All you can do is take notes. Reading the books is really not necessary. If you listen and take notes on everything..really quickly..you'll do fine. He's a nice guy. However, the class is kind of boring.

avoid this teacher if you suffer even slightly from narcolepsy. he will induce comas with his monotone.

He speaks in monotone the entire class and talks very fast. The good thing about him is you don't have to read the books, just takes good notes and you can pass with an A or B+ easily.

Anything "germane" to the lecture notes is on the tests. He is slow and monotone, but very knowledgable and helpful.

WOW! Don't take as a summer class. This was the most boring class I've ever taken. I didn't know history could be THAT boring. Fairly easy. He stares at whatever is on the wall behind all the students. VERY VERY monotone voice! Drove me crazy.

To be fair, he does have a monotonous voice, but he knows his material well. To pass with flying colors, be prepared for numbers and statistics (not Math), historical data. He uses them like no other prof. Also, know your reading material; there's plenty!

Interesting lecturer, good readings; get him off his lecture notes and into his research interests to get the most out of the course.

Very informative class and very straightforward. Be prepared to take many many notes. If you do take lots, you'll be fine.

An experienced prof, Dr. Rogers emphasizes statistics and numbers a lot. Be prepared for lotsa note-taking. If possible, bring a micro-cassette recorder too. Challenging, but an 'A' is worth it!

Lots of notes..find someone who had the class before and use theirs...No book reading required..it's all in the notes. If you have friends in the class work it out so one of you go each day and sign the others in and take notes

Dr. Rodgers is the epitome of a great man. Knowledgable beyond all belief but still down to earth enough to connect with his students. I'll agree, sometimes his lectures are boring, but you have to respect him. Awesome guy, and he would do anything for u.

Dr. Rodgers is very boring, and monotoned. I would however recommend him, as his class is easy to succeed in. He is very helpful, and knowledgeable. He crackes me up when he always puts his leg up on the table, and says "pretty much" like all

i really enjoy Dr. Rodger's class. If you are the type of person who learns by writing notes, this is definately your kinda of class!! He is super nice and really knows his stuff. besides, if you do well in his class, you'll know so much more than when you started!

boring lectures, but he makes lots of 'jokes' that only he laughs at which amused me more than anything! :) there's no nead to purchase the actual history book, however, you do need the 3 or 4 other books and you will have to read from them, but they're pretty interesting. i learned a lot and it was the first time i became interested in history!

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This guy is great! He knows his stuff. Be prepared to read 3 other books along with taking lots of notes. You dont't have to read the actual text book. He tells you everything you need to know in lecture. He also gives a study guide about a week before the test. These tell you EVERYTHING that is on the test!

Dr. Rodgers was a great teacher and you have to love his big sexy glasses!! Honestly he really is a great teacher. Tape his lectures and use them for your review on your study guides and you will be fine!! He is very lenient!!

He was a very easy going guy. Just go to class, take notes, and reveiw your study guide and you will do well!! Have fun!!

Not too hard of a class. Do a good job taking notes and focus on the short paper that is due. The tests are very much lecture based and aren't really too hard. Overall, a good class.

I sat in the front row and wrote down just about everything he said. I also studied hard for his tests. I thought he was boring, but he wasnt a hard teacher. Just take notes, study them, go to class and you will be fine!

very smart professor... knows everything there is to know about history... repeats a lot of phrases like "**** as a skunk" and says the word specific like "pacific".. he started talking bout the pacific ocean and i was real confused... also, always looks at the ceiling, not the class... decent class as long as you read and don't miss...

I thought he was easy! just know the study guides and stay awake in class... thats it!

Dr. Rodgers is by far the easiest going guy on campus. Yes, he talks and talks, but his test are straight forward and you end up learning a lot from him. He is also extremely understanding and allows the students to make up any tests or papers at a later date.

Great teacher. Dont take him unless you actually have a desire to learn and can have the ability to take notes and understand them. Dont let these other people scare you

He is such a nice guy. He is monotone.Take notes on a laptop. His tests are kinda hard, and the study guide is overwhelming at first.There are 20 multiple choice ?'s on his tests, and if you just READ the study guide and not look up every single bit of info on it, you should be ok.

I hate history and he gives you a lot of info but if you take notes you will do fairly well on the test. His answers are pretty obvious for the tests he "hates ambiguous questions". I always fail history but without really studying just paying attention to lecture I got a B on both tests so far.

I took his class on the Civil war. Although I hate the civil war, and class wasn't mandatory, I still went because his classes were decent compared to others I had taken. His study guides were long, however if you google everything on them, you will do fairly well on the tests. Overall, it wasn't bad, however I would suggest looking elsewhere.

Great prof. for people who like history, but not so great if your taking his class to just fill a core requirement. Go to class, take notes, read over the study guide (it's huge but everything on the test is in the S.G.). Be a responsible student and you'll do fine. He's also very willing to answer any questions you may have prior to any test.

Dr. Rodgers knows his subject, and is a very thorough lecturer, be prepared to take a lot of notes. If you go to class and pay attention you probably don't even need the text book. Practically gives you the answers for the tests with the study guides. If you get anything lower than a B in this class it's your own fault.

boring, but read the material before tests and you shouldnt need to review notes too much

Class can drag on, but is still bearable. Talks a lot, but knows what he's teaching. The books are very important, as many questions on the exams come from them.

Lectures for the entire class period and uses overheads, which can get boring. Knows what he's talking about and is excited about it. Study guides are hard to understand but test's aren't too bad. Takes attendance everyday. You definitely need to know how to take notes before taking his class!

Go to class, read the material, take notes, use study guide and you will do fine. He is very straight forward with what he expects and how he teachs. He knows his history and able to pass the on.

Excellent historical mind, loves statistics, and loves what it gets down to. Some may find him boring and sort of Millard Fillmore-like, but he teaches history the way it ought to be tought, straightforward and to the point.

If you are a freshman that is just looking to get by, dont take Dr. Rodgers. However, for the upper level classes, I really liked him. If you do the readings and listen you will be fine. If you choose not to do the reading, the tests will be very hard. He is a fair teacher. Don't get overwhelmed with the study guides either.

Dr. Rodgers is a super nice guy, but I just could not force myself to pay attention in his class. His classes are all lecture, no class participation or quizzes. The tests are pretty intense. If you're good at history it might be a different story. He means well, but I wouldn't take another class with him. Bless his heart.

Wow, what a man! The way he says "Indentured Servants" had me begging for more

Great teacher. As long as you are willing to study for the tests it is easy. I only needed to study for a couple hours the night before a test.

He has 45 pages of notes for one test. so overwhelming if you haven't taken a college history class yet.

Dr. Rodgers has an immense of info he throws at you for each of his 4 objective tests. This may seem overwhelming, but if you just read and answer every question in the study guide you are guaranteed an A. I felt I wrote the worst papers of my life and he said they were great. So, I recommend if you want to learn a lot and have a challenge.

So Rodgers is a pretty solid professor and person. However, I will say I was constantly taking notes, usually for an hour straight, having said that, I felt the tests were not that bad. He's a nice guy as well.

He is a good speaker and is passionate about the subject matter. There are few complaints about his "lecture techniques", but nothing big enough that should deter you. This semester we had two papers to write (which were horrible), but the class and test are fine. He gives most the questions from the test on the study guide.

Dr. Rodgers is VERY passionate and interested in history and obviously loves teaching it. He is really good at lecturing because he gives you outside info about figures that are kind of funny. The 7 page study guides for 50 question MC tests is definitely overkill for an intro class. I didn't score well on any exams but the papers kept my grade up.