Reviews of professor Peter Persans

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Had him for modern physics as a freshman in the fall. Very funny/witty, but goes on tangents for 30 minutes about something not on the homework or exam which means less real class time.

You have to go to class to get the worksheet. No lab.

He's a very easy grader and it does not take much effort to get an A. Also, the final is optional!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His class is entertaining, and he cares about his students. The material was tough and confusing if you have no background in it. If you go to office hrs and put effort in, you can do well. The class was a little disorganized, but it will probably be more structed in future years. Persans has some fun stories and is very approachable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Physics 1200 is a rough class, Persans is funny clear and clearly loves the material. Funny guy, follow himon twitter for quiz answers. Persans as your lecture professor is not a bad decision. Tests and labsare nasty, but they are course wide.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Persans was amazing to have. He's a great lecturer who keeps everything engaging and interesting. Workload can be a bit much at times but it's usually easy to handle. Exams were very well written and fair. Due to to COVID the class was on/offline hybrid, it was executed very smoothly. A great professor and a very funny and caring man.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Going into Physics II, I was absolutely terrified because of the reputation it has. He was really straightforward about the difficulty of the class and promised he would do his best to help us understand. His lectures are great, and in the lab blocks he will walk around, chat with students, and help them with any problems they are having.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Persans is one of the best professors at RPI. Great lectures, great stories, fair homework and tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Really great professor, makes lectures interesting. Physics II is the hardest class I've taken at RPI, but he was open and went out of his way to helping students who were struggling.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was difficult at times. Although he did always end lecture early, there was a ton of content that was covered (even though I had credit for the course from high school, the course covered vastly more). Go to office hours and ask for help on homework and make sure to pay attention in lab and it should be ok.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Persans is awesome and cares about his students. One of the nicest and smartest professors at all of RPI.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Persans is great. Knows his stuff and helps students during the lab section. lectures don't suck too much. Physics 2 is just a really hard course.