Reviews the scientific and philosophic investigation of consciousness. Topics include: the problem of consciousness, the neuroscience of consciousness, how consciousness relates to the body and the world, consciousness and evolution, the borders of consciousness, and the self and consciousness.
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Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeOverall an average professor. He didn't show up to a single test we had this quarter, which I thought was kind of weird of him. Ended up going to about half of his lectures, didn't once read the textbook, and still ended up with an A-. Lectures are straightforward-- just memorize them and you'd be good. Tests not bad at all, very straightforward.
honestly the material was interesting and straight forward. the tests were very fair and he had study guides for the midterms and final! honestly very slay
Professor Schooler has been my favorite professor here at UCSB so far! He is extremely knowledgeable and would answer any questions students asked with ease and detail. His tests were a bit hard, but reading the textbook and making flashcards helped. Going to his office hours helps a lot too. I would definitely take one of his classes again.
Dr. Schooler unfortunately seemed like the type of tenured professor to only care about his research and not at all about his classes. His lecture style included using confusing verbiage and elaborating off slides that barely provided any information. He also didn't post his lectures anywhere. Final grade was just your highest midterm + final
the grades for this class are based solely on two midterms and a final. this wasnt rly an issue tho because the class is pretty easy. he does give a study guide but it basically says to study everything. the concepts are pretty intuitive so not too hard to learn and Schooler is passionate about the material
Despite what a lot of people say, I really liked him! The test questions were half things from the book and half things in lecture. So as long as you pay attention during those, you should get an A. His lectures were also really entertaining and had a lot of interactive features. He does sometimes speed through material, but not too bad.