Bill Peterson

This class is hard. I won't sugarcoat it. However, Peterson is an amazing professor and the content is awesome. You dive into probability in every aspect of life, learning about cool statistical ideas like the birthday problem, casino games, COVID, and more. This will make you better at statistics and teaches you how to think. It is tough but worth it. Best class at Middlebury in my opinion.

This class is hard. I won't sugarcoat it. However, Peterson is an amazing professor and the content is awesome. You dive into probability in every aspect of life, learning about cool statistical ideas like the birthday problem, casino games, COVID, and more. This will make you better at statistics and teaches you how to think. It is …Read more

Peterson is very animated in his lecture style and is pretty effective at teaching the material. Exam structure are very traditional and learning is based mostly on homework and iterative practice after a preview and foundationals' lecture.

I took probability as a requirement for my major and I am so glad that I took it with Peterson. He is a great lecturer and is super enthusiastic when he teaches. I found that despite the topic being challenging, Peterson made everything easy to understand. He is also super understanding, kind, and accommodating. Overall, Professor Peterson is an amazing professor and human and I recommend his classes to anyone interested in math/stats.

I took probability as a requirement for my major and I am so glad that I took it with Peterson. He is a great lecturer and is super enthusiastic when he teaches. I found that despite the topic being challenging, Peterson made everything easy to understand. He is also super understanding, kind, and accommodating. Overall, Professor Pe …Read more