Peter Willett - Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Professor: Peter Willett

Department: Mathematics

College: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Willett is a Class guy. The fact that he curves on his tests just makes the class way less stressful than it needs to be. Overall if you have the opportunity to take him. Do it. Because hes a great guy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH192
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Willet is a lot of fun, he explains the topics really well and truly wants you to do well in his class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH192
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Though the test is hard, professor teaches claerly. The professor likes to make fun. I always find some emoji on my test paper. And he sometimes draws one after the hard question in lecture.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH192
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is awful. I used to enjoy math but because of him, I hate it. I've study hard and do all of his online assignment on time. I got 90%+, but his test is the worst, his test is very hard. He messed up my study plan. My whole future is in risk. I highly recomend not to take his class, especially if you want to transfer to 4-year university

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher. Super helpful and nice. I missed my midterm and he used my final to assign a grade for it. Opens all assignments and tests during finals week so you can re-do whatever you want to bring your grade up. Grades on a curve. Allows graphing calc for tests plus a page of notes. He just wants you to learn the math. Would highly recommend.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH192
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He let me add the class late after other teachers wouldn't allow me to do the same. Attendance was not mandatory, which helped because I also work, but I fell behind on hw which led me to get a C. There is a generous makeup period after the online deadlines close. I would suggest going to class with questions otherwise you're wasting your own time.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher sucks. Never good at teaching nor grading. A very tough grader and doesn't care about students. This is probably the worst professor and the worst decision I have ever make to take his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online over summer, and I wouldn't recommend it. Hardest class ever! And the professor didn't help at all and doesn't respond to emails. The book doesn't use the same questions as the Webassign website, which makes it difficult because you have to teach yourself how to do the work. A lot of homework & tests, be prepared to read.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH192
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Willet was very clear with his explanations of concepts, and he was usually able to explain things in at least 2 ways. He was even willing to allow students to skip ahead in his online homework if they knew the material, although the book and program he used let him down as I found it difficult to do the online portion of his homework.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STAT142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Guy's solid. Always trying to get people to take help. Always there when I had a question. If you're gonna take an online class, his was very well organized.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH075
• 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:

Best mathematics professor I have ever had. I had not take math for 4 years & gaining the confidence to acquire the skills needed for algebra was simple, thanks to his patience with the entire class. He made sure that we understood WHAT the problem is asking and WHY we take the steps to find the answer. Not sure why some students think otherwise...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would never take him again. The toughest grader I've ever had. Much better Math teacher I've had before but he's not even close.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STATS000
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

TAKE HIM! He's sympathetic to people who've taken stats before, so let him know if you have. Lots of online h.w. Gives one extra credit question on each test. There were several group projects, which by the end of the semester, he didn't have time to grade, so he gave 100%. TESTS ARE MULTIPLE CHOICE! Graded on a curve. FinalNOT multiple choice!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If they make a repetitive $500 fee every month to guarantee that I wouldn't see him again, I'd happily pay that to just don't see him again! He stressed me out a lot during the course. I think teachers should be evaluated not only on their relative knowledge, but on their moral skills as well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't really teach you anything. He just stresses you out. Even if you send him an email, you might get a one world email from him after a week! If you study the book by yourself or by a higher rated teacher, you'll earn better results.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took his Summer online Math191 and studied every day, passed all the test on MathLab but non of them matter because he grades based on his super difficult exams which are on class average with the thoughts curve you've seen. You think you'll get A but he'll give you C or D! seriously!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I wouldn't take any of his classes again. I took his precalculus but he gives you a very low grade that messes you GPA. There're better Math teachers to take.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's grading doesn't follow a standard rule. It's his custom curve with few students being able to pass. For example if you take one of his exams and with the same knowledge some other teachers exam, you'll definitely get A there and D here.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He grades based on class average with 1 A, 3 Bs, 5 Cs and that's it! Rest going to be failed even if you have studied. Three exams were taken which are totally out of the book with only 1 hour and 50 mins for like 40 problems which are so long that even if you know all the answers you can't finish. It'll be the worst experience taking his class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

OMG, DO NOT TAKE HIS COURSE EVER IN YOUR LIFE!!! Toughest teacher I've ever had in my whole life. I took his Math-191 during the summer. Got my text book 3 weeks earlier and Started the book way before the course. Have been studying for more than 10 hours every single day (I swear to god!) and I just got a C! Class average grading with only 1 A!!!!