HIST 164C
MAJEWSKI J D
John Majewski
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72 reviews

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4.7
HIST17B . Majewski J D 12 Years Ago

Alright. History isn't my thing...and yes it was difficult for me to write the first paper. My TA was Brian Tyrrell who was a GREAT TA! Loved going to discussion because he went over main points to include in papers. Majewski is a great lecturer. Made lectureS entertaining. Intelligent man. HB

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HIS17B . Majewski J D 12 Years Ago

Yes there is no midterms but the TA's grade very harsh and its very hard to get an A in the class, even a B. The TA I had told me they are told to grade hard on all the essay's. Its not fair when you work hard but your grade is only based on your TA.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 12 Years Ago

Majewski is very clear on what he expects from his students. Having no midterm was great, but the 2 papers were graded harshly depending on the TA. Enjoyed the class overall.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 12 Years Ago

Prof Majewski is an AWESOME lecturer: very clear, great PowerPoints, and has an extensive syllabus that is crucial to the class. If you do the readings, attend section/lecture, and study for the papers/midterm/final, you'll do great. Grade depends on TA, btw. Big plus = NO MIDTERM!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 12 Years Ago

He is incredibly great! give you 5% grade by just using iclicker! no midterms! only 2 1,500 words papers and finals! Final consists of 2 sections and each one has one essay question which he will post in advance. He is wonderful! take his class and you will never be regret!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Wasn't a fan of History at all but Majewski changed my opinion and made me interested in the subject. Great lecturer; good at being clear and making it interesting! Jason (TA) was amazing and his sections were very helpful

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Professor Majewski was one of the best lecturers I have ever encountered. He speaks with perfect pace and clarity, makes it interesting, and gives students plenty of time to copy the slides while and take extra notes. Since the grades are dealt with TA's you experience may vary but for a lower division professor it doesn't get any better.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Like every1 said, he's clear and all.He is helpful if you attend office hours.But his papers are fairly killer.BEWARE!He tells his tas to grade them hard if u all r unaware.Im very sure of this and Im an excellent student and a good writer although not a hist. major. This class was riding my coatail a bit, so the grading could make it a bit tough

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Majewski is the best history lecturer at UCSB. He was awesome and always helpful, but his grading style hard depending on your Ta. 45% of your grade is essays so depending on your Ta it can really hurt you. But, overall it was a good class and i never had a hard time looking forward to his lectures which usually included cool videos

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Lecture is interesting. My TA (Jason Stohler) was the hardest grader ever! he read EVERY SINGLE PAPER 3 TIMES! Half of his section got a B- or higher while the other half got a C+ or lower. His grading scale made this class not worth it.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Easy and interesting. Majewski is a great lecturer, easy to follow and makes an hour and 15 minute history lecture bearable. No midterm, just 2 papers and a Final (which you get the questions for in advance)-super easy to get an A. Only bought the book with primary sources in it and one of the novels- didn't need anything else.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

AMAZING CLASS! Majewski is very clear, interesting, and does a great job at bringing history to life. Yes, there is a lot of reading, but it is all interesting. The class is extremely engaging, and I can't wait to take the entire series.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Hands down, best professor I've had at UCSB. His lectures are clear, concise, and interesting. I genuinely felt going to lecture was worthwhile and that I gained something by going. I love history, but I guarantee if you don't you'll still enjoy this class, maybe even change your mind! In other words: take HIST17B with Majewski!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 14 Years Ago

Professor Majewski is one of the best teacher's I've had at UCSB. I had him during winter quarter and it was an 8am. His lectures were so interesting that I went to every single 8am, even though it was winter quarter and cold/rainy! His class changed my view on history and now I'm minoring it it! Definitely take one of his classes!!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 15 Years Ago

Great Prof. I enjoy going to his lectures.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 16 Years Ago

I love Majewski! I wasn't too excited about 17B but he definitely changed that. Lectures are very organized and very interesting, you can tell he loves what he does, and readings were really interesting. No midterm, two papers were definitely doable. Majewski is amazing!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 16 Years Ago

Prof Majewski is tighttttt dooo!!!!!!! This essays are graded by this by his TAs and can be graded pretty hard. But my boi Majewski is off the hook

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 16 Years Ago

he's such a great professor. his lectures are well thought out and make sense. class is very interesting and the iclicker makes it more interactive. his special lecture was very fun! i highly recommend this class to both non-hist. majors and hist. majors! take it, you'll have a blast!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 17 Years Ago

CLEAREST prof I've had yet, amazing lecturer, take a class with him if you get the chance. He's kind of funny in a nerdy way. I had a good TA-- Rachel, but you definitely have to go in to office hours to get help because the essays are graded pretty hard. Really easy to prepare for the final. Take this class!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 17 Years Ago

An amazing lecturer, but differences between TAs are a significant factor in your grade. he made history a lot more interesting to me

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 17 Years Ago

Majewski is the man! Best lecturer i have had in my brief college career! i highly recommend his class, especially when pertaining to the civil war era.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 17 Years Ago

He is an amazing teacher. Too bad your entire grade is based on your TA. Unless you get a good TA this class is horrible. It is not a test of how much history you learned it is how well your TA likes your writing.

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 17 Years Ago

must attend certain lectures for iclicker points = it helps your grade! ($40 for it though) hardly attended lecture otherwise. majewski is CLEAR. has some slides online. 2 5-pg essays=go to TA for help. in this large class, having a good TA is important-i had robinson. be sure to attend section for points. essay final=prepare well. good prof!!

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HIST17B . Majewski J D 17 Years Ago

Really good history teacher. Class is interesting especially with i-clicker. Advice would be to not get stuck with Dmitri as your TA. A lot of reading is involved so be prepared if you don't like history.

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