2.8

Bob Braddock

History - Saginaw Valley State University

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What Students Say

And loves to talk, he cracks some jokes which are kinda funny

HIST100D - 4.0 rating

Interesting class, hard tests, decent

HIST - 3.0 rating
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HIST
Jun 26, 2001

Interesting class, hard tests, decent.

4.0
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HIST
Sep 9, 2002

Any man that shows Monte Python Movies for History Class is OK in my book!!!!!!!

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HIST
Grade: B+
Sep 12, 2002

No Comments

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HIST100D
Sep 17, 2002

No Comments

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3.0
HIST100DC
Sep 18, 2002

Monty Python! Boo-yah!

4.0
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HST331
Sep 20, 2002

Boring, but not too bad. Papers aren't very hard.

3.0
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HIST100D
Nov 7, 2002

kind of boring, but he shows a lot of movie clips and papers and tests are easy!

2.0
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100D
Nov 25, 2002

No Comments

3.0
3.0
HIST100D
Dec 10, 2002

Has a great sense of humor, hard tests, and uselss activities for CSC.

3.0
3.0
HIST115
Jan 19, 2003

Zzzzzz....

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HIST100
Feb 23, 2003

went from the Romans to Queen Elizabeth in one class period...very unclear

4.0
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HIST100D
Feb 24, 2003

I enjoyed his style of teaching. He didn't make it boring for me at all.

4.0
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ENG100D
Mar 24, 2003

Very boring, but very easy. Shows lots of movie clips. Good guy

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HIST100D
Mar 25, 2003

Never got lost during an entire semseter, that's all I can say

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111
Apr 7, 2003

Horrible..take Teed

1.0
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HISTORY
Apr 20, 2003

wow, how could this guy be a fulltime professor its like he is in his own world-----what a waste of a semester---doesnt know the first thing about being interesting, and not only that he confuses you so much you have no clue where he is going----avoid

1.0
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HIST111
Apr 26, 2003

No Comments

2.0
3.0
HIST365
May 21, 2003

No Comments

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4.0
HIST100D
Aug 26, 2003

This guy is great-i think i failed everything and still came out with a B. I loved his lectures.

2.0
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HIST100D
Nov 8, 2003

I had no clue what he was talking about half the time. He was so unclear, but somehow I made it through with a good grade.

4.0
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100
Nov 11, 2003

I actually enjoyed going to class. he was a little weird, but I found him funny. I'll like any prof who shows clips from Monty Python movies

2.0
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HST100D
Nov 12, 2003

His tests are difficult, and it's very difficult to take notes as he goes on to a new subject about every 3 minutes.

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HIST100D
Nov 14, 2003

Well-he is kinda unclear about himself, not sure of what he is teaching-but he thinks of himself as funny and i got a kick out of that. He can be boring, but u dont get much work, and tests arent that difficult-as long as u read. Hes an alright guy

3.0
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HIST100D
Dec 9, 2003

My notes were all over the place & he wasn't that easy to follow, but if you got the gist of stuff on the tests, he'd give it to you. Humorous...I would take him again only if I had to.

2.0
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HST100
Dec 9, 2003

He gives lots of extra credit but he's scatterbrained. Make sure to read the assign before class.

3.0
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HIST100E
Dec 11, 2003

Really nice guy, good amt. of extra credit offered. He is a little scatterbrained and tends to drift, but the exams are mostly memorization of key dates and people (essay and T/F). Take him if you like seeing clips from Monty Python movies.

4.0
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HST100D
Dec 17, 2003

I loved Braddock! His lectures show the extent to which he knows the material, and he tries to tie in movies and literature to help show his points. I found him to be a great guy and very funny at times. I would take him again in a second.

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100D
Feb 3, 2004

This class is super easy and he gives out a lot of extra credit. Though, it is hard to take notes in class if you read the book you'll get an A on the tests. He's funny, in a professor kind of way so it's easy to stay awake. I'd so get his class again!

3.0
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AGEOFREF
Feb 16, 2004

he is definetly scatterbrained, but he makes up for the confusion by being very leniant with the tests... I HATE history classes, and this one was tolerable. If you can't deal with jumping all over the place, don't take him, otherwise I would recommend.

2.0
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HST100B
Mar 27, 2004

Braddock drove me insane his lectures were all over the place. He does drop a few tests which helps, but if you don't read the book you won't pass the class.

4.0
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HIST100D
May 13, 2004

He is rather nice guy, and he offers a lot of extra credit for all to obtain. His test were hard, but he informed you on what was going to be on the test and that you should definitely look at the book. Besides, what's wrong with Monty Python?

