Peter Whitney is a Mechanical Engineering professor at Northeastern University rated 2.00/5 on Rate My Professors by 6 students, with 3.8/5 RMP difficulty and 17% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Peter Whitney professor reviews and ratings: 2.00/5 from 6 RMP ratings at Northeastern (17% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
incredibly rude.ME4555 2025-02-20 04:36:44 +0000 UTC
Terrible teaching style. Inconsiderate. Wouldn't wanna take any class with him again.ME4555 2024-05-16 18:22:29 +0000 UTC
No thanks.ME4555 2024-05-16 18:20:46 +0000 UTC
Too tough. Not considerate. Assignment and exam structure was awfulME4555 2024-05-13 13:52:20 +0000 UTC
Conceptualizes difficult concepts in an easy to digest manner. Somewhat lecture heavy, but all notes are posted online. Transition to online semester due to pandemic was great. I would highly recommend taking systems with Professor Whitney.ME4555 2020-04-13 19:10:46 +0000 UTC
All conceptual, very few problems ever solvedME4555 2019-04-23 00:15:46 +0000 UTC
Peter Whitney is rated 2.00/5 on Rate My Professors from 6 ratings. 17% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Peter Whitney's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.8/5 on Rate My Professors.
Peter Whitney has taught ME4555 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.