The worst professor I ever met.

Pretty simple class. Doesn't focus at all on the textbook, everything is based on the primary sources and lecture. Only 3 essays which are not too bad if you do the readings.

Lectures are packed with information but do a good job at going over the reading. What impressed me the most with his accessibility to help his students. For the papers do in this class he replied to student emails over the weekends and extended office hours. Very knowledgable.

This class is based upon 3 papers (a midterm, final and final paper) and section participation. Two of the papers are 800-900 words. These are F-R's "exams," but they're more like take-home essays. The final paper is 1800-2000 words. All three focus on the course reader primary sources so the textbook is essentially optional.

If you have no other option than to take History 2B with this guy, then brace yourself. My TA was horrible. I was the first wave to be taught by him and he was very much unprepared. Could I have gotten an A in the course if it had been another professor? Beyond a thousand times yes! He's not stupid, quite knowledgable, but needs more practice.

Prof is fine, nothing bad, nothing great. Lectures aren't posted online, so you pretty much have to come to class, or get the notes from someone else. The midterm, paper, and final are all pretty easy; as long as you read/study you'll do fine (the amount of reading makes you think the tests will be on the harder/more in-depth side, they're not).