Eric Mayer

HIS103 · HIST115 · HIST117 · HIST103 · HIST36AB · HISTORY103 · HISTORY118 · HIS104 · HIST104 · HIST118 · 106 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 38.46%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you write well independently and can handle vague prompts; if you need guidance.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy Reading and EssaysTough GraderUnresponsive OnlineSelf-Teach FormatPolarized In Person

Courses and multi-page essays.
Online sections draw frequent complaints of , and ignored emails.
In-person and older reviews are , and essay skill building.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Many students earn A or B with consistent essay work, but vague prompts and .

Both formats require substantial writing; online accelerated terms feel harder due to volume and less support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard survey history made harder by weekly 100-page style reading loads and long papers.

Online accelerated and and writing intensity.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as optional; others mark it mandatory with harsh lateness zeros.

; online focuses on discussion deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Would-take-again is low and many recent reviews .

In-person praise exists but does .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

; students report never getting 100, vague deductions, and zero for late work.

Format shift

Strictness appears in both formats; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Get ready to read and so .

Format shift

Online short terms feel especially overloaded with weekly summaries plus major papers.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

some call him funny, caring, and the ; many online call him lazy and absent.

Format shift

format.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment is almost entirely discussions and long essays; .

Format shift

and review sheets.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed but include strong praise for humor, encouragement, lecture energy, and and .

Main concern

, and still a lot of reading and papers.

What students said

“ ! He is very funny and tries very hard to connect with students”
HIST117

“If youre a second late its a 0. ”
HIST118

“He is a good teacher .He would read to the class and understand”
HIS104

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

weekly chapter summaries, 1500-2000+ word essays, tough or , and frequent unresponsiveness.

Main concern

, and failed or dropped students who could not reach him.

What students said

“DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. so , and confusing”
HIST115

“Get ready to guess”
HIS103

“You do not hear from the teacher throughout the duration of the class”
HIST103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most grade weight sits on timed or deadline-driven writing rather than proctored closed-book tests.

Long EssaysWeekly DiscussionsBook Analysis PaperFew Traditional ExamsStrict Late Zeros

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and book reports; late submissions can be an automatic zero.

EssaysBook ReportSome TestsStrict Late Policy

“If you're a minute late to turn in any paper it's a 0”
HIST103

“he gives only 3 essays and 3 tests”
HIST104

Online

Typical load is several 500+ word discussions plus two or three 1500-2000+ word essays with little lecture content; proctoring is not clearly described.

Discussion PostsLong EssaysSelf-Paced ReadingUnclear Prompts

“only 6 discussion post and 2 essays 6 pages long easy balanced class”
HISTORY118

“3 essays, 2,000 words each &6 discussion boards that have to be 500 words each”
HIST103

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR If you value your grade and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (25 online, 25 in person), highlighting heavy writing load and format-split teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Reading and Paper Load

28/100

“All this class is is reading and essays. You hardly learn anything.”

📵 Online Unresponsiveness

30/100

“Professor Mayer is very unresponsive.”

✍️

75/100

“You learn a bit of history sure but you sure do learn how to write a . !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

you pretty much teach yourself
He does not teach anything
he is very funny and tries very hard to connect with students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

No one got 100% on any assignment throughout the semester
As long as you keep up with the readings and problem

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He is lazy, and
He's got such passion for his topic
he reminds me of a college student, hes fun and a joker

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

106

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across years and both formats show stable themes of , and online unresponsiveness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531

4 out of 522

3 out of 520

2 out of 512

1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

B+ 4 · B 6

C range

C+ 1 · C 5

D range

No reported values

F

F 3

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 2

Eric Mayer

x x x if you write well independently and can handle vague prompts; x x x x x if you need guidance.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Avoid

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.

📚 Reading and Paper Load

📵 Online Unresponsiveness

✍️ x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

if you write well independently and can handle vague prompts; if you need guidance.

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