Very good teacher i actually learned something. I ended up with an A for both

Very good lectures, not boring at all. Kept me awake.

he's a cool teacher but tries to be funny.

he gives a lot of work, but he gives fairly good lectures

he is ok just gotta read

TAKE HIS CLASS OVER SUMMER. Very easy, 2 take home exams, and a group presenatation. That's it. Easy A.

He's a good, friendly, helpful and funny teacher.

hes cool, jus read and turn in summaries and you get good grades. SHow up to class and he gives u hints on exams...tends to concentrante on asians and not others though

youll get a easy B if you just go to class and listen-essay tests

cool teacher....never lets you out early...talks about anything and everything to make sure that he never lets class out early but overall....he's easy.

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easy class thanks to teacher. take him for any history classes. :)

Very nice teacher. His lectures are funny even when he's not trying to be. He grades pretty fairly and easily. He's also easy to talk to during his office hours. I recommend him. He's cool.

very lively..explains everything in detail. good lectures and notes. would highly recommend!

Very easy grader. On the essays he grades, he gives you 40% for effort! The other 60% are: 40% for content, and 20% for grammar. Just write a paper, get it looked over by someone, and you'll get at least a B+. Cool guy and has very lively lectures.

franks is really cool. take good notes and you dont have to read the book (for the most part). easy essays. very funny at times. take this teacher!

Funny, easy, helpful professor.

FRANKS IS SUPERCOOL. DEFINITELY A PROFESSOR I WOULD HAVE IF YOU WERE IN AAS. HE IS FRIENDLY, HELPFUL AND MOTIVATING.

You know that scientist from The Simpsons? Well, Franks looks and sounds just like him. Anyway, this class was really easy. I didn't read the book at all. I only studied the lecture notes and I got an A-.

Easy teacher, who gives homework. Read, Study, go to class, you'll do fine.

Clear and interesting lectures.

He tends to develope a white frothy material at the side of his mouth when he talks and spits on his students. But he is a good teacher, clear, informative, and passionate. I recommend him fully.

His lectures are funny and clear and informative. His tests are relatively easy and do not require reading the class texts. He also grades easier than most.

Very cool. He's easy, funny, and helpful. Lectures are interesting and stimulating. Grades tests and essays fairly easy.

Easy to follow his lectures because he uses overhead. Lectures good. Will keep you awake cuz he's pretty fuuny. Grades easy. Good teacher!

Great teacher. He will give you an A if you just show him that you listened in class and did the reading (I did about half of both). Participating in class is important too.

Boy can this guy lecture. Their not boring and it makes sense! History is usually really boring but he makes it pretty interesting. He's a really smart and intelligent guy.

Professor Franks is very down to earth...he makes his lectures interesting.....what i can say...u should definitely take his history class

Wow super easy and awesome teacher. Often times leaves 15 minutes or so before class ends to pick up his son if you take the 1:30 to 2:45 class on MW :). Just make sure you study the lecture notes, and then compare the notes to sections in the book and read those. Easy A

this teacher is tight all his lectures are sick and there complete clarity in his explanations take him and you will not regret it

I enjoy Franks' lectures mostly because they're organized, and fairly amusing. His work is for the most part, easy, but they still get you thinking (kinda). Overall, I'd definitely recommend him.

Awesome professor! This guy is super enthusiastic in his lectures, great sense of humor, and very organized for note taking. I didn't feel like I ever had to read the book. Penmanship is a lil hard to read.

Best lecturer EVER. Franks is the man.

hes funnay,knowledgeable,clear,entertaining

Franks is an interesting teacher. His style of teaching is specific, and he doesn't give you BS stuff on the exams. If you study a little, you will do good in the class, but if you don't, you will suffer.

Now THIS is how a college lecturer should be. He infused sarcasm and humour into the lessons and he knows his history very well. It was truly a joy to watch Franks lecture. His tests and essays are moderately difficult but as long as you study, pulling an A/B is no problem. Great class!

Franks cares a lot about the subject matter so he makes lectures more interesting than your average prof. Sometimes he mixes it up and does different stuff, the class was fairly hard for me, just make sure you at least skim the topics every week, and don't let it slide until the day before the test.

Excellent historian very interested in the subject his wife is asian. He has Napolean syndrome though and perhaps dyslexia? Make sure he grades your paper right he made a lot of errors but was reasonable to go over it and gave me the correct grade. One of the weird yet better professors at SJSU.

Very nice professor, his way of talking makes the lecture more interesting.

Humorous lectures, easy exams compared to the other AAS professors, and is a relatively easy grader.

Franks was a relatively easy teacher, but that doesn't matter--he's pretty entertaining, and I always leave his class with new knowledge. Definitely recommended.

Franks is SUPER easy. His assignments are simple and you'll pass the class as long as you attend the class. The books are the same as AAS33A. He gives extra credit with the other professor and he's very laid back. He answers everyone's questions helpfully and he's very funny.

