keeps the lectures interesting.
  • Makes History intertaining as if you are living back then.
  • because he jumps around a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's hard to get your grade up in .
  • Does not care about your grade. if you do what the .
  • .

Theme 3

❤️

  • when I asked for was unclear and said it in a rude tone.
  • It's refreshing to have a tough caring teacher
  • HE IS A VERY ENJOYABLE INSTRUCTOR.

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

41 reviews span many years with detailed comments, recurring tough-grader and lecture themes, and a .

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 512
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 59

Course coverage

HIST17A16 reviews
HIST17B7 reviews
HIST224 reviews
HISTORY2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1