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Patrick Twiford

HIST18 · HIST17 · H18 · HIST018 · HIST017 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
45/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
46.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if , and a lecture-heavy style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyHeavy ReadingExtra CreditBoring LecturesAttendance Required
  • Students sharply disagree on teaching quality, with some praising engaging history lectures and others calling them boring or disconnected from tests.
  • The course is reading and , and comprehensive exams mentioned often.
  • and effort can help, but this is not a low-effort A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with , and , but many students warn that tests and papers require serious work.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The history content is manageable for some students, but frequent reading, quizzes, essays, and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Several reviews say so skipping class can hurt the grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

47/100

Students recommend him only for and lecture-heavy classes, while many others strongly advise avoiding him.

The recommendation picture .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and grading curves help, but many reviews call him a tough grader and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of reading, quizzes, essays, book reports, and test preparation.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students find him passionate and engaging, but many describe lectures as boring, fast, or poorly aligned with tests.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades appear driven mostly by tests, quizzes, essays, and textbook-based .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a demanding, test-heavy history course with mixed teaching reviews and useful .

Main concern

Many students say lectures are boring and .

What students said

“If you work hard than youll get a good grade.”
HIST017
“This class was like a full time job.”
HIST018
“ and .”
HIST017

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 describe frequent quizzes, multiple tests, essays, and a flexible exams.

Test HeavyWeekly QuizzesComprehensive FinalTextbook-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with textbook reading and frequent quizzes.

Weekly QuizzesMultiple TestsComprehensive FinalShort Answer Questions
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HIST017
“ , true or false, fill in the blank and short answer questions.”
HIST17
“quiz every week, 4 term tests and lots of papers!”
HIST018

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Be prepared to work hard if you want a good grade in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, testing, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“His lectures were riveting, he presented the information so well it was like listening to stories.”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“This class was like a full time job.”

⚖️ Grade Effort

38/100

“If your looking for an easy A...this is not the class for you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hands down, Twiford is the .
  • He makes his class is way to boring and lectures too fast.
  • talks all day and nothing he lectures is useful on the test because its all out of the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A, but the most rewarding B I have ever earned.
  • He offers tons of .
  • Have to k ow how to be a .

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • , and tests.
  • The hardest class ever. .
  • Be ready to read alot, book reports, quiz every week, 4 term tests and lots of papers!

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews across many years give detailed and , and grading.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 56
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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H181 review
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HIST0181 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 4 · A 3

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2