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Carlton Purcell

HISTO17A · HIST17 · HISTORY17B · HIST17A · HIST17B · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
45.16%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Avoid if you care about engaging lectures or classroom climate; content can be passable if and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyBoring lecturesMandatory attendanceTrick quizzesPolarizing personality
  • Classwork and , but and lectures are widely called long and boring.
  • and many recent reviews allege rude, racially insensitive, or unresponsive behavior.
  • Older reviews sometimes praise humor and history knowledge, so experience is highly polarized by era and student fit.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many pass with and , but trick multiple-choice and attendance drag grades for the careless.

Online students report easy 100% papers; in person also often easy if you submit work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is GE-level and papers are light, but , and reworded questions keep it from being free.

Both formats treat content as manageable busywork more than deep history challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and enforced with anger over lateness, phones, or bathroom breaks.

In-person evidence is strong; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Would-take-again sits near 45% and recent comments urge taking anyone else due to climate and boring, rigid lectures.

Online pair is mildly positive; bulk of and recent.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Papers often graded easily; plausible answers.

Format shift

Online papers easy for full credit; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and long lectures; not crushing if you stay current.

Format shift

Similar moderate load online with weekly board and quiz.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some call him funny and knowledgeable; many recent students , and racially insensitive.

Format shift

Online teaching experience is thinly documented; in-person polarity is extreme.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, discussions, papers, midterm, and .

Format shift

Online is quiz/paper/discussion focused; in .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person HIST17A/B is lecture-heavy with , but boring lectures and frequent complaints about trick quizzes, poor email response, and recent rudeness or racist comments.

Main concern

, and quizzes that feel misaligned with lectures.

What students said

“he is very rude and has an attitude when you are 20 seconds late and stops lecture when someone gets up for the restroom.”
HIST17A
“There are 3 papers, 1 midterm, quiz and and easy. I never paid attention in class and still got a good grade.”
HIST17A
“Trust the reviews when they say that he is racist.”
HIST17A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Two online reviews call the class doable with , and a if you use the textbook and rubric.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Gives a few papers but they aren't hard and easy to get 100% on them. You will have a discussion board and .”
HIST17A
“The because he rewords them a lot.”
HIST17A

Exam style

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Quizzes and papers carry the course; quizzes are often reworded or trap-like, while papers and .

Weekly quizzesTimed online quizzesFew papersMidterm and finalTrick reworded MC

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students say quizzes trick them and lectures may not match quiz content.

Mandatory attendanceWeekly quizzesPapersMidterm and finalTrick multiple choice
“quiz every week, one mid-term, and one 50-question final. .”
HIST17A
“Does not teach the material that is on the quiz.”
HIST17A

Online

weekly discussion and ; quizzes are the hardest part due to rewording.

Weekly discussionWeekly quizFew papersReworded quizzes
“You will have a discussion board and . YOU will need your textbook.”
HIST17A
“The because he rewords them a lot.”
HIST17A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews (2 online, 42 in , and polarized climate. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“lectures are long and boring, gets off topic and his study guides are nothing like the test”

📋

18/100

“ .”

📝 Quiz Style

40/100

“ .”

👍 When It Works

70/100

“Pretty easy class if you just do your work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Reads off a slide for 50 minutes.
  • An amazing teacher! One who is quite naturally humorous too.
  • he is very rude and has an attitude when you are 20 seconds late

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • classwork is easy, but lectures are long and boring
  • Hard not to pass
  • I never paid attention in class and still got a good grade.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Trust the reviews when they say that he is racist.
  • stops lecture whenever students get up to use the restroom.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 reviews spanning many years with , and classroom climate give high confidence despite polarization.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 511
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

Course coverage

HIST17A29 reviews
HIST17B9 reviews
HISTORY17B3 reviews
HIST172 reviews
HISTO17A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4