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HIST332
Jul 22, 2004

You shouldn't skip class because everything in his tests are in the lectures. The text book is a waste, just come to class and read the lit. books he assigns. Tests aren't too bad, but hard to get an A in the class. Be prepared, he jumps subjects ALOT!

3.0
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HIST100D
Oct 27, 2004

His lectures are all over the place and hard to follow. His tests are pretty hard and you definetly have to read the textbook in order to do well in the class. He does give extra credit so thats a plus.

4.0
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100D
Nov 3, 2004

Braddock is a great teacher.. Keeps you going if you dont mind reading the book and all that.. says "at any rate" about every other word! Good Guy!

3.0
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HIST331
Nov 12, 2004

Good professor. Essay tests you will need to work hard on. Lectures are sometimes difficult to follow. But funny as hell. Also, lots and lots of reading.

4.0
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HISTORY100D
Nov 14, 2004

Professor braddock is a really cool teacher

4.0
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HST100D
Dec 1, 2004

Good Guy! Really knows his stuff and knowledgable in history.. give him a chance and you will like him. also uses "at any rate" a lot.. hes boss

3.0
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HISTORY100D
Dec 2, 2004

Uses "at any rate" way to often, lectures are all over the place, homework is easy, tests are hard. It should keep you entertained trying to keep up with his thoughts, and trying to figure out what topic he's talking about.

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HST331332
Dec 5, 2004

I have had him for several classes. Yes, he can appear to lecture all over the place. But, he's teaching concepts -- not on a timeline. I learn a lot. He's also very funny & kept my interest.

2.0
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HIST499
Grade: B
Dec 9, 2004

He brings new defintion to absent minded professor. The class is unclear but rewarding if you can stay awake. Half the class would show up and some people missed like 5 weeks in a row. I think that braddock has lost all hope in educating others. Long live the queen!

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HIST499
Dec 14, 2004

Very easy class, terrible teacher. As long as you don't mind the professor sleeping during all your presentations and never giving you a straight answer you'll be fine. This class made me feel as though the university stole my cash and my time. Absolutely worthless!!!!!!!!!!!!

5.0
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HIST331
Dec 15, 2004

Braddock was an understanding teacher, a little absentminded, but helpful when he could be. Lectured right from the books, easy to get a good grade if you know your stuff.

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HIST331
Dec 21, 2004

Even though he's scatterbrained, it doesn't really matter, because he makes up for it with really easy papers and exams.

5.0
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HIST331332
Apr 7, 2005

Braddock is great. He moves from topic to topic in lectures, but he brings in some very funny stories and comments on historical figures. In class movies not bad. He is easy to meet with out of class if you need anything.

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HISTORY100D
Jul 15, 2005

Professor Braddock, what a great guy. He actually taught us history, I mean he did tend to ramble, but he was very informative and intelligent. Take him and you won't regret it.

4.0
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HISTORY111
Jul 28, 2005

Mr. Braddock is a very smart, and entertaining teacher. At times the work level can seem overwhelming, but the class is very interesting.

3.0
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100D
Oct 11, 2005

He is really funny... But ya gotta take good notes!

4.0
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HISTORY100D
Oct 26, 2005

Wanna have fun in this class, talley the number of times he says "and so fourth" and "at any rate." he's had some nice personal bests. his lectures get boring, but he throws in a few dry humor remarks that give you a little chuckle. tests are not to hard, not to easy. just know your terms for the tests, they make up a bulk of the test which is pretty much choose terms and write about them.

3.0
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REFORMATION
Oct 28, 2005

Let me just say, I hate history, can't stand it, it is painful to me. I enjoyed Braddock's class. He didn't focus much on dates and names, more on concepts and cronology. THANK YOU prof Braddock for making the history course I HAD to take tolerable and even quasi enjoyable. He jumps around a lot in his lectures, but take suffient notes and you will be fine.

3.0
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HIST100D
Nov 7, 2005

"tally the number of times he says "and so fourth" and "at any rate."" - WE DO THE SAME THING! He's not exactly exciting. I find myself falling asleep often. I dont study very much and I still have an A. It could be worse-he could be boring and hard! Lectures are random-he starts on a subject-goes to another, 20 mins later goes back to the first.

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HIS100D
Nov 17, 2005

If you can get in another history class...do it! his class is so boring, and not easy to follow. i don't recommend it!

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HST100D
Dec 14, 2005

He is very boring and doesnt explain things well at all. Tests are hard and he doesnt tell you what is on the tests. He falls asleep in class if you watch a movie and jumps around from topic to topic.

5.0
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HIST100D
Dec 16, 2005

He was a really good teacher. He switches topics a lot, and it can sometimes get confusing, but for the most part he was really good! As long as you study for the tests you will do fine in his class, he tells you exactly what will be on them!

