Honestly, I was ready to give Prof. Levy a great review. He presents the material well, the assignments, while annoying sometimes, are fair, and I can echo the above that he has a generally likable personality. Up until the last two weeks of this class, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt since I took his class during the COVID quarantine/remote learning phase.

Notice that I said until the last two weeks. For context, this was when the Black Lives Matter movement/George Floyd killing was in the forefront of everyone's mind. Many other departments were doing their best to accommodate for these trying times, especially for students who were affected. However, Levy decided "nah, we aren't gonna do that." For a logic professor, trying to see him argue that a no-harm optional final would cause students more stress and then mandating that everyone take the final with no grade minimum using completely illogical arguments was something to behold. He tried to use his activism back in the 1960's to appeal to empathy, and then he flat-out ignored our requests for accommodations due to time zone difference (again, remote learning) or personal mental health due to current events.

It's a real shame because after seeing everyone say that Philosophy 31 with Levy was the best class they've had and seeing his high rating (4.0 before this quarter), I was hoping for a better takeaway. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt (maybe he's better in person) up until that ridiculous stunt with the final.

Hands down, best class I've ever taken at UCLA. I loved this class, so I'm biased, but I'll try to give you the most helpful review.
PROS:
- Levy's lectures are very clear and helpful
- Abundant tutors and tutoring sessions, lots of good opportunities to get help
- All the assignments, tests, practice is done on Logic 2010 Software, so class is super organized and well -structured, you always know what to expect.
- Gives practice exams that almost follow exam structure exactly
- Levy is a cute grandpa who genuinely loves teaching
CONS:
- Workload is kind of heavy, HW assignments due twice a week, each can take up to 3-4 hours.
- Symbolic Logic doesn't come easy to some, you might struggle more than others, or be bored
Advice:
- Go to all the lectures, do all the HW, and make sure you understand what you're doing
- In the week leading up to the exam, do all the practice questions in the Logic 2010 Software, might seem like overkill, but it's super doable, and you'll be so much better prepared for the exams
If you absolutely despise math, maybe skip out on this class, symbolic logic is like a spin off of math, and you might not enjoy it.

This was a very difficult class, but Professor Levy made it worthwhile. His lectures were always engaging, fun, and informative. If you want an A in this class, you must go to office hours and show up for lecture. He does not record his lectures.

Lot of disgruntled people talking about how hard the class is. Logic isn't for everybody, but Steve Levy is. He's experienced, helpful, accommodating, and he wholeheartedly believes in your ability to grasp the concepts and will help you get there.

I ended up graduating UCLA summa cum lade this year in a stem field. Upon reflection, this is the absolute hardest class I took at UCLA. The pacing was god awful, it goes far too in-depth to be a GE, the expectation that you attend instruction on weekends was absurd. Many people dropped and took it P/NP.

I'm currently in the process of wrapping up my LSAT studies and this class (and formal logic in general) contributes absolutely nothing to one's understanding of that test. Again, there is NO SECTION of the LSAT that requires you to understand formal logic. Derivations and logical phrasing are not useful in any way, shape or form for legal thinking or the LSAT. This class is good for one thing only: pursuing a logic concentration in philosophy at UCLA. It should not be advertised as a class that prepares someone for Law School or the LSAT.

I'd discourage almost anyone from taking this class.

This class is hilariously easy if you understand logic. The prof is slow and old but you don't need to watch all the lectures to do well.

this course is pretty much discrete math at a very basic level but from a linguistic/rhetorical perspective so take it if you like that and don't take it if you don't. concepts felt pretty straightforward. homework is due through a dated-looking application called "logic" but the problems are very targeted (not too repetitive except at beginning) and helpful so it's clear that prof has taught this course a fair amount of times
s levy is a very kind, affable, and humorous person and you can tell he wants to help everyone do well despite the large amount of students in class (over 300). trust him and pls laugh at his frequent jokes

The two other reviewers for this quarter are pathetic. If you are serious about academics, then regardless of protests or pandemic, you would have been enthusiastic about this time-tested class.

Indeed, there were some mishaps with the exams, but overall, I would 100% recommend this course to anyone interested in logic, philosophy, or law school.

If anyone has to take a logic course, you should take it with this professor. I know logic sounds scary, but this professor ensures we have the support we need to succeed in his class. This was my first ever philosophy course and I was completely lost in the beginning. The slides the professor offers are informative and there are multiple tutors that offer office hours all throughout the week. When midterms and finals are coming up, there are basically tutoring sessions all day, everyday. Attendance is not mandatory but I highly recommend attending lecture. Each lecture introduces a new topic, missing one will cause you to get lost. The class consisted of manageable homework assignments, a midterm, and a final. I would definitely take this course again.

The professor is passionate about the topics and wants to transmit that to his students. He has a lot of experience in this and comes to class with a positive attitude. The only down side that I see about this is how much cramming the professor does and introduces new content one week after the other. It's harder to catch up on one topic when you are just trying to grasp the concept of the previous one. So in general the professor as a person is nice and tries his best but since the topic is DIFFICULT, I think transmitting the content at a slower pace, giving students the opportunity to do extra credit assignments to help their understanding and grade because the class being difficult itself, having the midterms and final be a majority part of the grade and homework a smaller section, I think its unfair that our efforts are not taken into account. Such as going to the tutors help hours plus the AAP tutors. It is always emphasized if we need help to go seek help but they don't see that since day 1 l've been getting that extra support and giving my best effort in the class trying to understand a very difficult class.