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David Thelen

HIST17A · HIST17 · HST17A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you can learn history fully on your own and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedBoring lecturesNo returned workFlexible weightingSelf-study heavy
  • Lectures are talk-heavy with little structure or board notes
  • , and
  • Class is not hard and , but support is weak

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Class difficulty is low and quizzes are easy, though .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

75/100

Students say the class is not difficult and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

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; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most students criticize boring lectures, disorganization, and lack of returned work despite one brief positive note.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Class-chosen grade weights and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Low difficulty and , though .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Boring unstructured lectures and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of , and final, with class-chosen weightings.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but and little returned graded work to study from.

Main concern

Missing returned assignments and .

What students said

“Unreliable and boring professor. Not a difficult class, but you are pretty much on your own on what to study for.”
HIST17A
“His lectures arent good. He just talks and talks. Doesnt do any notes on the board or overheard.”
HIST17
“He never returned any of the , so we had nothing to .”
HST17A

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

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Assessments include quizzes and a final, but unreturned work leaves students unsure what to study.

QuizzesMidtermFinalClass-chosen weights

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but unreturned homework and .

Easy quizzesUnreturned midtermClass decides weights
“He never returned any of the , so we had nothing to and no idea what our grades were.”
HST17A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Unreliable and boring professor. Not a difficult class, but you are pretty much on your own on what to study for.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, . Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Weak Lectures

30/100

“His lectures arent good. He just talks and talks.”

📂

25/100

“He never returned any of the ”

📉 Easy but Unsupported

75/100

“Not a difficult class, but you are pretty much on your own on what to study for.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Unreliable and boring professor
  • He just talks and talks
  • and though.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not a difficult class
  • the
  • he lets the class decide

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

50/100

Evidence confidence

Four older in-person reviews from 2006-2012 show mostly consistent complaints with limited grade data.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST172 reviews
HIST17A1 review
HST17A1 review

Reported outcomes

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