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History

Harlan Hoffman

HIST16 · HISTORY1 · HIST39 · HIS1 · HIST1 · HIST7 · 175 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
58.18%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Take him if you enjoy history storytelling and ; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilarious LecturesTest HeavyRead Or FailNo BusyworkHistory Storyteller
  • Lectures are widely praised as funny, passionate, and story-driven.
  • Grades rest almost entirely on exams, quizzes, and .
  • Students who read and study thrive; those .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A usually requires constant textbook reading, memorization, and .

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content volume, maps, terms, and and time-demanding for many students.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

as mandatory, and missing lectures leaves students lost on test material.

All evidence is in person; a minority of sections report optional attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and fairness if you put in the reading and study work.

All evidence is in person; recommendation rises sharply among students who enjoy history.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

Essays are often graded on content over nitpicky format, but and some call him a .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

, but , and high-stakes tests create a heavy overall load.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Most students praise entertaining, knowledgeable lectures even when they dislike the difficulty.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

, and essays with almost no weekly busywork.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

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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 students love the humor and lectures but warn that exams and .

Main concern

and if you fall behind.

What students said

“professor hoffman's classes , and quizzes.”
HIST7
“Probably as much fun as you'll have in a history class.”
HIST1
“The absolute worst class I have taken in my 2 years at Mt. Sac.”
HIST7
“Do not expect to pass the exams and thus the class without doing the assigned reading.”
HIST39

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.

Exams are frequent and demanding, often with and large study guides.

In-Class ExamsHeavy MemorizationTake-Home EssaysBook ExamsStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays and book exams; reviews do not prove online proctoring.

In-Class ExamsTake-Home EssaysBook ExamsCheat Sheet Sometimes AllowedMemorization Heavy
“Gives take home essays worth 20 points on your exam, 80 points on your exam you do in class.”
HIST7
“There are 2 lecture exams and 2 book exams but they were really easy as long as you read the info.”
HIST39
“you had to MEMORIZE dozens of terms and events each week.”
HIST7

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Probably as much fun as you'll have in a history class. Most of the grade is based off of the exams, and you NEED to read the textbook to study.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, and reading intensity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

80/100

“He makes history fun and interesting.”

📚 Read Or Fail

30/100

“Do not expect to pass the exams and thus the class without doing the assigned reading.”

🧪

40/100

“the grade of your grade is .”

👍

66/100

“Honestly a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious and very kind
  • lectures are interesting and teaches in a way that's entertaining
  • good story teller and pretty engaging

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and quizzes
  • Half the class dropped
  • Get the grade you work for

Theme 3

📖

  • Get ready to read
  • you read your ass off for your grade
  • Lots of reading

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

175

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years show stable themes of entertaining lectures and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5125
4 out of 519
3 out of 511
2 out of 55
1 out of 515

Course coverage

HIST725 reviews
HIST3911 reviews
HIST18 reviews
HIST164 reviews
HIS11 review
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HISTORY11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 5 · A 12

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 8

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1