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HST364
Dec 18, 2005

By far my favorite professor. Teaches history the way it should be taught. By concept or why events occurred. His lectures are also full of funny practual stories about the people involved in the events.

3.0
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HISTORY
Jan 11, 2006

Good teacher. Easy assignments and he drops the lowest test score! Keeps the class interesting with jokes and funny comments.

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HST100D
Apr 2, 2006

Wow, that class is crazy. All he does is lecture and it is very impersonal. I don't think he knows one student's name. He is everywhere with lecture and a large part of the exam comes from stuff not covered in class. It's pretty bad...but somehow I've done really well in the class.

2.0
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HISTORY499
Apr 26, 2006

To bad this class is required for history grads. He doesn't teach you have to give group presitations that are not even in the final grade. Not hard just very boring.

3.0
1.0
HISTORY
Oct 30, 2006

Very unorganized and will lecture non-stop. Now the good part is he is an easy grader and his classes are a breeze. He reminds me of the absent minded professor, also secretly wishes to be british...I recommend taking any of his classes!!

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HIS100D
Nov 16, 2006

this class is very easy as long as you are there to take the notes. he jumps around alot but always has a point. notes are essential and you HAVE TO READ THE BOOK. good class to take. very interesting but alot of lectures

4.0
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HIST100D
Nov 17, 2006

Braddok is overall a decent professor. He does tend to go off on "rabbit trails" and is sometimes hard to follow, but once you get used to him its not too bad. Exams are evenly from both his lectures and the text so make sure you read. He also offers extra credit, which is always a plus!

4.0
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HIST100D
Apr 20, 2007

I've taken 100D with him twice now. The 1st time was an extremely large class, and I didn't go to class very often. Second, his tests were basically the same and covered the same stuff. Don't waste your money on the study guide. Take notes during class, and use them to refer to the book. "At any rate" really nice but goes off on a lot of tangents.

4.0
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HIST499
May 14, 2007

Attending class seemed like a waste of time. A lot of reading and writing required.

4.0
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HIST499
Jun 8, 2007

The 499 course was chaotic, but enjoyable. Kind of a strange brew of history and teacher ed majors, which probably had an impact on the courses' organization, or lack thereof. For his part, Braddock was usually informative and always funny, although visibly steamed at the fact his questions went unanswered more often than not. Still - decent.

2.0
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HIST111
Aug 8, 2007

He courses are very disorganzied. Trying to take notes in that class is hard. Assignments are long and diffcult to get students to spend all their freetime at the librey.

2.0
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HIST100D
Apr 16, 2008

SO BORING! I'm a history major and love history but this class is extremely boring and dry. Prof Braddock is a really nice guy, but extremely disorganized! He jumps around from one topic to the next and never stays on target for too long. The class isn't to bad, just painfully long.

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HIST100D
Nov 14, 2008

*100d so boring !!!! he is very knowledgable but this class is torture and does not teach to only auditory learners most of the time, really nice guy but wierd!!!!!!! dont take college sucess class it is pointless with him!!!!!!!!that is the only reason i took this class ! and i am not happy about this decision the material is boring!!!! as well!

3.0
3.0
HIST100D
Nov 16, 2008

He gets off topic a lot! But, as long as you take decent notes during the lectures you should be fine. I didn't study for either of the tests and got A's on both. I recommend taking him.

2.0
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HIST100D
Nov 19, 2008

His lectures are boring, he gives oral lectures. There are only in-class assignments they are small and easy but you have to go to class to do them. He only sometimes takes attendance. There is one paper, which is a film review. i found the exams a little on the hard side, but if you read the book and know the locations on the map you can do well.

4.0
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HIST100D
Nov 20, 2008

I enjoyed the class even though the lectures were super long. He does get off of topic and you really have to pay attention to take notes. Reading the textbook isn't that important, skimming it will work. I did very well on the tests with little or no studying and only having read less than half of the assigned reading.

4.0
2.0
HIST100D
Mar 30, 2009

Braddock is a really funny guy. Some of the lectures were really boring, but if you take notes and read the text then the exams are pretty easy.

3.0
3.0
HIST100D
Dec 10, 2009

Just another general education class. Braddock seems like a great guy with a lot of experience but the material for HIST 100D is boring and he tends to stray off topic a ton. Don't take the college success course, waste of time and money. You'll need the book, very helpful! Hes a fair grader, you get what you earn. Exams are VERY easy if you study.

1.0
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HIST100D
Dec 15, 2009

Please do not waste your time or money!!! Braddock seems to be an okay man..but he needs to retire like yesterday!!! {or 20 yrs ago}... hard to past...and is a pointless time consuming class!

