<p>i signed up for this class. incoming freshmen. how is it? i heard from one other person that its hard. any other opinions? the teacher that is currently listed is "the staff".
comments?</p>
<p>thanks in advance!</p>
<p>the two teachers who usually teach history 1c are terrible (urdank and frank). i'd say 75% chance it's one of those two. both are really boring and not that easy, but not impossible either. i took it under urdank and would have hated the class except i had a great TA. so it all depends on your TA. i would still take the classl, the material is mostly AP memorization .</p>
<p>did you get an A?</p>
<p>yeah i did, though history is my major and interest</p>
<p>the course material is really broad and goes from 1700 to 1989, in europe.</p>
<p>any tips on how to achieve that A? go to office hours? are TAs a big help? should i study old exams?
thanks!</p>
<p>there most likely won't be old exams. don't even bother wtih the professors, especially if they're urdank or frank. get to know your TA VERY well and go to his/her office hours a lot. but dont be annoying either. they decide your grade, and can "bump" you up a little in their heads if they like you.</p>
<p>oh dang. do all TAs have the power to do this? are the TAs the graders have exams and such?</p>
<p>in all classes where you have a TA, they will be the ones deciding your grade</p>
<p>in history/other north campus classes they have even more power. a south campus TA will just add your points form an exam together and follow a rubric. a north campus TA subjectively reads an essay and somewaht randomly assigns a grade. an A essay to one TA may be a B to another.</p>
<p>oh i see. thanks!</p>
<p>This is in response to Urdank and Frank as professors, it should be noted that I had them both for upper-division work.</p>
<p>Urdank I found to be very dry, however willing to help in his office hours. His area is European History (I had him for the history of Britain), so I would actually say go with him for this class.</p>
<p>I had Frank for Imperial Russian history. I actually liked Frank, however for what it's worth, he was, in my opinion, one of the harder history professors I had while at UCLA.</p>
<p>While I thought both were actually decent professors, I would say go with Urdank if you're looking for something a bit easier, however be prepared from him to be dry. If you don't mind the challange, go with Frank, he'll be less boring.</p>
<p>Just remember though I had both these professors for Upper Division classes, and I was a History major.</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>thanks!
10 char</p>