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Matt Bastian

HIST17 · HIST18 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take Bastian if you want a and reading pay off.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear GradingDiscussion HeavyGood FeedbackAttendance MattersManageable Essays
  • Students , and ability to make discussion engaging.
  • Grades are very achievable if students attend, participate, read, and complete the .
  • The main challenge is textbook-based quizzes that can be specific or confusing.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

An A is realistic with , and completing the essays, but missing discussion or ignoring textbook quizzes can hurt.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The class is considered very manageable, though readings, chapter quizzes, and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, so skipping class directly costs points.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students recommend him because , and discussion makes the material easier to understand.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

as overly generous, but , and predictable.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

64/100

The workload is manageable with a , and textbook quizzes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students describe him as , and effective at making history understandable through discussion.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment includes essays, a book report, textbook quizzes or tests, discussions, and in-class participation.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive and , and a manageable workload.

Main concern

Attendance is needed for discussion credit, and .

What students said

“ writing.”
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“The .”
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“10/10 would take again.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention textbook quizzes and heavily weighted essays, but do not .

Textbook QuizzesTimed Online QuizzesEssay-Based AssessmentDiscussion Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and textbook-based tests, but do not clearly prove open-book rules or proctoring requirements.

Timed Online QuizzesTextbook-Based QuestionsEssays
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“Only difficult thing is the ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Be ready to discuss your readings in his class, you'll benefit greatly from participating.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Very good at teaching, hinestly funny and helps you understand certain topics.”

⚖️

68/100

“Prof. Bastian grades exactly according to the syllabus”

📚 Workload Balance

64/100

“There are and one book review.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very good at teaching, hinestly funny and helps you understand certain topics.
  • , and were held in a manner that invoked interest and a desire to understand the history.
  • writing.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • .
  • The .
  • Prof. Bastian grades exactly according to the syllabus

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Only wrote main 3 essays.
  • and one book report but are heavily weighted
  • Only difficult thing is the

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

and consistent, but the sample size is limited and has no online evidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST-184 reviews
Hist-172 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

0

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