Steve Hanna

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AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if , and want real history depth rather than an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderEssay and test heavyLong lecturesPassionate historianLove or hate

, and final with harsh standards
Lectures can be rich and interesting or long, dry, and off-topic depending on the student
, but missing class usually means missing the only real content

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Students say tough grading and writing and steady study.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is manageable for prepared students but dense lectures and .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

55/100

; others warn about yelling, boredom, and .

Polarized in-person opinions only.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Tough Grader tags and homework.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Often little weekly homework, but , and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Many call him knowledgeable and helpful; .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and finals more than regular homework.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person history and AJ classes are lecture-heavy and and students who find him boring or harsh.

Main concern

and sparse graded .

What students said

“ , but there is no book so you have to come to class to pass.”
HIST104B

“your entire grade depends on how well you do on the quizzes, research essays that have to be 5+ pages, midterm, and final.”
HIST104B

“If you are a lazy student looking for an easy grade, not the class for you.”
HIST117A

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

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Exams are mostly essay or short-answer and .

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, midterms, and finals, often essay-based and tough.

Essay examsShort-answer quizzesResearch papersTest heavy

“all quizes are short answer questions”
HIST104B

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HIST117B

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HIST104B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you are a lazy student looking for an easy grade, not the class for you. But if you actually want to learn, Hanna is a wonderful teacher-passionate, very intelligent and articulate.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized reception. Credibility rating: High.

📝

30/100

“Even though professor Hanna's a but he takes his job very seriously”

🎯

82/100

“ , but your entire grade depends on how well you do on the ”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Split

58/100

“Great teacher really knows what he's talking about and makes it interesting.”

⚠️ Classroom Tone Risk

25/100

“He shouted at students in anger.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Really fun
His lectures are long and unorganized
He is a GREAT teacher. As long as you don't disrespect him and actually pay attention

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He grades all of them very harshly
Do the it makes a difference!
hard grader, doesnt make it 100% clear what hes asking

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He doesn't like to see people fail and will help you if you ask
he will yell at you and embarrass you
Cool guy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 multi-year in-person reviews with rich detail and , and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 57

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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👨‍🏫 Teaching Split

⚠️ Classroom Tone Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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