Franks > You.

This guys a veryy good teacher. Really funny.. his lectures are interesting..not boring compared to other professors.. but grades a lil hard on exams

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Lectures are clear, Franks is very helpful. The class is relatively easy and not very challenging. I bought the $150 book but did not need it.

really easy... class requires a lot of time and work, but it's a 6 unit class, so you can't complain too much. got an A... he's really cool and funny at times.

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Great professor and the best seminar teacher. Grades easy and lectures well, but he has horrible handwriting.

Prof. Franks is a very helpful teacher. His lectures are sometimes boring, but he tries to spice it up and make it interesting. He will give you partical credit on the midterm if you answer a question wrong. You do not really need the book, just take good notes.

AAS B was more interesting than AAS A. Funny lecturerer. Tests were easy, you don't really need to read if you attend all the lectures. However, grading was not fair; people who didn't study got the same grade as those who studied...NOT Being a hater, but it seemed like he gives away B's and A's must be earned. You have to be an idiot to fail AAS.

Goes off about random stuff. Funny and somewhat interesting. Follow class notes closely, or you won't know what to study for.

Franks is a character. I took the franks/choi combo, and franks was the guy that tried to make things sound difficult, but he was really a softy. Always cracks jokes and is super easy to talk to. 2 Midterms, 2 essays, a few inclass participation assignments...all graded SUPER EASY. Easy A. Nice guy.

tries to keep it interesting, which is cool. seems to be a good guy though.

Franks is a cool dude. Really knows his history and is very passionate about the subject. He's a total liberal, so if you have trouble with biases, go cry somewhere else. And no matter how many times he says you need the books....you don't need the books. made it through the entire a/b combo w/o buying a single textbook.

I recommend taking choi/franks. Franks grade harder on his tests because he wants details(names) on your answers. He grades easier on the essay though. Really easy class.

I've taken Franks for both 33B and 33A, he's a really great professor. While his partners Choi and Yamato are boring Franks keeps things alive and interesting. He knows what he wants in terms of essays and will tell you with extreme clarity on what to do to get a good grade in the class. Just pay attention to lectures.

funny, nice, smart guy. a few easy essays, class participation. gives power point lectures which are usually on the exams. all exams are short answer/1 long essay format, so buy some blue books! im taking AAS 33B next semester w/ him cuz i thought he was great

uses power point presentation. tests are based from his power point presentations. read the book for a better understanding of the notes

Great teacher and great seminar instructor. Very down to earth, funny. Spends most of the time making sure that his students will get the best grade possible.

good teacher, very understanding when you need help. cool guy

he's a good lecturer. i took franks and choi and they were both really good. choi is an easier grader..franks is harder because you need to really know more details on your tests..but he lectures great!

He is a good lecturer. The power point presentations helps a lot when studying for exams and he goes over main concepts in class often.

Pleased with the class. He was a very good lecturer... funny too. He was serious when it came to respect, but that's pretty much common sense to be respectful in class. If you want to pass the class, reading the book and going to class everyday is recommended. I highly recommend Franks.

i learned so much in this class.. i got an A-. all i did was go to class and did all the class work.. test are really easy.. just review your notes... the test are basically from the notes.. book is not really mandatory.. u need for the class work though.. overall i enjoyed his class with professor choi

Great Teacher. Really interesting lectures, he tells it more as a story rather than reading off a power point. If you go to class you'll atleast get a C.VERY recommended

I liked this professor a lot. I took both 1A&B with him, and got an A in both. He makes it clear what he wants to see: 1. go to almost every seminar. 2.Say something in seminar. 3. Turn in every assignment. 4. Memorize the required authors and titles before exam (and forget them next day)

Had him and prof Do for AAS33a in the fall . The class was pretty boring, but Franks kept it interesting with his subtle jokes. "The Masses are Asses" referring to the elites and regular people and whatnot. Also he used his falsetto a lot in jokes. Got excited about what he was talking about and it was pretty funny. I never read from the 3 books.

Took 33b with Franks and Do during winter session. Pretty easy. Needed something like 4-6 books? Two were from AAS33a. Didn't read a thing. Just made sure to go to lectures and took notes. Didn't really review notes. Both were good at repeating the main points.

Awesome professor. He's very passionate about his area of expertise. In spite of the bland students in the enormous class, he'll make a good effort to shine in some humor here and there. He's actually a pretty funny guy and keeps you awake. Take him now!

cool teacher

take him!!!! very easy and will give god grades if hes sees you trying. if want to pass the class, read everything. i took him for ams 1A and 1B and got B's in both. do all assignments. i hate history but he made it quite interesting.

funny guy, easy grader, takes into account if he senses that you try to do your best. flexible and very helpful. makes funny and interesting pitches when lectures. nerdy kind of guy

Awesome professor. He says that likes to lecture about history as more of a story then material from a book and he does this very well. If you listen in class you should get a B at least because he goes over the material so well. Actually stayed awake during his lectures which is very, very rare.

