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History

Richard Hanks

HIST17 · HIST7 · HIS18 · HIS7 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a memorable, funny history professor who rewards effort and real engagement.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilarious lecturesMakes history interestingInspiring teacherChallenging papersStories and sarcasm
  • Students love his humor and storytelling in history classes
  • Doing the work yields good grades even if
  • ; reviews are older

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Doing the work gets good grades, but papers and class can be challenging and one student reported a C.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Difficulty ratings and comments mix easy enjoyment with challenging papers and real history learning.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

; others do not clearly contradict.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

and say he makes history interesting and fun.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

65/100

Work hard and you can earn a good grade; not described as free A or .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Requires real work and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Consistently praised as hilarious, intelligent, and inspiring with memorable lectures.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mentions of papers, reviews, and class work without a .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students call him hilarious, interesting, and a and history interest.

Main concern

Some papers and content can be challenging; grades not uniformly A.

What students said

“Professor Hanks .”
HIS18
“he's hilarious! he makes history interesting.”
HIS7
“If you do the work you will get a good grade.”
HIST17

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.

Reviews mention challenging papers and fun reviews more than formal proctored exams.

Challenging paperFun reviews

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Paper work is challenging but valued; .

Challenging paperFun reviews
“ but quite the experience.”
HIS18
“his reviews were also really fun.”
HIS7

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Hanks .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting humor, inspiration, and effort-reward. Credibility rating: Medium.

😂 Lecture Energy

92/100

“he's hilarious! he makes history interesting.”

🔥 Inspiration

90/100

“He inspired my fire for politics and current affairs.”

📘 Effort for Grade

62/100

“If you do the work you will get a good grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's hilarious! he makes history interesting
  • He makes these funny voices
  • Hanks is hilarious and makes things very interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Requires you to work hard
  • If you do the work you will get a good grade

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four consistently positive in-person reviews spanning 2008-2016; strong tone match but older and sparse grade data.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIS181 review
HIS71 review
HIST171 review
HIST71 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values