I absolutely loved this course! Both Professor Levy and his TA Christian knocked it out of the park! As someone that isn't very skilled in material of this nature (as it feels very MATH ADJACENT) their engaging approach and especially merciful approach to grading rapidly made this my favorite course, for my first quarter at UCLA.

The course was graded per three exams (two midterms, final) and homework assigned throughout the course; all of which done on the Logic 2010 program (...kinda fun, when it isn't terrifying!)

The only criticism I can muster is for the tutors chosen for the class... While the vast majority of the tutors were helpful, although beleaguered by terribly confused students (myself included!) a tutor by the name of "Rocky" stood out as particularly rude and unhelpful. The specific case of this that comes to mind was in one of the gala review sessions prior to the second midterm exam, where when I struggled with a specific problem he seemed more interested in flaunting his "brilliance" on the subject matter by using evasive terminology, which Professor Levy hadn't lectured on. Worse, upon asking for more clarification he loudly called out to another student with their hand raised, to apologize for me "taking so long!"

Suffice it to say: You will want to be mindful of who you ask for help, where the lectures and FREE textbook do not allay your confusion.

In conc., Professor Levy is a fantastic lecturer and I hope to take more classes with him during my time at UCLA!

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!

This class is by far one of my favorite classes I've taken thus far--due mostly to Professor Levy's brilliance as a lecturer. He's extremely funny and very clear with the material; I'd suggest against skipping any lectures, for that reason, as it might be difficult to catch up without his explanations. There are a few homework assignments each week through Logic2010, which is a bit of an eyesore of a program but nevertheless pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it. This class isn't like a typical philosophy class and is more along the lines of doing math, if anything, so if you're good with that type of material I strongly recommend this class (and even if you're not, it's super fun and satisfying once you get the hang of it, which should be easy enough with how passionate Levy is about the subject). There are two midterms and a final exam as well. My grade breakdown was an 89 on midterm 1, 100 on midterm 2, and 99 on the final, and so I ended up with a high A. I made some small mistakes on the first midterm, but other than that, the material was pretty easy to understand if you do all of the homework. Levy also holds gala review sessions prior to each exam which are super helpful, especially if you're struggling with certain problems. He has tutors walking around to help (and Levy is also available to help) and these sessions go for about 3 hours. These sessions on top of doing a bunch of the problems on Logic2010 will basically ensure you kill it on the actual exams, especially because Levy gives practice exam sets that are essentially the same structure as on the actual exams. Despite the class being at 8am, it was super enjoyable and it feels great to have this neat skill under my belt. I highly recommend this class :-)

For some people, logic comes easily to them, for others, learning these concepts is like pulling teeth. I fall more into the second category of people. With that said, I felt that the classes explained the concepts very well, and definitely helped me to learn the concepts. I took this class when classes first went online, so I actually did not go to the lectures and would just watch the videos later, and it worked out fairly well for me.

I really struggled in this class. B+ on midterm 1, B- on midterm 2, and an A on the final all to get an A- in the class. Levy was a fairly good teacher and the TA Kim was very helpful. However, I definitely spent a lot of time trying to teach myself the concepts. I would say if you are a math/STEM major, this class would probably come easier to you. If you are doing this as a philosophy requirement for the psych major, I would suggest another class. The pain this class caused me was not really worth it personally. So if you do decide to take the class, take it P/NP. One thing that also really rubbed me the wrong way was when we had class the day after the election at 9am and he suggested we “use this class as our therapy” it felt like a slap in the face really. Although the class was recorded, I personally went to every live lecture because I felt that it would’ve been impossible to sit through the recorded lecture and not just give up. Also if you do decide to take this class, READ THE BOOK!

Disclaimer: I am a south campus major and I know a lot of reviews on Levy are pretty split between north campus majors and south campus majors so this is just my experience.

Levy is one of nicest profs I've ever had at UCLA. He's like this kind grandpa and is always down to help. In terms of this course specifically, I enjoyed this course. We go over symbolizations (which are by far the hardest part of this course), truth tables (which are by far the easiest part of this course), derivations (which are kinda fun), and invalidities. This course is honestly a blend of an english comprehension course and a BASIC proof based course. (if you are a math major, its extremely elementary so don't get too scared of this, i.e. easier than geometry proofs in high school). The pacing of this course is pretty slow in my opinion but no complaints about that. The grading scheme is 20% homework (which is an easy 100% as long as you do it), 20% midterm 1, 20% midterm 2, and 40% final. I definitely underestimated the course at first. I got a 82/100 on midterm 1, 91/100 on midterm 2, and 193/200 on the final. Raw score, I was at a 93.2% so I was chilling for the A but I have no idea if there is a curve (but I think theres a slight one??? because my 82% was a B and 91% was an A instead of a B- and A-) So even if you don't do too hot on the first midterm, you can definitely still recover. I didn't really go to lectures, discussions nor office hours so I cannot talk about the TAs and the "tutors" but there are plenty of resources to clarify misconceptions. One big plus is that the TA/Prof grade really fast (less than one week turn around for midterm and final). Overall, I would definitely recommend this class who is interested in logic. Thanks Levy for a great quarter !

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.

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. :)

Levy is so charming and funny but I wouldn't take Logic unless you're ready for a challenge and are willing to put effort in! The content clicks for some people instantly, but it took me a while to grasp some concepts (ex. derviations). The class covers 3 concepts: 1. symbolizations 2. derivations 3. invalidities. I struggled with symbolizations in the sense that I didn't always understand what I was doing wrong, but I definitely could have improved upon this by attending more office hours and tutoring sessions. Derivations I struggled with for a week and then it clicked and was super easy after that. We learned invalidities so late due to the spring quarter remote disruptions that I honestly never grasped it since it was only 2 questions on the final. If you have interest in logic, definitely take the class-- Levy rewards students for effort and even said that in the beginning of the class (explicitly: if you come to office hours etc we will be looking at bumping grades at the end of the quarter).

Lovely professor