Reviews of professor Derek Nelson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
really easy class and good teacher. he cares about discussions more than lengthy paragraphs and does a good job teaching. super easy class and he's really nice too. replies fast to questions and emails. 10/10

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is a very kind guy and cares about your participation and gives amazing feedback. His class made me learn new things that I have not known and has good lectures. Assignments are straightforward, quizzes had me a little stuck sometimes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very sweet guy. I found the History quizzes for 146 pretty challenging because I'd never taken this type of quiz before, but I later got the hang of them. He was very caring and understanding about my mental health which I really appreciated, and gave me grace on tough weeks.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took Derek for both HIST 146 and 147 & found him to be an easygoing professor. The assignments were easy to understand & outlined well. He provided a lot of support & feedback for students. There were online discussions each week, but as long as you watched the lecture, it took little time. The quizzes were a bit challenging, though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
prof nelson was awesome. he gave option between coming to in person or do everything online. i went to all the in person and there was never any homework, quizzes, or exams. we would have to do a pre-class task that was some reading of documents we talked about after lecture. if you did the online it was more stuff to do and you did have quizzes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Derek cares a lot about his students and is very friendly. His lectures are always easy to follow along with. If you don't want to show up to class, he has all of his lessons pre-recorded so you can watch them from home. There is a lot more work you have to do if you choose to do his class online, but the assignments are never difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Best teacher ever. Took him 3 quarters in a row and he welcomed me back to his class every time which I thought was very sweet that he noticed/remembered. Easy work and easy A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He had an in person class and an online class you could choose to go to either and he wouldn't care. If you go in person you get exempt from the quizzes witch was really nice. The work load was not too much, we just had to read a few pages of an online textbook witch was free before class that day. Gave AMAZING feedback for assignment's!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
In-Person attendance isn't required. Fun interesting class that has simple discussions and quizzes based on a video lecture and readings. Took from 1 - 3 hours of work a week on average. Only 2 essays whole quarter, and both aren't difficult and very straightforward as he gives feedback during the planning process.