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Alexander Julius
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Spring 2023 - take this class if you can tolerate philosophy and only want to think about the class once a week. ok here's the thing. I went to the first lecture all ready to learn about philosophy and I left with the intention of never going to lecture again. The only thing I actually did for this class was go to discussion-- I didn't do the readings or go to lecture. My TA, Moises, was awesome and he basically summarized everything in 50 minutes that the prof couldn't do in 2.5 hours. There are only three assignments total which were all super doable and my TA let us turn in our rough drafts for editing, basically ensuring an A on each paper. Even if you wanted to go to lecture, he records it and I found it more helpful to listen to him in 2x speed when I was trying to find info for the papers anyways. So I guess I would recommend it lol
Spring 2023 - take this class if you can tolerate philosophy and only want to think about the class once a week. ok here's the thing. I went to the first lecture all ready to learn about philosophy and I left with the intention of never going to lecture again. The only thing I actually did for this class was go to discussion-- I didn't do the readings or go to lecture. My TA, Moises, was awesome and he basically summarized everything in 50 minutes that the prof couldn't do in 2.5 hours. There are only three assignments total which were all super doable and my TA let us turn in our rough drafts for editing, basically ensuring an A on each paper. Even if you wanted to go to lecture, he records it and I found it more helpful to listen to him in 2x speed when I was trying to find info for the papers anyways. So I guess I would recommend it lol
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Spring 2024 - Professor Julius was nice and understanding. He was always understanding with students concerns outside and inside of class. He expressed his support with students who were involved in the events taking place on campus. I felt relieved when he told us not to worry when we were behind in lecture. His strengths include being understanding, supportive, and nice. However, I often felt lost in lecture because he did not use any presentation slides (he would just talk with the readings in front of him) or he did not have a microphone. It was difficult to follow along in what he was saying because I could not hear and he did not have a clear structure to what he was saying. I felt very lost because the readings were confusing and I relied heavily on my TA's discussion section because they had slides and did a good job breaking down the readings. I wish the professor began the beginning of the quarter with introducing himself and his goals for the class. I wish he had slides and offered information about the readings before we started reading because I did not know many terms in the readings or people mentioned. I feel that although he was nice and willing to help, his lectures were very confusing and he would often go on many tangents when he was lecturing. I feel that most of my peers felt that discussion sections with their TA's were more helpful to break down the readings. Overall, I think he was very nice and understanding of students concerns, I just feel that his teaching style is difficult to follow.
Spring 2024 - Professor Julius was nice and understanding. He was always understanding with students concerns outside and inside of class. He expressed his support with students who were involved in the events taking place on campus. I felt relieved when he told us not to worry when we were behind in lecture. His strengths include being understanding, supportive, and nice. However, I often felt lost in lecture because he did not use any presentation slides (he would just talk with the readings in front of him) or he did not have a microphone. It was difficult to follow along in what he was saying because I could not hear and he did not have a clear structure to what he was saying. I felt very lost because the readings were confusing and I relied heavily on my TA's discussion section because they had slides and did a good job breaking down the readings. I wish the professor began the beginning of the quarter with introducing himself and his goals for the class. I wish he had slides and offered information about the readings before we started reading because I did not know many terms in the readings or people mentioned. I feel that although he was nice and willing to help, his lectures were very confusing and he would often go on many tangents when he was lecturing. I feel that most of my peers felt that discussion sections with their TA's were more helpful to break down the readings. Overall, I think he was very nice and understanding of students concerns, I just feel that his teaching style is difficult to follow.
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worst professor ever no joke do yourself a favor and do not enroll. he rants and pulls random examples that dont relate and cannot use midterm. i swear he is pulling random thoughts out of his ass to kill time because he doesnt have anything to say in a two hour lecture. yes the TA all grade differently so good luck!
worst professor ever no joke do yourself a favor and do not enroll. he rants and pulls random examples that dont relate and cannot use midterm. i swear he is pulling random thoughts out of his ass to kill time because he doesnt have anything to say in a two hour lecture. yes the TA all grade differently so good luck!
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AJ is like one of those messy philosophers you would see in the comics. I took Phil 153A with him, which is about normative ethics. It was easy because of AJ's A- grading policy and our sweet TA Amber. The reading assignments were excellent, but I didn't quite enjoy AJ's lecture. AJ's lecture is somehow dry, and he keeps talking for the entire 1 hour and 50 minutes. To be honest I found myself often became sleepy in his class. I don't know if this holds true for the phil 6 he teaches, but in general he is a nice professor.
AJ is like one of those messy philosophers you would see in the comics. I took Phil 153A with him, which is about normative ethics. It was easy because of AJ's A- grading policy and our sweet TA Amber. The reading assignments were excellent, but I didn't quite enjoy AJ's lecture. AJ's lecture is somehow dry, and he keeps talking for the entire 1 hour and 50 minutes. To be honest I found myself often became sleepy in his class. I don't know if this holds true for the phil 6 he teaches, but in general he is a nice professor.
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