This is a symbolic logic class - which is philosophical in some way but if you are expecting a traditional philosophy class with essays, this is not the class. The class is mathematical, but not extraordinarily difficult, it's honestly reasonably easy to solve most of the problems as long as you know notation, and have a reasonable understanding of mathematics or logical studies. Professor Levy is unfortunately not the most engaging lecturer, and it doesn't help that the lecture is at 8am. Overall, simple class, but expect an annoying amount of assignments to do over time.

Just to be totally clear about it, this class is SYMBOLIC LOGIC. Some people have signed up for it mistakenly, me included. Anyway, this class is pretty tough, depending on how enthusiastic you are, Levy gives really great lectures, but it is SUPER important that you show up to them. Missing one day can seriously put you back a few pegs. All homework and exams were done online, with a free program called Logic2010. Homework due every other lecture, 2 midterms, and a final. TA sessions were not mandatory for me, but were intended for extra help if needed. Levy is super helpful if you talk to him, he's the sweetest guy ever. I loved the class, just be prepared to show up every day, that's the biggest thing.

I love him. He is funny and helpful all the time. The best professor I've ever had at UCLA. The class was not easy but not difficult either.

Not sure why this class is so highly rated. Professor Levy is one of the most boring lecturers I've ever seen. He lectures extremely slowly, and slows class down by at least 50% by answering every student question anyone can possibly dream up. The class is quite easy, the assignments straightforward, and the exams pretty much the same as exam concepts. I don't recommend going to lecture (since he posts the slides online)--save yourself the effort of waking up early and wasting 4 hours per week on that. Other than that, the class is extremely easy and a bit of a joke.

If you are entering this class imagining a philosophical way of going about the material, you must understand that this class focuses on sentential logic, which consists of truth tables, derivations, symbolizations, and invalidities. If you don't know what these are, it's okay... Levy's lectures were always engaging (even as a Friday 8 AM) and he offers plenty of opportunities to get help; for example, there are multiple of tutors with office hours on top of Levy and his TA's own hours and Levy also offers a "Gala" where all of the tutors, the TA, and himself host a 3 hour review of the PreTest
The grade is broken down into Homework (20%), Midterm #1 (20%), Midterm #2 (20%), and the Final (40%). All tests are curved and students can often receive partial credit. Some believed this class was extremely challenging while some felt this was a basic class. As long as you enter it knowing it may be different from what you are expecting and you are willing to work hard, Levy is a great professor and there is lots of help available!

Professor Levy makes a complex topic like logic easy to understand and apply.

His slides are incredibly informative, have good examples, and are great review materials. However, the entire class (homework, midterms, and even the final) is on a software called Logic 2010. Get used to that program. Learn keyboard shortcuts to save time, and make sure it's in your dock or start menu. It contains a LOT of extra problems, which come in extremely handy when studying for midterms and the final. Towards the end of the class, though, the lectures become Levy doing problems on Logic 2010 and there's no way to record all of that, so going to lecture is more important towards the end of the quarter. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

The material in the class starts out extremely simple (and kind of pointless), but everything in the class builds off of that essential knowledge. This is definitely a class that needs solid practice before exams, and the best way to do that is redo homework problems and do extra problems at a higher difficulty. This should prepare you for the latter half of the class, which can get very confusing, unintuitive, and plain difficult. If you go to lectures, hit the review sessions, and email the tutors, you should be on the right track.

The workload for this class is actually really light: you can grind out twice-weekly homework assignments by only spending a maximum of 2-3 hours a week, but of course that'll increase during midterm weeks and finals week.

The midterms were a little difficult in my opinion, but the final turned out to be way easier. By the time the final rolls around, you should definitely consider going through and cleaning every problem in the program; in the end, there's only so many different types of symbolizations, derivations, and invalidities that can show up on a test. Prepare yourself for all situations.

The one bad part of the class for me was my TA. She was only mildly helpful and refused to answer some innocuous questions. She also turned a little condescending, which I did not like, so I stopped going to discussion. I don't think I missed out on much.

Overall, ask Professor Levy questions, go to review sessions, and do every Logic 2010 problem. You'll definitely like the class.

Honestly, I didn't like this class. I wasn't amused by Professor Levy's humor, and I never liked asking him for help. Tutoring, though, helped a lot - all of the tutors were awesome - and the questions aren't very hard after some practice.

The midterms and final were harder than his practice test questions and his homework questions. I always did the homework ahead of time, would redo it before each test, and I would help out other kids in the class and in office hours, but because I didn't get As on the tests, I didn't get an A in the class. Overall, a very doable class and if you're pre-law, it should help when studying for the LSATs.

Levy's passion and excitement for logic is what really made this course excellent. He is clearly well-practiced in the subject and knows all the common pitfalls that students can run into, which made him really good at answering questions. The workload is very light, just involving a handful of problems before each lecture. His humor might not be for everyone, but I actually found this guy to be hilarious. Logic isn't always exciting, but at least he keeps it entertaining! Honestly, my favorite class I've taken so far here at UCLA!

I came into this class thinking it would be easy because of the Bruin Walk reviews, but honestly this is one of the worst classes I've ever taken. I am not a philosophy major so the whole time I was like wtf... Regardless, GO TO TUTORING!! Practice by redoing the homework, and pay attention in lecture. I definitely feel like the tests are feasible if you understand the material but the concepts can be somewhat tricky. I finessed this A and you can too.

Great class! Textbook and software are both free and professor Levy was so kind and funny and caring. I liked his jokes and his ways of teaching. Exams are open notes, but it will not help you a lot if you don't understand the basics. I freaked out after the first midterm because I got 83 out of 100 when I thought I could easily master the material. Then I went to tutor sessions more often and practiced again and again. I got 93/100 on the second midterm and 200/200 on the final. You can definitely get better by asking questions and practicing on Logic 2010. But sometimes I feel that I only knew how to do derivation for the sake of doing it instead of understanding the fundamental mechanism underlying. Maybe it will be explained more in depth in upper philosophy classes. Don't panic if you do not feel like you could handle it in the first few weeks. It's like learning a different language. Once you get used to it and practice more, you'll be fine.