Jacob Tropp
HIST
This class was not too bad. There were a few writing assignments, including a 5 page paper and a 10 page paper, but aside from that the work load is rather light, being mostly reading (that can be skimmed).
I took this class as a distribution requirement and would not recommend it if you were to take it for that reason. The lectures are constant talking, and there are never words on the slides. They are also extremely fast-paced. Professor Tropp is also an extremely harsh grader and expects you to know the exact dates of events that happened on his exams. The essays are on books that are pretty boring and very difficult to write and will be picked apart by Professor Tropp.
I took this class as a distribution requirement and would not recommend it if you were to take it for that reason. The lectures are constant talking, and there are never words on the slides. They are also extremely fast-paced. Professor Tropp is also an extremely harsh grader and expects you to know the exact dates of events that hap …Read more
Jacob Tropp is perhaps one of if not the harshest graders on campus. As a history major, I thought my writing was at least on par with where it should be currently, however, Jacob Tropp grades as if your writing is the worst thing in the world. I highly recommend you steer clear from this class and any subsequent classes with Tropp as the professor.