Interesting guy. He tries to break the ice every class by cursing like hes a bad ass. His exams are easy. Exams are all essays but hes not a hard grader.

This professor rocks! I learned a lot from him. Try getting this professor. Remains one of my top professors. Great class also and test are easy as long as you take notes in class.

Took Do/Franks and Franks is the better lecturer in my opinion. He goes through all his power point slides thoroughly unlike Do and has a good sense of humor too. He also is an easy grader. His little phrase the Masses were Asses always makes me laugh. Look forward to take him for 33B.

Took Franks/Choi for AAS 33B. I guess he's an easy grader, but he didn't really give us a study guide for the exams like Choi did. Didn't like his lectures, he always spits and talks so loud that it's annoying sometimes. But take him with Choi and you'll get an A.

Franks was a pretty funny teacher and a fairly easy grader. I took him along with professor Do and got a B in the class. If you go to class and pay attention to the main points and focuses, you'll do fine in the class. Study for tests because you won't be getting any study guides from him. You need the book for a couple activities and to study with

Franks was a pretty funny teacher and a fairly easy grader. I took him along with professor Do and got a B in the class. If you go to class and pay attention to the main points and focuses, you'll do fine in the class. Study for tests because you won't be getting any study guides from him. You need the book for a couple activities and to study with

Pretty good teacher, unfortunately he does not supply study guides so if you're taking a test you're going to have to read all the chapters that were assigned. Essays are pretty easy too.

He's a good teacher, gives out a lot of helpful tools which I didn't use so I didn't get a good grade. Grades kinda harshly though.

I took his class with Kong. There is no study guide for this class, so you need to stay on top of the readings. Definitely attend his lectures, since those things tend to pop up on the written exams. His final is cumulative.

Knows his stuff. Tries to make lectures engaging. Pretty funny at times. We never had mc tests but instead had to write paragraphs/essays which were not too bad. As long as you attend lectures, you'll be good! For me, 33B was more interesting than A since B was more of the Asian part. Overall, an average class that you should be able to get an A on

Franks. F is for fluff. His lectures are funny and full of fluff. No need to buy his book that he wrote himself. It's also full of fluff. Read the textbooks, and try your best to distinguish the main points, if any. Fluffy fluff fluff fluff.

Great teacher. I learned from him a lot. He understand his material and he is very approachable for assistance. I took 33a and 33b with him. Easy to get an A if you take good notes in his lecture.

I don't recommend taking him. If you're taking AMS1A in the fall, take Brahinsky or Guenter. Franks' lectures are slow and put you to sleep. You can definitely pass the class with a good grade from him but you'll be bored out of your mind. Sometimes he can be funny when he curses but only for a second. Then he goes back to stuttering.

Even though there are moments where he stutters a lot in class, you'll do fine in this class as long as you take good notes and ask him questions (if necessary).

Overall good teacher. Approachable. Easy grader. I had him and Professor Do for two semesters. Went to 2 EC events during the second semester with them and it definitely helped.

Lectures are important for notes and future papers/exams but he goes on tangents so often that it's difficult to know what is worth taking notes on. It's hard to stay focused when he rambles unless I listen to his entire sidetracked story to try to find the main point.

Had him with Kwan. Both weren't my faves, but def preferred Franks. Taking notes during lectures are really important for exams, which are all online and often formatted as short answers and an essay. I recommend bringing your laptop. Can ramble when he lectures and likes to drop f bombs like no other profs, but I definitely had worse lecturers.

This professor was a decent teacher. His grading is easy if you put the effort. Lectures may sometimes be boring, but the class was okay overall. There was 2 midterm, 2 paper, and 1 final.

EASY GRADING IF YOU ACTUALLY GOT TO CLASSS. SUPER NICE!

Most of his tests are online and he gives you the entire day to work on them. All in class works are also basically free points and offers extra credit. Professor can be boring at times, but cares about the subject and is pretty funny at times.

Lightweight tough grader on essays and exams. It's like barely anyone gets above 90%. Super chill and easy tho. There are reading responses every week. 15 of them, but you only have to do ten. The first 10 you do, those get graded. So if you don't feel like writing one on a certain week, don't half-ass it: skip it. Just make sure you get 10 in.

Overall Franks is a great lecturer, he is mostly able to grab your attention as he makes his lectures humorous and interesting. Tests are somewhat difficult as the average always lied around a C+ to a B-. At the end of the semester he will round up if he is not annoyed by you being your phone during lectures (and getting caught).

Dr. Franks is pretty clear about what he expects out of you if you want to succeed in his course. His course requires writing a few papers, studying for midterms that are not too difficult if you take the time to study, and in class activities. He is nice, and will answer any questions if you are confused. Good instructor overall!