# Peter Commons — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PETER_COMMONS) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_38ea81602c3074086773db5e ### source enrollment ### source instructor id pcommons ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Peter Commons ### email PCOMMONS\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 4 #### quality 2.25 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2793784 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00 #### courses ##### course 384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 2.25 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.4247381529554963 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_06cf96d608f07511611cd836 | OTM 701 | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | 2 | 3 | 3.759 | | course\_1bf63a8396c8be5c9cea1868 | OTM 765 | CONTEMPORARY TOPICS | 1 | 4 | 3.7 | | course\_32bdc34e1b0601032aab2c60 | OTM 401 | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PETER\_COMMONS ## 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Talks way too quickly, never have time to take notes from the slides before he changes them. Also, his quizzes aree extremely specific - but his lectures are not. Hard to do well. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNDE2MzAz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784", "instructor_name": "Peter Commons", "course_label": "OTM452", "course_id": "OTM 452", "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908", "review_date": "2025-12-30 04:31:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Peter was fine. 4 Homework sets, instructions were vague, took hours, and were worth 30% of the overall grade. Refused to confirm/deny answers during office hours, convinced all his students used AI, spoke quickly, etc. The course would benefit from a TA/someone who offered guided instruction for HW sets,etc. One midterm exam & group project.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzczNzI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784", "instructor_name": "Peter Commons", "course_label": "OTM452", "course_id": "OTM 452", "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908", "review_date": "2025-12-22 07:39:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Peter was an okay professor throughout. He went through lectures really fast and it was tough to understand all the content. He is a pretty harsh grader and will take off for anything little. He said he curved the class but didn't really follow through. He means the best for his students but he came off a little harsh.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2793784", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:07.215484+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDAwMzMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2793784", "instructor_name": "Peter Commons", "course_label": "OTM452", "course_id": "OTM 452", "course_uid": "course_384e1df5801ad031fc0f7908", "review_date": "2024-12-20 21:09:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's ok. I heard that Tom's class is easier. He takes attendance every class. It is vey lecture heavy and he goes fast and it's hard to keep up. Doesn't record lectures, but posts slides, so if you miss what he said hope someone else caught it. If you put in the work you'll be okay. Office hours felt like a waste of time, at least to me. 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