Randy Roberts - Purdue University - West Lafayette, West Lafayette, IN

Professor: Randy Roberts

Department: History

College: Purdue University - West Lafayette, West Lafayette, IN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a great teacher and story teller. His class was one of the few I looked forward to attending.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I could listen to this guy talk for hours about history... he knows so much it blows my mind. Best class I have ever had the honor of taking

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HST351
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing is an understatement. One of the best lecture experiences I've had in my life. It's cliched but the professor definitely makes you want to go to his lectures. I wish I could take more classes with him. Would definitely recommend !

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Such an easy class. I could listen to him for hours, he makes you enjoy the content you're learning. Use/know the study guides he gives you and you should get an A in the class. Definitely recommend for an easy A

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Thought his WW2 class would just be filler elective, but he was honestly the dopest. Being in a STEM major, you rarely get profs that are as enthusiastic/entertaining as Randy Roberts. He tells stories about historical events like hes just recalling a memory he was part of. Very interesting course with amazing lectures and tests are fair. RR4Life

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Literally the best professor at Purdue University. Hilarious in every way, a genius in his field, and makes a pretty damn depressing time period (WW2) actually enjoyable to learn. Tests are what make up this courses grade, I had 3 of them total. Not bad, gives a study guide, but the main point is to go to class in order to answer them correctly.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I had Dr. Roberts in Spring 1976 at LSU when he was a Graduate Student instructor. Great teacher 41 years ago! I buy and read all of his books

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST302
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Roberts is an established author with a wealth of knowledge to share with students. I thoroughly enjoy attending his lectures and he turns each lesson into an engaging, relevant, interesting discussion with the class. Tremendous educator. Refreshing to have a class that I genuinely enjoy

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Interactive, makes it easy to learn the material. Grade comes from 2 midterms and a final. Study Guides are somewhat long, but it's important to do them in order to pass. Don't miss class, take good notes. Not hard to get a B if you do the work. TAs look for detail in exams. Exams consist of Identification of terms (6-8) and essay (200+ words)

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great teacher! I actually wanted to come to class to hear what he had to say. My course was graded on two tests - that was it, no homework or anything. Show up and you'll get an A, but you can actually skip and there won't be any penalties, which is even mentioned in his syllabus.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is the best professor I've ever had. Super interesting, funny and nice. Has lots of good stories and makes me want to actually go to class...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Entertaining speaker, but really only comes to class to give his performance and then leave. You'll end up dealing with his TAs (who are of inconsistent levels of competence) rather than him. Then again, the material is pretty much third-grade level compared to other history classes at Purdue and he seems to grade on a massive curve. Easy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

You'll have fun but be really disappointed in what you learn (or don't learn in this case). He's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome professor but what is up with those tests and quizzes?!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the funniest and best lectures I have ever had, would definitely recommend taking his course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easily the best professor I have had at Purdue. He LOVES teaching and makes class very interesting. He is funny, entertaining, and really holds your attention. It's like story time in his class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Bird class. Guy will bend over backwards to hand out good grades. Excellent lecturer, but you won't learn much. If you like history or have good memory, take him. If you're expecting to have a life changing moment, go elsewhere.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took his WWII class a year ago. He is an incredibly captivating speaker: just listening and not taking notes I got an A on every exam. But his information on WWII was outdated and often inaccurate. Namely, his section on MacArthur. Disappointing, but a fantastic speaker. Take his class, but read another book with it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had him last semester and I was bummed his class was full this semester. Great prof, super interesting.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I am retired, so I am taking Purdue classes for fun. I took the first class with Dr. Roberts because I had heard he was good. I took the second one because he WAS good.