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History

Hai Nguyen

HIS117A · HIST117B · HIS115 · HIST115 · 117A · HIS117B · 117B · COS126 · HIS117 · HIST117A · HISTORY117A · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
92%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Must-take history professor if , and write the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesPassionate storytellerEssay and discussion heavyClear grading criteriaExtra credit
  • Entertaining, passionate history lecturer students call a gem
  • A is very achievable with , and solid essays
  • Expect lecture-heavy writing rather than multiple-choice fluff

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students say notes from As, with , though essays require real effort.

In-person reviews more often promise an A with attendance and notes; online and a few .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is digestible because of story-driven lectures, but , and .

Both formats are lecture and essay heavy; and document quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass because exams and .

In-person attendance is repeatedly stressed; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Roughly 92 percent would take again and comments call him best history professor and a real gem despite a .

In-person praise is overwhelming; online is still mostly positive with rare very negative outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Majority say clear criteria and not difficult if you follow the lecture story; .

Format shift

; a few online and summer reviews say tough grader.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Few graded categories but , and lecture notes add steady writing load.

Format shift

Online mentions weekly quizzes and module papers; , and book reports.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly praise passionate, hilarious, relatable lectures that make long night classes enjoyable.

Format shift

; online still gets strong engagement praise with more paper-stress notes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and finals drawn from lectures rather than many small homework sets.

Format shift

and finals from notes; online mixes quizzes, module papers, and essays.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person night lectures are widely praised as never boring; , and .

Main concern

; a .

What students said

“ !”
HIST117B
“His lectures will make you WANT to be there every class session”
HIST115
“Minimal effort in this class will get you a passing grade.”
117B

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections stay engaging with discussions, quizzes, and papers; and one harsh short cyber-session failure story.

Main concern

Heavy writing and .

What students said

“There was a total of if you listen to his lectures.”
HIS115
“ , though they .”
HIST115
“ !”
HIS117

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and notes, not multiple-choice or proctored browser lockdown.

Essay midtermsLecture-based examsDiscussion postsDocument quizzesTake-home style papers

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are written from lectures; take good notes and show up, with .

Written midtermsLecture-based essaysDiscussion postsExtra creditTake-home midterms reported
“All of and directly from the notes so .”
117B
“2 midterms (retype your notes for ”
HIST117B
“all you need to know for the written exams; you basically re-tell the story he iterates in class.”
HIST115

Online

Online assessments include , and module papers; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Document based quizzesEssay form examsWeekly quizzesModule papers
“ , though they .”
HIST115
“Exams are all in essay form, 2 hours, you gotta .”
117A
“Grade for the 117A course and module paper.”
117A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Every lecture was expressive and engaging!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person history courses, highlighting lecture quality, writing load, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Lecture Energy

93/100

“A real gem! 10/10 the lectures were so interesting they really stuck with me and he has an awesome sense of humor.”

👍

92/100

“If you have the opportunity to take Professor Nguyen, for whichever history course it may be, please do yourself a .”

✍️ Essay Reality

48/100

“For of effort and pay attention to detail because he has high expectations when it comes to it.”

🎯

78/100

“ !! and you will get an A if you follow them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes history relevant to you and what is happening today.
  • I took his 3 hour night class one day a week and I was never bored
  • He's extremely passionate about what he teaches.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You come in class, listen to him, and you will get an easy A.
  • Not an easy A, but you're guaranteed to want to come back to class and learn more.
  • he is a

Theme 3

😂 About Personality

  • Energetic, passionate, and hilarious.
  • Professor Nguyen's class is the greatest thing since boba drinks!
  • he is loud, I mean really loud

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong consistency on lecture quality and recommendation rate, spanning multiple years and both formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST11511 reviews
HIST117B10 reviews
HIST117A9 reviews
117A5 reviews
117B5 reviews
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HIS117A3 reviews
HIS1152 reviews
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COS1261 review
HIS117B1 review
HISTORY117A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 13 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3