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Benjamin Nelson

HIS017 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take Nelson if you want a and fair grading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesFunny and engagingClear gradingManageable readingStudent-friendly exams
  • Students overwhelmingly praise Nelson for , and engaging history lectures.
  • Most students describe the class as manageable if they keep up with weekly work and reading.
  • because reviews repeatedly mention allowed note cards.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Getting an A is very realistic if students keep up with , and essays, though online writing is graded harder.

In-person reviews sound easier, while and more compressed summer work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The history content has a lot of information and reading, but and .

In-person students call the class pretty easy, while online summer students describe a faster pace.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance matters early and helps with expectations, but reviews .

Attendance comments come mainly from in-person reviews, while and deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and fair.

Both formats recommend him, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grading is generally fair and and Chicago formatting.

Format shift

Online students report stricter writing standards, while and .

Workload

Light

76/100

, and a few essays are common, but most students call the work easy or manageable.

Format shift

Online summer reviews mention heavier reading and homework, while .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and engaging.

Format shift

Both online and in-person students praise his teaching, with .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades appear , and midterm or .

Format shift

Online reviews mention essays and exams, while , and note-card exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are highly positive, with easy weekly work, engaging lectures, and .

Main concern

and students still need to keep up with reading.

What students said

“just keep up w the work and the class is an easy A.”
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“ , and entertaining as well.”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are positive but describe a faster summer pace with and stricter writing expectations.

Main concern

, and writing quality matter more online.

What students said

“The , but the rest is easy.”
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“6 week summer class. Lots of reading and homework, but it's manageable.”
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Exam style

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The and finals, while online exam policy is only described as easy without clear proctoring details.

Note Card AllowedMidtermFinalEasy Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly say students can bring an index card to the midterm and final.

Note Card AllowedMidtermFinal
“you have index card for midterm and final.”
17845
“For the midterm and a 4'6 inch note card.”
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Online

and but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

MidtermFinal
“the midterms and the final.”
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“The final is 50 Q's and an essay.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Nelson is amazing!! He is very knowledgeable in history and you can tell he is passionate about it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“ , and entertaining as well.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ .”

⚖️

78/100

“He assigns a few essays, but and instructions for them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super nice and funny. very knowledgeable.
  • He made my first attempt at HIST017 a breeze.
  • His lectures are engaging, and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • just keep up w the work and the class is an easy A.
  • and is not too tough of a grader.
  • The , but the rest is easy.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Work

  • you have index card for midterm and final.
  • , but they are all easy to do.
  • There was a weekly quiz, but answers are easily found in the textbook.

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen recent reviews across both formats are detailed and highly consistent.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

his01715 reviews
178454 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4