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Rachel Purdie

HIST117B · 117A · HIST117 · HISTORY117 · HIST117A06 · HIST117A · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you turn work in on time.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesExact study guidesEasy AEngaging storytellerCanvas-friendly
  • Nearly unanimous 5-star praise for .
  • match the tests.
  • and quizzes are light and untimed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students report , and midterm/final review sheets that closely match the tests.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

History content is made simple with , and straightforward Canvas work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

, though slides and notes online reduce the penalty for missing class.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Nearly every student strongly urges taking her, citing humor, clarity, and easy success.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

; high A rates when work is submitted on time.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

84/100

Light weekly Canvas quizzes and a handful of .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students call her hilarious, clear, and one of the .

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of and , and occasional paper.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person lectures are funny and engaging; notes and .

Main concern

as mandatory even though content is posted online.

What students said

“Awesome teacher! 3 hour class, but she made it go by quick with her engaging lectures!”
117A
“This was the easiest class I've ever taken in my life and .”
HIST117A
“Quizzes and but super easy! and you will forsure pass!”
HIST117

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.

Midterms and mirror the tests.

Study guides match examsIn-class midterm and finalCanvas quizzes untimed

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-class midterm and final; study guides and lecture notes closely match what is tested.

Study guides match examsIn-class examsUntimed Canvas quizzes
“ and study guides are exactly .”
HIST117
“She spoon feeds us for and .”
HIST117A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This was the easiest class I've ever taken in my life and . . She spoon feeds us for and finals with an exact copy of the exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching humor, light workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Purdie is the ideal professor! .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“ ! She is HILARIOUS and beyond sweet.”

📈 Easy Grades

88/100

“Easy A! As long as you study for the midterm and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's really funny and .
  • She knows how to incorporate history in the contemporary context.
  • She uses memes in her slides and she has a very laid back and liberal personality.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Quizzes and but super easy!
  • It is easy to do well as long as you turn everything in on time.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is very friendly and , and talk to her!
  • She's beyond sweet.
  • One of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed, highly consistent reviews from 2015-2017 with strong agreement on ease and teaching quality.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST117A6 reviews
117A4 reviews
HIST117B2 reviews
HIST1171 review
HIST117A061 review
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HISTORY1171 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1