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ATHAN BISS

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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HIST102 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
He makes you read A LOT. The exams are all short answer and essay, but he tells you the possible topics ahead of time. Also on the final we were allowed to have a "notecard" which was actually a full sheet of paper. I don't like history and I thought this was an easy class
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HISTORY 102
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Need to attend lecture to pass. A lot of outside reading and homework assignments that are grades pretty toughly. Essays are graded extremely hard, so the finals and midterms are easy except for the essay portion which get graded tough. Gives pop quizzes on random classes usually every other Friday so you must show up. TAs arent helpful either.
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HISTORY 102
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Biss was a good teacher. His lectures were straightforward and his tests were easy (Pretty much like vocabulary tests). Lots of reading assigned but it's usually just background for the information in lecture. Read the textbook if you need more info but I really enjoyed his class!
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Classes with ATHAN BISS

HISTORY 102

American History, Civil War Era to the Present

4 credits

HISTORY 102 covers American political, economic, and social development from the Civil War era to the present.

No offering record · Fall 2015

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Athan Biss

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Spring 2011–Fall 2015

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Fall 2015HISTORY 102American History, Civil War Era to the Present

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