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One of the Best here. Good guy and very knowledgable.

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very interesting

Kind of boring, but very informative. He knows the material really well.

Good lecturer if you like storytelling, tests were somewhat difficult.

Knows his stuff, is a great guy and a more than fair teacher.

He is a great guy, always willing to help

A great teacher. If you read, you will pass with a B or better.

Just read and you can get an A! Very Smart!

good teacher, knows his history, very intersting in lecture, gives you questions on chapter and tells you what to know for quizzes makes it much easier!

Very interesting, read the assignments and look for the answers to the questions he gives you, and you'll pass no problem!

By far the best professor I've had. A lot of people think he's tough but that's probably just because they are stupid, struggle with in class, and then **** about there being no curve. His response, Do you want your brain surgeon graded on a curve?

just got him 2 weeks ago but he is very intrusting and i will take him again in the future

I loved Petersen! Sometimes class is boring if you're not into History, but he usually is halfway interesting. He's a really nice guy though. He knows A LOT about history! We had some tests and 2 assignments...not a hard class, you just have to study...

HE teaches very well but the quizzes are harder then you think!

One of the most interesting teachers I've ever had! I find it almost impossible to sleep during his class. And he grades easy...all you have to do is memorize a few words and you'll do fine on the quizzes! I recommoned him!

this man is very smart, kinda unclear on some things but overall his class is very interesting and youll do fine if you do the what he asks of you

IF you fail this class you weren't following the study guide. His lectures are a little dry, but at times amusing. He very knowledgeable and detailed in lectures. Great class to take.

I enjoyed his class a lot. His lectures are a little dry, but he can be funny at times! If you follow the study guides you will pass the class no problem. Staying awake at 8 am is the hard part!

Dry, yes, but you will learn if you pay attention. His slant is not liberal. It is REAL.

Sleepy, but very intelligent and helpful professor.

I liked him as a prof. I would take him again. I learned in his class and didn't mind his [dry] sense of humor. He can be funny at times.

Very helpful teacher who is very resourceful in US History. He enjoys teaching and is very passionate about it as well.

Really like the fact that there was no term paper requirement. Fairly easy to get an A if you follow his study guides. Fairly amusing.

Very knowledgable and helpful. Fun to talk to

Awesome instructor!!! He has a way of intergating all parts of the lectures into a very effective cirriculum. Makes you laugh at times with his little quips here and there and makes the class fun (if history can be fun). Very Strict! No pop?...C'mo

Very strict. I am a history major and his 100c class is the easiest out of all the survey courses to get a A in if you are just looking to fill a gen. ed.

Not a bad professor, but dont take him at 8:30 in the morning. He has a huge fit when people fall asleep in class...Quizzes and assignmnents arent bad, but 2 essay exams. oh, and he's a little obssessed w/ T. Roosevelt

I have actually had Peterson for 317 and 329. I think he is very knowledgeable. He still enjoys lecturing. Just answer the questions he passes out for the books and you will do fine. The only negative is he does not foster discussion.

Best history prof I've ever had. I learned so much and I would take him again for another course. Easy A if you do the study questions and take good notes during lecture. I highly reccomend him!

I didn't think he was easy, in fact, I thought he was hard. But, I did learn a lot, and he's a nice guy. Don't take a summer class of his at eight a.m. though, super hard to stay awake.

Very interesting! He knows his stuff. Quizzes are not hard at all as long as you take notes and study. Don't even attempt to fall asleep in his class. He will yell at ya! Awesome professor!!

Great info in this class, never thought about history this way before. He is very picky about Essay questions! But the questions he gives you before hand really help. Knows his material really well. Enjoys teaching. Likes lecture. The only sucky thing, no food or drink for a 3hr class but good prof

He's a decent teacher. Just study and do the study guides he hands out. Sometimes he'll make a huge deal about something and it won't even be on his exam. Even when he says rember this...it'll be on my exam...then it isn't!

Very interesting professor! Do the study guides and you will be ok.

I enjoyed his class. Good insight into difficult periods of American history. Listen to lecture and you'll pass the quizzes. No actual tests and no papers.

Quizzes are only hard if you don't study. Go over your notes, read the book, do the study guides and you will be fine. He is a great professor, and he enjoys what he does. He makes class interesting!

He wqas a very good teacher. You can learn a lot from him. Yes, he may be as old as a dino. but he is still a really good teacher. All you have to do is go to class, study for the tests, and ask him any questions that you may have. Bottom line, he was a good teacher and you should take his class.

To all those saying Peterson is a boring lecturer and is super hard: YOU ARE RETARED!

Very easy class good teacher take him.

If you do the reading and pay attention to lectures, then you will do great! The man knows his stuff and his lectures are not all that bad.

VERY knowledgable about history,does his lectures from memory.Quizzes are quite difficult,but definately not too bad. Study what you need and you'll do fine.Nice guy, willing to help,fairly light on his feet, but, geez, he expects too much studying. 6-7 hours per day...for the SUBJECT? That's his only prob. Other than that,he's a great professor.

he's a really smart guy who occasionally goes into stories about his life, which are really funny. his quizzes are easy if you studied and the class is pretty easy. but it's too early in the morning.

the manliest prof on campus, he eats nails for breakfast. incidentally hes also one of the best educators at the uni. i took 316 & 317, and it was great. very learned, eloquent and precise. hard quizzes and exams, study hard. will answer any and all questions in great depth. mention a current event after class and he will talk for hours.

Dr. Petersen is the best professor in the history department. Yes, he expects you to know the material, but this IS college. He is kind and very helpful if you are willing to ask him questions. I would recommend his classes to anybody that is genuinely interesting in learning, rather than simply earning a grade.

Dr. Peterson is a brilliant human being. I had him about 10 years ago, so maybe my ratings are not relevant. He will work you hard, and your grade may not be the pretty little "A" you want, but speaking from experience, I REMEMBER more from his classes than any other. He may seem intimidating, but one:one, you'll see a different person.

Tells very interesting stories, and lectures are very straightforward. All you have to do is go to class, take notes and memorize the study guides he gives you. His classes are a lot of work, but its easy and fairly interesting memorization.

Likes to teach the material. Very enthusiastic. You will need to study. You do need the book for reading. Have to write a 3-5 page paper on the cuban missile crisis, or at least my class did.

His lectures were often captivating, and an excellent analytical supplement to the books. Exams were balanced and demanding, although the essays could have required more analysis. Recommended for history and int'l relations students that have already completed some coursework in their fields.

Peterson is one of the most intelligent history professors ever! he could talk about the topics forever. i kept getting continuous C's on my quizzes but he gave out a lot of extra credit--you really have to work for it though! yes for my class we had to write a 5 pg paper off of one source-but my god its an entire book to go off of!!

His quizzes are pretty tough, but his lectures were interesting.

Dr. Petersen is the toughest man in the world. In his senior seminar class he once cracked a walnut in half with his bare hands to prove the strength of neolithic man. He also like Domino's Pizza, and often relates it to the capitalistic system. Petersen also likes to ski if you want bonus points...buy him pizza and go skiing with him. The man!

Good teacher - boring class :]

CI- Spent entire time on 4 modern history topics in prep to write 10 pg paper. Very knowledgeable, great analysis-quizzes are hard, STUDY THE BOOKS! Excessively helpful with 10 pg'er Outlined topic in class sat with groups for 3wks of class so we could discuss then looked over papers and told you exactly what you needed! INTERESTING class!

Very good professor.. The class is hard but he offers himself alot for any questions you may have.. Extremely knowlegdeable of history and loves it!! It makes it easier to pay attention when you know he enjoys what hes doing! Boring class though just pay attention..

Good professor, lectures alot. Take good notes. Gives only quizzes, no tests. Two essay questions throughout the entire class. Write one paper. Study guides are easy and the quizzes are right from the study guide. Easy overall class, but lectures are lengthy.

He is extremely hard! You need to be sure that you go to class, take good notes (he talks really fast and you have to scribble down the notes really fast), you have to do the reading because the pop quiz answers come directly from the reading and they are hard to remember even if you read. Difficult but a BRILLIANT teacher and very insiteful.

Great Professor!! and very approachable

Dr. Petersen drives a Dodge Stratus that he purchased during a cross country skiing expedition across the French Alps while studying the post Cold War relationship and David Hasslehoff's impact to the demise of East Germany. Dr. Petersen said: "tear down that wall." With Hasslehoff at his side, they accomplished true harmony. Take this class

Read the material as there are regular quizzes. No papers but three essay exams. The man knows his stuff, without a doubt. His lectures are full of interesting information. Hands out study guides.

awesome teacher. Totally interested in his field- may spit out a few extra facts. If you read the book you are all set to get an A!! takes attendance tho...he has a lot to offer students!