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.

Do not trust the grade distributions for this class. A huge number of drops and a ton of P/NP makes the above distributions possible.

Levy is a nice enough guy, but this class goes wayyyyy too in depth to be a GE. I'm not sure if its Levy's doing or the class itself (somehow, I think its the former).
It's absurd to expect students to attend weekend office hours (with tutors, not Levy himself) if they want to learn the content.

The only C I've ever gotten on a test were on Levys exams. I improved on subsequent exams, but Levy was super unclear about his grading practices (based on a mysterious and subjective curve where exam weights would change) so I (like seemingly 50% of the class) chose to take it P/NP.

I'd highly recommend avoid this class. Even if you do well, the time it takes to succeed to learn something that you can easily, easily get away without knowing at all (whether you're a philosophy major or pre law, there are plenty of other classes/ways to prep) is absurd. The grade distribution is a mirage. Trust me don't take it.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 !