frank turner

HIST110 · HIS110 · HIST100 · HIS109 · HIST109 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 79/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 64.29%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

Strong pick for history if you handle definition busywork and watch his lectures carefully.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAmazing LecturesLots of HomeworkClear Grading CriteriaLenient GraderDefinition Heavy

Many students call him a gem with entertaining lectures and .
Workload is heavy on weekly definitions and papers but .
A minority find due dates confusing, lectures bland, or teaching via long videos.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many A and A+ grades, super easy or lenient grader comments, and and lecture notes.

Online reviews most often call it Easy A; in person is more mixed but still many high grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is manageable intro history; challenge is volume of definitions and attention, not hard concepts.

Both formats describe easy material with busywork; summer online can feel faster.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

68/100

and fair grading despite busywork and some harsh outliers.

Online recommendations .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students call him a lenient or and .

Format shift

Online stresses easy grading; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly definition retyping, papers, and lecture notes create steady work that is easy but time-consuming.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online summer sections feel denser.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many praise passionate, entertaining lectures; a minority say boring YouTube-style teaching and poor care.

Format shift

Online lecture praise is stronger; in person has more split opinions.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of and final with MC and short essays.

Format shift

Online details midterm/final formats more; but .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some love funny passionate lectures; others call him boring, tough, or video-only.

Main concern

Lecture-heavy style and some reports of no late work or EC.

What students said

“He's a great teacher with a funny personality and some how always gets my attention when I'm bored.”
HIST109

“If you sign up for his class be ready to watch youtube videos. He doesn't do lectures.”
HIST100

“ . , and does not care about his students.”
HIST109

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students mostly , and easy A potential if you do definitions and notes.

Main concern

Odd dual due dates and .

What students said

“This class is honestly an Easy A+”
HIS110

“Glad I found this gem of a teacher.”
HIST109

“Literally makes you retype the textbook's glossary definitions for each chapter's definitions EVERY week.”
HIST109

Exam style

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Exams often use multiple choice and short essays tied to lectures and key definitions, with .

MC and short essaysSupplemental lecture notesDefinition-basedLenient grading

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some say no tests and heavy papers, others stress lecture notes and definitions.

Lecture heavyDefinition-basedPapers

“The way to pass the class is to make sure you know the chapter definitions and copy good notes from his occasional supplemental lectures.”
HIS109

“ , but he's very lecture heavy”
HIS109

Online

Online midterms and ; success depends on notes from supplemental lectures.

MC and short essaysSupplemental lecturesDefinition focus

“The and 3 short essays on supplemental lectures.”
HIST110

“Part of the and requires you to have watched and taken precise notes on the lecture.”
HIST110

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This class is honestly an Easy A+, ... This is a caring Professor and you don't really need the textbook other than for definitions and you completely learn from his great lectures.”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting lecture quality, easy grades, and definition busywork. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“One of the . His lectures were not boring and very entertaining to watch.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“This class is honestly an Easy A+”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“Glad I found this gem of a teacher. first week”

📝 Busywork Load

42/100

“Literally makes you retype the textbook's glossary definitions for each chapter's definitions EVERY week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures were not boring and very entertaining to watch
He's a great teacher with a funny personality
be ready to watch youtube videos. He doesn't do lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This class is honestly an Easy A+
however
as long as you do the

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

retype the textbook's glossary definitions for each chapter
Not too much work but not too little
Lots of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen detailed reviews from 2019-2022 across formats with a and honest minority dissent.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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HIS1101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

No reported values

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2

frank turner

Strong pick for history if you handle definition busywork and watch his lectures carefully.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

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

🅰️ Easy A Path

👍 Recommendation

📝 Busywork Load

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported