Peter Dillery

This professor has taught: MATH120, MATH141H, MATH405, MATH406

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Peter Dillery MATH406 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/28/2024	Peter Dillery is a top-tier lecturer, but the organization of his class is a little lacking. His homeworks are difficult but reasonable, and his exams are never too difficult. Overall, I'd recommend him.
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/24/2024	Pretty good professor. I think the main reason I did well in the class was because of my calculus foundation that I developed in high school. However, I think that Dillery did a really good job of explaining how to do problems and making sure that everyone understood. I thought that the exams were pretty easy and were very similar to the homework/ lecture problems. Overall I think that in order to get a good grade in this class attending lecture is a must and going to office hours is important if you feel confused. Dillery is a really understanding prof and the TA's were pretty chill. All in all its a math class so just make sure you dedicate the time to practice and study outside of lecture.
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/03/2024	Fantastic Professor. He explains concepts in a very understandable way and order. Highly recommend
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/25/2023	Nice chill professor. Everything covered on the quizzes and exams are on the homework assignments, goes over multiple examples in class to make sure you understand a concept, and even though the virtual textbook costs money, it is set in a very organized manner. He also regularly posts practice exams. Relatively easy to study on your own.
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/08/2023	The quizzes and exams are almost exactly the same as the homework and practice quizzes he posts before the exams. So as long as you know that, you will be totally fine. There are weekly quizzes, but it's honestly a good consistent review in the class that keeps the information fresh. He is overall a good teacher and responds very quickly to emails, but he does go over hard material really quickly sometimes and it can get very confusing. Overall would recommend.
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/30/2023	Pretty good overall. His exams and quizzes are fair and mimic the homework/class examples. He is good about going over several example problems that are needed to complete the homework. Although he tends to run out of time during for the last example, he always continues it even after class is over so you can understand it.
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/29/2023	I did not go to this class for most of the semester as attendance is not mandatory, and his lectures mainly reiterate textbook material. He explains concepts well enough and offers help when needed. There are small quizzes almost every week, and they are good prep for exams. The exams are pretty fair and consistent with the homework and example problems. The TA's are also helpful and nice. The textbook itself also explains challenging concepts well which makes self-studying easier.
Peter Dillery MATH120 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/29/2023	Hes a pretty good teacher, I genuinely have a good understanding of the most of the concepts in the class, however he usually goes over the hardest topics towards the last 5 minutes of class and I found myself struggling on those the most.
Peter Dillery MATH406 Anonymous 05/25/2023	Great professor gives examples for everything which is super helpful. Exams are super fair (though I sadly bombed test 2) if you study and actually pay attention. I agree with everything the other reviewers say as well. Although slow at responding emails sometimes but very good professor.
Peter Dillery MATH406 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/08/2023	As for the good, he curves quite substantially. Apart from that, I don't have much else to say. Excessive (and excessively long) homeworks every week (we even have a full length homework assignment due during finals week, something I've never encountered in any class before this), he doesn't post notes at all and his lectures are effectively just a worse presentation of the sections of the textbook (his textbook of choice being abysmal as well), and extremely low exam averages. First exam average was a D, second and third one an F. The exams weren't as difficult as the low averages entail, but barely any material is provided to accurately prepare for these exams, and we are stuck using Justin's practice material and past homeworks, which are extremely excessive. Overall, he's a genuinely nice guy, but is a strict butler for the rules and can be quite a bit of an asshole at times.
Peter Dillery MATH406 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/07/2023	On one end, he's a great lecturer, curves pretty substantially, and administers fair exams. That being said, he doesn't post notes, and homework are quite lengthy, and are graded very stringently.
Peter Dillery MATH406 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2022	Great lecturer, and takes time for questions. Poor handwriting but legible. Main issue is that he does not post notes, so you need to take detailed notes in class. About 2-3 hours of homework per week, exams are fair. Attendence is not graded but absolutely critical to pass the class.