AI Rate Professor

African-American Studies

Anthony Merritt

BLAS145 · BLASTUDY140A · BLKSTUDIE · BLAS145A · BLA145B · BS154 · BLACKHIS145B · BLAS145B · HRS145A145B · BLAS100 · AFRAS170A · BLAS155 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Worth taking for the content if you watch lectures and , but expect uneven structure and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturesTest-basedOpen notes sometimesSlow gradingRich African history
  • Many students love his passionate African history lectures and call the class a must-take
  • Online sections often have few graded items and can be easy if you watch lectures
  • Complaints cluster around slow grading, sparse structure, and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many report easy As from lectures and multi-attempt tests, though a .

Online reviews lean easier with few tests; in .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is interesting and manageable with notes, but and .

Online often feels .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; and notes are key, with one mandatory note.

Online is flexible; in person benefits strongly from showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and learning, tempered by structure and .

Online recommendations are mixed; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and open notes help many, but strict late policies and .

Format shift

Online has more complaints about pickiness and late rules; in person more open-note help.

Workload

Light

70/100

Several online courses have only a few tests; others mention reading and written .

Format shift

Online often lighter assignment count; in person more lecture and note taking.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students praise passion-filled African history lectures, with criticism aimed more at organization and .

Format shift

Teaching praise is common in both formats when lectures are delivered.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

; essays appear in some online paper courses.

Format shift

Online BLAS145-style courses are few-test heavy; BLAS155 online adds papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often praised as passionate and fascinating, with note-based tests and .

Main concern

and occasional class cancellations or lateness.

What students said

“Easy A if you study”
AFRAS170A
“ ”
BLAS145B
“ though n difficult n hard !”
BLASTUDY140A

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections range from breezy multi-attempt tests matching PowerPoints to sparse courses with and little interaction.

Main concern

Inconsistent course design and .

What students said

“It's practically impossible to fail this class.”
BLAS145A
“very easy IF you watch his lectures and ”
BLASTUDY140A
“He is really slow in ”
BLAS155

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, though some students still find tests very hard.

Multi-attempt testsOpen notes (some sections)Lecture-aligned PowerPoints120-minute windows

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

open notes, with mixed difficulty reports.

Open notes sometimesLecture notes criticalExtra credit
“He lets us use notes too which was great”
BLAS145B
“ ”
BLAS145B
“ though n difficult n hard !”
BLASTUDY140A

Online

and long windows, aligned to PowerPoints; no proctoring software mentioned.

Multiple attempts120 minutesPowerPoint-aligned
“There are only 4 tests on the grade book, all of which have at least 2 attempts and 120 minutes to complete”
BLAS145A
“U can just listen to his audio and ”
BLAS145B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Took his class during intercession and has been one of the most fascinating classes I've ever taken!”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (7 online, 13 in person), highlighting passion versus uneven course structure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Passion

74/100

“Passion filled lectures, gives massive info”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“ !”

📈 Easy Online Path

80/100

“It's practically impossible to fail this class.”

⚠️ Structure Issues

40/100

“He does not put effort into his course! beware”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • amazing history on African origins
  • His lectures are easy to follow and are interesting
  • passionate, honest lectures, FULL history!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you pay attention and attend class
  • , but you can bounce back in the essays
  • only 4 tests on the grade book

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • really slow in
  • cancels class about four times a semester
  • no interaction in our onlines class unless

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

20 reviews across online and in person from 2003-2022 with , and .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BLAS145A4 reviews
BLAS145B3 reviews
BLAS1553 reviews
BLASTUDY140A2 reviews
AFRAS170A1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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