HIST M10A
History of Africa to 1800
Description: (Same as African American Studies M10A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of development of African societies from earliest times to late 18th century. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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I took his "History of Africa" class and it was HORRIBLE. I am warning you people... DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I don't know how his other classes are but this class was dreadful. It was NOT interesting, exciting, educational, or anything else remotely pleasant! He is a nice guy but his lectures are extremely dry and confusing. There is a LOT of memorization and the midterm and final were pretty hard (3 essays each). My T.A. was a nice guy too but he sucked. EVERYTHING about this class was painful. I didn't even think it was that easy of G.E. AVOID THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS.
I took his "History of Africa" class and it was HORRIBLE. I am warning you people... DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I don't know how his other classes are but this class was dreadful. It was NOT interesting, exciting, educational, or anything else remotely pleasant! He is a nice guy but his lectures are extremely dry and confusing. There is a LOT of memorization and the midterm and final were pretty hard (3 essays each). My T.A. was a nice guy too but he sucked. EVERYTHING about this class was painful. I didn't even think it was that easy of G.E. AVOID THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS.
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Winter 2021 - I really like the professor, but not so much the class. She was really nice and you could tell she really cared about the subject matter, but it was really hard to stay engaged in lecture. You have to work for an A in this class, as the TA (Galaan) does all the grading and is pretty harsh on the papers and especially the formatting of the citations (chicago style). You have to talk in discussion to get points, and you actually have to say something insightful, which was stressful at times on zoom. It was pretty average GE honestly, not amazing but not awful either.
Winter 2021 - I really like the professor, but not so much the class. She was really nice and you could tell she really cared about the subject matter, but it was really hard to stay engaged in lecture. You have to work for an A in this class, as the TA (Galaan) does all the grading and is pretty harsh on the papers and especially the formatting of the citations (chicago style). You have to talk in discussion to get points, and you actually have to say something insightful, which was stressful at times on zoom. It was pretty average GE honestly, not amazing but not awful either.
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Had Professor Matsumoto for AAS10. I thought she was a fairly good lecturer and articulated her thoughts and ideas well. The lectures on plantations and agriculture got a little dry but overall I enjoyed the class. My TA Jane was pretty awesome and I actually decided to become an Asian American Studies Minor after taking the class. The class isn't too difficult as long as you go to lectures and discussions. The readings aren't extremely difficult and are usually narratives so it's not too dull. There is a midterm and a final. Professor Matsumoto gives you a study guide with about 6 or so questions and she chooses 2 or 3 of them to put on the test so you get to prepare before hand. There's no reason you shouldn't get an A!
Had Professor Matsumoto for AAS10. I thought she was a fairly good lecturer and articulated her thoughts and ideas well. The lectures on plantations and agriculture got a little dry but overall I enjoyed the class. My TA Jane was pretty awesome and I actually decided to become an Asian American Studies Minor after taking the class. The class isn't too difficult as long as you go to lectures and discussions. The readings aren't extremely difficult and are usually narratives so it's not too dull. There is a midterm and a final. Professor Matsumoto gives you a study guide with about 6 or so questions and she chooses 2 or 3 of them to put on the test so you get to prepare before hand. There's no reason you shouldn't get an A!
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