This is a really easy and chill upper div class. Professor Petersen is also a really chill. There are no curve balls at all on his exams.

Taking this class with Professor Petersen was a very positive experience. Math 134 is a relatively easy upper division math course due to the fact that qualitative behavior is emphasized instead of pure mathematical rigor. As for Professor Petersen himself, you can already tell how easygoing and casual he is with the way he dresses and with the way he teaches the course. Though he does have a bit of a European accent, his lectures are still very clear and understandable. His weekly homeworks come straight from the book and do not take too long to finish. In fact, the two lowest out of five homework scores are dropped, so it is not too difficult to get the full 20% of the total grade. His exams are definitely on the easier side, and there is plenty of time since there are 5-6 questions for two hours. He gives sufficient study materials, including past/sample exams; plus he gives a review including solutions to practice exams before the exam. Discussions are probably not necessary, as the content is not too difficult and there are plenty of other resources such as office hours and the textbook. All in all, I would recommend Professor Petersen for this class.