3.0
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HIST364
Dec 21, 2009

Lecture-heavy but pay attention because he jumps all over the place. Lots of reading, with an extra book review on top of the assigned texts. Friendly, funny, and smart. SVSU's History Department is one of the best around.

3.0
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HIST100D
Dec 26, 2009

Typical history class, most students won't like it but it's something you have put up with for GenEd's. Braddock is a great guy who just can't seem to get to the point or stay on topic. Drops lowest out of three test grades; cumulative final and one movie review paper. Easy points in class. Overall not hard if you study and pay attention in class.

4.0
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HIST100D
Mar 28, 2010

Knows his stuff and tests 75% on lectures. He will stray off topic, but keeps the class fun and interesting. All you need to do is show up to class and listen to pass. He will drop your lowest test score (out of three), which really helped out a lot of his students. Great guy!

4.0
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HIST100D
Apr 3, 2010

I absolutely love Braddock. Yes, he does stray off topics and sometimes its hard to take notes because you don't know what to write down, but just read the chapters and listen well. His tests are basically based off the book. You'll do fine!

4.0
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HIST100D
Apr 16, 2010

Braddock is a funny guy. I find history mostly boring but he makes it pretty interesting. He knows alot!! And loves to talk, he cracks some jokes which are kinda funny. He does stray off topic, and he loves to tell stories that you wont need for the test but are interesting. He tests however are mainly from the book. Only 3 tests, and one is droped

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HIST100D
Apr 17, 2010

He is awful! He makes class interesting?! Are you kidding! This guy is horrid you can hardly understand him 90% of the time the other 10% is him going off on tangents relating nothing to the class. This guy is awful and the course as a whole is horrible. Does not help that the subject is very boring. If you take him be prepared to teach yourself.

3.0
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HIST100D
Jun 3, 2010

Professor Braddock is a man who really knows the material that he is presenting to the class. He is an easy going guy who offers many extra credit opportunities. He is the first to admit the test will be difficult. He doesn't write them, rather he buys them from a company. Very easy to talk to and the class goes by quickly. Not my favorite topic.

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HIST100D
Aug 24, 2010

Prof. Braddock takes some getting used to. I hated him in the beginning but after forcing myself to go to class, found that he actually has a rather funny sense of humor and really knows his stuff. He likes his topic and teaches it with an air that he himself was there. He cusses some but likes to tell good stories. He's cool.

3.0
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HIST220
Aug 26, 2010

I really liked him as a person, but not so much as an educator. You can tell he knows a lot about what he teaches, however he does not have the best methods of conveying it. I ended up with an A- though I have no idea how. His tests are crazy but he is very fair when grading papers.

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HIST100D
Apr 19, 2011

This class was fairly easy. There are no homework assignments except read the passages he assigns. There are three exams and then a final. If you stay awake in class and take notes you should pass the class.

3.0
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HIST100D
Nov 21, 2011

He knows what he's talking about. His lectures are boring, and he talks really fast. His tests are from the book and his notes. No homework! Most of the class was failing i got an A though with the help of a tutor and i like history.

4.0
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HIST100D
Mar 30, 2012

If you read the book and listen in class, you will get an A. Lectures can be boring but he really knows what he is talking about. No HW ever but reading. 4 tests and 2 exams and the tests are super easy. Drops the lowest score of the 4. Gives out up to 3 chances for extra credit. Not that fun of a class but not hard at all.

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HIST100D
Apr 1, 2012

His lectures are horrible-READ the book so that you know what he is talking about. Each test covers two chapters; 4 tests total w/ lowest score dropped. Two exams & a final. Questions on each are easy if you read. Attend class to catch what parts of the chapters are important; 3 extra credit opportunities. READ the book.

3.0
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HISTO100
Apr 1, 2012

Classes are boring but the tests are really easy. Professor Braddock has an amusing sense of humor but his lectures lack structure. Read the chapters and there's no way to fail the class.

3.0
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HIS100D
Apr 24, 2012

Make sure you read the book and you will pass the tests, they are extremely easy! Braddock has a good sense of humor but his lectures are a little unorganized and hard to follow sometimes. But as long as you read the book then you should be able to follow what he is saying. Great Class.

3.0
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HIST100D
May 16, 2012

The tests are really easy but the classes we're pretty boring as he just talks and talks on and on, doesn't really interact with students. Read the book and go to class and you'll get an A.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
B+ (1)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 2 reported grades
B+: 1
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Rating Trend

Stable

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HST331332

5.0

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HIST331332

5.0

(1)

HST364

5.0

(1)

100

4.0

(1)

HIST100DC

4.0

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Difficulty by Course

111

4.0

HST331

4.0

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4.0

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4.0

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3.5

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