Reviews of professor Peter Rich

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Rich is very fair and caring. I missed the announcement for when a postponed prelim would be moved to so I basically showed up to class, not knowing it was prelim day. Didn't have my cheat sheet or calculator and showed up late but prof let me print my sheet out and use my phone as a calculator and made sure I was okay and gave me extra time.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took 2 of his courses. You do not need to attend the actual classes, but for stat stay on top of homework very easy to fall behind. For soc problems review powerpoints and class notes. some stuff on tests comes from little things said in class. there are no A+ but easy A for sure. for essay get extensions if you need they will help.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Solid professor. Lectures are generally engaging, though sometimes they overlap too much with the assigned reading. Encourages class participation by giving you things to talk about with the person next to you. Very knowledgeable about what he's teaching. A fair amount of readings, but not too bad.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Though Professor Rich is a nice person, the class is extremely arbitrary. basically, he presents us with arguments from things he's read and we have to memorize like every detail of each reading and then he expects us to be able to formulate arguments and such on the exam without ever doing an instance of practice.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Social Problems in the US with Prof Rich was definitely a lot harder than in years past, but he's a very fair and straightforward guy. I also think the weightage of homework and attendance vs prelims+finals is very lenient, so as long as you show up and pay attention you should be in a decent spot. Certain exam questions are very tricky - watch out