Daniel Igou

HIST101 · HIST110 · HISTORY100 · HIST105 · HIST · HIST100 · HIST109 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

if you can write well and will actually read; if you need a low-effort history GE.

Best fit · Effort For RewardWriting-focused graderLots of readingOpen-book friendlyClear expectationsHistory stickler

History , and participation.
An A requires real writing skill; grammar and format are graded strictly.
Many older reviews praise humor and clarity, while and workload too hard for a GE.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Content can feel easy, but an A , and no half-assed work.

One recent online review says you cannot fail; older and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

History material is accessible, but and .

Online summer GE felt harder; if you write well.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

Great for serious history learners and strong writers; and GE complaints pull the score down.

Online is more mixed; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

and some generosity, but grammar, format, and .

Format shift

Online quizzes and setups.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly reading, discussions, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online secondary readings and 50-question quizzes raise workload for some students.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Many call him knowledgeable, funny, and clear; a minority say boring, passive-aggressive, or chaotic.

Format shift

In-person older reviews are stronger; recent samples are mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of quizzes, essays, discussions, participation, and .

Format shift

Online leans quiz-and-essay; in-person adds participation and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students describe interesting discussions, fair but earned grades, and .

Main concern

Weak and some found lectures chaotic.

What students said

“What a great professor! !”
HIST101

“If you're not a good writer, .”
HIST100

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and complaints about long unclear quizzes plus heavy textbook reading.

Main concern

Large multi-question quizzes and .

What students said

“YOU CAN'T FAIL! there's a lot of easy reading and .”
HIST

“Weekly "quizzes" but are 50 questions and .”
HIST109

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and multi-attempt quizzes, though some online quizzes feel harsh.

Open book examsTake-home essay examsTwo quiz attemptsLong online quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessments , and writing-heavy tests.

Open book examsTake-home essay examsPop quizzesEssay-heavy

“ !”
HIST101

“We had all take home essay exams, people complained it was too much work.”
HIST100

Online

Online tests are not always word-for-word from the book; some give two .

Two attempts on tests50-question weekly quizzesEssay format stickler

“ because it's not word for word out of the book, you really have to know your stuff, BUT he gives you TWO attempts.”
HIST105

“Weekly "quizzes" but are 50 questions and .”
HIST109

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you can write, and an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting writing, reading, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“The best history teacher. However, you really need to study to get an A.”

✍️ Writing Matters

55/100

“If you're not a good writer, .”

📚 Workload

48/100

“It was a LOT of reading. because it's not word for word out of the book.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“YOU CAN'T FAIL! there's a lot of easy reading and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He has a great sense of humor and knows his history
Interesting conversations

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy
don't think you can half ass your work
He is a so don't try to bs your work

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

Weekly quizzes but are 50 questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews, many old and short, plus sparse grade and .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B+ 1

C range

C- 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Daniel Igou

x x if you can write well and will actually read; x x if you need a low-effort history GE.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Recommended

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

✍️ Writing Matters

📚 Workload

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Assessments

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can write well and will actually read; if you need a low-effort history GE.