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History

Joaquin Duran

HIST101 · HISTORY144 · HIST159 · HIST122 · HIST144 · HIST102 · HISTORY102 · HIST143 · HIST159H · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
35.19%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you need an easy history checkbox and can tolerate dry lectures and a pricey required book—many urge you to pick someone else.

Best fit · Budget FirstMonotone lectures$100 self-written bookOpen-book testsUnresponsive emailsPolarizing easy-pass
  • Many students call lectures boring and monotone and .
  • Course structure is simple—quizzes/essays, book report, often open-book—but his $100 textbook is a frequent complaint.
  • Some and rewriting notes into essays; and expectations unfair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Open-book tests and rewrite-the-notes essays help many get B/A, but and vague expectations block others.

Online can feel ; in person needs notes for .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Material is not conceptually advanced, but volume of essays and boring delivery make the experience feel harder than the content.

; in person adds long live lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

perfect attendance and penalties for missing class.

In person is often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and many reviews warn others away despite some easy-pass comments.

Both formats draw sharp criticism; a .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Open-book and take-home work help, but and .

Format shift

Online quiz bias complaints; in person open-book helps if .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

report) but essays can be multi-page.

Format shift

Online is mostly quizzes plus book report; in .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Dominant theme is monotone, unengaging lectures and .

Format shift

Online feels abandoned; in person is present but widely called boring.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of multiple-choice or open-book tests, multi-page essays, and a semester book report.

Format shift

Similar structure both formats with online leaning more quiz-heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person is lecture-heavy and often boring, but open-book tests and if .

Main concern

Long monotone lectures and be tested.

What students said

“teacher sucks , lectures are boring af”
HIST143
“ . .”
HIST101
“ !!!”
HIST101

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel textbook-and-quiz driven with little teaching; students report ignored emails and a mandatory expensive book.

Main concern

No real instruction, unresponsive communication, and a $100 book for free-credit-style busywork.

What students said

“He doesn't even lecture it's just the textbook.”
HIST102
“He never responded to my emails; you are left on your own to figure out how to work the class.”
HIST101
“The .”
HIST101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

to lectures/notes, which lowers test anxiety for note-takers.

Open bookTake-home essaysStudy guidesBook reportQuizzes from his text

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, open-book tests and ; recording lectures is often advised.

Open book examsTake-home essaysLecture notes criticalBook report
“ !!!”
HIST101
“ and there is an of 4 pages.”
HIST144

Online

Online assessments are mostly chapter quizzes ( and a book report; .

Chapter quizzesTwo attempts oftenBook reportEssay components
“2 essay exams, 2 multiple choice tests (20 questions and all answers are on the textbook) and 1 book report”
HIST122
“For the the study guide, all the answer will be found there.”
HIST144

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . . He is so boring and you cant talk in class he is rude and speaks from start to finish.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 in person), highlighting boredom, book cost, and open-book ease. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Boring Delivery

28/100

“The sit there and listen to him lecture. SO boring!”

💰 Textbook Cost Pain

30/100

“Sadly the book is $100 and required though.”

📘

70/100

“the so you don't really have to pay attention or study.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely motonous experience.
  • lectures are boring af
  • He .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The easiest class I've ever taken.
  • class is a piece of cake
  • if you use chat gpt BTW he do not check

Theme 3

📚 About Materials

  • you have to purchase the $100 book
  • everything is on his own written book that is 105$
  • I feel I wasted the 100.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across years and formats show a and mixed easy-pass outcomes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 513
3 out of 59
2 out of 511
1 out of 528

Course coverage

HIST10117 reviews
HISTORY14410 reviews
HIST1437 reviews
HIST1447 reviews
HIST1024 reviews
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HIST1592 reviews
HIST1221 review
HIST159H1 review
HISTORY1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 3 · A 12

B range

8

B 8

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D- 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1