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Charles Cohen

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Raw average: 4.11/5 from 9 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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What students say

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HIST101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
His slides are only pictures, but his lectures are organized and executed very well. I wish I could have him as a history professor again. He's definitely one of my favorite professors here.
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RELIGST230 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
I took an intro course with Cohen out of interest and struggled to understand the rambling and cerebral lectures. Even doing all the excessive readings and attending every discussion wasn't enough to help me keep up. If I had a religious background maybe it would've been easier to make the connections, but it was extremely challenging for an intro.
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RELIGST230 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Very interesting lectures from an extremely intelligent man.
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HIST101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Cohen is a overall excellent professor. Although his papers were graded harshly, you could rewrite two of three, thus making it your own fault if you receive a bad grade. His lectures were very interesting, and well put together. He really knows his stuff. Highly recommended.
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HIST101 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
i dont think he counts the 20% participation to the overall grade.
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HIST101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I had a lot of interest in history before I took this class. Though the professor is nice and explains things thoroughly, it is impossible to get a good grade, almost all of my essays (which is 80% of the grade) received a BC.
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Classes with Charles Cohen

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