Really great class, loads of supplemental help. Thing is you either get it or you don't when it comes to symbolism, I struggled. Levy was a sweet professor, who was very concise and funny. I appreciated his energy and understanding. I would recommend him for Logic.

On the third day of lecture, I sneezed really loudly and no one said bless you. 5 minutes later, some guy in the front row sneezed equally as loudly and the whole lecture hall said "Bless you!" The professor then proceeded to stop his presentation just to praise us for how UCLA students are so sweet and caring. I dropped out of the class that day.

Great class and Levy is an amazing professor, both in terms of effectiveness in teaching and personality.

I actually liked this class. The material wasn't difficult once you got the rules (literally learn and recognize the rules, that's all there is to it) and the prof/Tristen/tutors were all so helpful even though I only went to office hours once or twice. The other reviews had me a little scared, but it definitely was much easier than I anticipated. There was an exaggerated review on weekend office hours, but that was only for exam weeks and they were meant for students to reach out before the exams if needed. Tristen (the TA) was definitely the most helpful in getting me to understand quantified symbolizations, definitely go to discussion if you want to really do well.

The exams are truly limited in that there are only 15 or so questions on each. Half of the points went to derivations (where you know during the exam if you got them correct) so that was helpful. Symbolizations were the hardest, but as I mentioned before, all you really have to do is know the rules + little tricks that you pick up from others/Tristen along the way!

The class was pretty interesting! I would say it's pretty important to stay on top of lectures and new concepts since all new material builds on prior material. Levy also does not record his lectures, so it's pretty important to go to class.

Also, go to the tutor sessions! A lot of them have their own know-hows for how to solve problems.

This class is demanding, but honestly so rewarding and kind of fun when you finally understood the concepts. Professor Levy is so nice and willing to help. Honestly I think the key to doing well in this class are going to the drop in tutoring sessions, unsure if he’s still there but Nikolai? was so helpful. Keep up with the homework, I recommend splitting it into two days because it can be kind of draining. Overall, as long as you stay on top of homework you are well prepared for the exams. Lectures can be a little long but the example problems the professor shows sets you up to do the homework.

Lovely professor

Levy is a great and funny professor. His lectures are interesting and definitely keep you engaged, which is important for a morning class.

I found his material on LOGIC 2010 to be a little difficult at times. This led me to making this class P/NP, but many students found the material to be rather easy. I would have received a B if I stayed with a letter grade, but everyone's experience will vary.

Overall, it was a fun class and if you're pre-law and/or like philosophy, then go ahead and take this class!

I enjoyed this class. I took it as a pre-req for cognitive science and I would recommend it for other pre cog sci majors. I thought solving the problems was fun. There were about two homework assignments every week. Each assignment would have a few difficult problems, I would definitely recommend going to tutoring or office hours before spending too much time solving them on your own. They can be time-consuming if you don't know how to solve them but there are a lot of resources for students who need help. The professor clearly enjoys teaching and is really nice. His lectures are long but recorded if you need a break. He puts a lot of effort into his slides. The quizzes all together are 80% of the grade which is scary at first, but they are all open note and the professor gives practice exams beforehand. You will also probably have time to check your work depending on how fast you solve the problems. Try to do the derivations first because it tells you if those are correct. If you end up taking this class, definitely take notes on all the types of problems because they will most likely be similar on the tests. I'll admit this class may not be for everyone, but if you enjoy solving puzzles I would definitely recommend it. :)

Others here have said that this won't help for the LSAT, but it really does. It won't be immediately obvious because the content of homework or exams isn't directly applicable (you'll probably never do a truth table in real life), but if you want to get better at deciphering logical statements, this class will help.