MTH 4120: Introduction to Probability at Baruch College
4 credits · Fall 2026
Introduction to Probability (MTH 4120) at Baruch College has 3 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 2 of 3 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Peter Gregory, Louis-Pierre Arguin, and James Sundstrom.
Of the 3 professors with a Chill Rank, Peter Gregory ranks chillest (Chill) and James Sundstrom least chill (Brutal).
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Requirements
Prerequisite: MTH 3020, MTH 3030, or MTH 3050. Not open to students who have completed MTH 3120.
About this course
This course is an introduction to the theory of probability. Topics to be included are basic theorems of probability, permutations and combinations, binomial and multinomial theorems, random variables with densities, sequences of independent identically distributed random variables, method of moments, the moment-generating function, central limit theorem, and standard-type probability distributions. Not open to students who have completed MTH 3120.
Best professors for MTH 4120 at Baruch, Fall 2026
- Peter GregoryChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.6 (183) · difficulty 2.2/5 · 90% would take again
- Louis-Pierre ArguinChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.6 (15) · difficulty 3.2/5 · 80% would take again
- James SundstromChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 2.4 (27) · difficulty 3.9/5 · 30% would take again
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
MTH 4120 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:41 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about MTH 4120 at Baruch
- Who teaches MTH 4120 at Baruch in Fall 2026?
- Peter Gregory, Louis-Pierre Arguin, and James Sundstrom are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is MTH 4120 at Baruch hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 3 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.1 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a MTH 4120 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.