LEE J W

John Lee

103 reviews
Get ready to read Lecture heavy Graded by few things Respected Gives good feedback Tough grader Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Caring Amazing lectures Clear grading criteria Would take again Lots of homework Test heavy Inspirational So many papers Accessible outside class Online Savvy
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HIST 4A
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The Ancient Mediterranean
John Lee 5.0
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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HIST 111R Lee J W Fall 2023 Total: 16
HIST 111F Lee J W Spring 2023 Total: 44
HIST 4A Lee J W Fall 2022 Total: 307
HIST 111R Lee J W Spring 2022 Total: 15
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HST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

This class is an easy grade if you want to take it for general education. I took his class in my fall quarter, the test was easy. He gives you study guides and allows a cheat-cheat. There was one mid-term, one final, and two papers that were due over the course. Take this course if you want an easy A!

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Prof. Lee was so interested in the subject that it was difficult not to get excited about it as well. The readings could be hard to get through, but sections were helpful in making sure you got everything you could out of them. Midterm and final had study guides, so you knew exactly how to prepare and we could take a note sheet to the final.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

He is enthusiastic about the course material, but lectures could be a bit boring and unorganized. Go to the lectures, take notes, read the readings and you'll be fine. Also you can bring a legal size note sheet to the final which was great.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

Overall great guy and good lecturer. Lecture got a bit boring at times but was very informative. Section participation matters. Pretty easy midterm and final. Got to bring legal sized piece of paper with notes for final.

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HIST4A . Lee J W 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Professor Lee is enthusiastic, caring, and lenient. He is understanding of the situation and would gladly help out within his capabilities; would 10/10 take him again.

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HIS2A . Lee J W 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

I am a really slow reader, so I struggled a lot in Lee's class, but I learned so much in his class. If you like to read especially about history, then you will enjoy his class a lot. If you just want to satisfy your GE requirement, take some easier class.

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HIST2A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

Honestly he seems like a really nice guy, he's super passionate about Greek history and that is clearly his passion, but don't take history 2a with him. The lectures are all over the place and aren't organized. He rambles about random stuff that has nothing to do with the papers/assignments. If you get a good TA, they will be helpful tho

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HIST111T . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

Professor Lee was very nice for allowing me to be a remote student for his in-person class. He spends most of the class lecturing to the students, so you need to pay attention. He assigns a bunch of reading from Xenophon's book. Luckily, there is only one book to purchase for this course. All and all, I really enjoyed Prof Lee and his course!

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HIST2A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

Yeaaaa this class was easy. Professor is a cool dude but the lectures were boring. Read the textbook, you'll be chilling. Don't read, man ya facked! Scored an A on the final without doing a lick for studying. Cool guy. Probably would be more interesting in an upper div.

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HIST2A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

Lectures were pretty interesting, make sure to take notes because theyre important for the final! Essays had fairly easy prompts and my TA provided lots of feedback and graded fine. Allowed 2 pages of notes for the final. This class isnt hard if you put in a little effort.

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HIST2A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

I loved this class and I love Prof. Lee. His lectures are engaging, expand on topics from the textbook. Not especially necessary to attend, I went cuz I enjoyed. Nice man, replies to emails quickly and kindly. InQuizitives were fun and interactive. Lots of reading. Final was slightly different than how I thought it would be, challenging.

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HIST2A . Lee J W 2 Years Ago

Literally the most horrible and annoying professor i've ever had. The lectures are horrible and boring, and are on random things that do not even correspond to the readings. His final is super hard and based in memorization. Also, your grade depends on how difficult a TA grades 2 essays. Take a different GE

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