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History

Derek Cowell

LATINOHIST · HIST29 · HISTORY17A · HIST17A · HIST17B · HUM15 · HIST102 · HISTORY31 · HIST23 · HISTUS17A · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
60/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Worth taking if and can handle off-topic tangents for a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerJumps Off TopicNotes on ExamsLecture HeavyDisorganized
  • Strong subject passion keeps many students engaged despite messy lectures
  • and recycle study-guide material
  • Attendance and grade transparency are inconsistent across terms

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Notes on exams and help, but you still need to study lectures and do the work to pass well.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

Content is standard survey history; difficulty averages mid-low if you follow lectures and study guides.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some terms list mandatory attendance or ; .

and conflict by section.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

; passion and fair tests balance frequent complaints about organization.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

67/100

, and occasional soften grading.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Light

62/100

Mainly lecture notes and a few tests; textbooks often unused and assignments not crushing.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate and helpful when asked, but frequently jumps topics, arrives late, and confuses powerpoints.

Format shift

All teaching comments are in-person across many years.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Lecture-heavy and test-heavy; few quizzes, some presentations, and study-guide-driven exams.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history/humanities sections praise passion and note-friendly tests but criticize jumping topics, lateness, and .

Main concern

what matters without strong note-taking.

What students said

“He literally let us use notes on the the study guide it is.”
HIST17A
“His lectures are always all over the place.”
HIST17B
“Great teacher, super passionate about history which makes it really easy to stay interesed in his lectures.”
HISTORY17A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many sections allow notes on tests and risk.

Notes allowed on examsStudy guide alignedTest heavyNo final (some terms)

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes recycle questions on the final.

Notes on examsStudy guideRecycled final questionsWordy tests
“He literally let us use notes on the test”
HIST17A
“40/50 questions 4 the as exams”
HIST17A
“You get to and final.”
HIST17B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He literally let us use notes on the the study guide it is.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2017, highlighting passion, organization, and . Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Passion & Engagement

70/100

“Very passionate about history and this is conveyed in his lectures.”

📚 Note-Friendly Exams

76/100

“You get to and final.”

🌀 Organization Issues

40/100

“His lectures are always all over the place.”

👍 Overall Recommendation

64/100

“Overall really good professor and speaks very professionally to students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • goes off topic A LOTT!!
  • super passionate about history
  • jumps around during lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • let us use notes on the test
  • You never know your grade untill your done with the semester!!
  • If you do the work you will pass

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and will help you if you ask
  • Great guy
  • very young, cute and nice

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

21 in-person reviews over many years with recurring themes on passion, disorganization, and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 58
3 out of 57
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST17A6 reviews
HIST17B4 reviews
HISTORY17A3 reviews
HIST232 reviews
HIST1021 review
Show 5 more courses
HIST291 review
HISTORY311 review
HISTUS17A1 review
HUM151 review
LATINOHIST1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 4 · Not_Sure_Yet 1