PHIL 183
Teresa Robertson
31 reviews

PHIL183 . 4 Months Ago

Stay up to date with the material - class moves fast. Very accessible Prof and TA ... but be ready to put in the time. Teresa knows her stuff! You will be a logician by the end of the course.

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PHIL183 . 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Just to clarify that Prof. Robertson did not hold the section during the strike. TA once substitute her lecture when she was on her trip, and in return, she held the one TA section. She loves her graduate students and supports them in demanding their rights.

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PHIL183 . 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

Great professor and great experience. She is very responsible to teaching. Though her ppt might not be perfect, she is such an accessible and caring professor. She will patiently answer all of the questions you asked after the class. When TAs are striking, she held the sections on her own. Grading policy is reasonable. Easy A if you put efforts.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

This professor is really helpful and dedicated to helping the students learn, I thought I didn't get it but I understood after office hours and asking the TA too many questions.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

Teresa is lovely and cares a lot about her students. She can be unclear on explaining in lectures (I think that's just bc she knows the material very well and so that's confusing for us who are learning) but the TA is very helpful. The textbook is helpful, and practicing on the HW + doing extra Qs WILL get you a good grade. Def recommend!

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

Teresa is cares deeply about her students. She wants everyone in her class to succeed and she's also fair. You don't have to do the reading for this class but the material is difficult and so it helps a lot! She also keeps the class on track and she prioritized getting through the material so we could have a week to review for her final.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

Very easy to follow format of the course . Responsive to student

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

She really does want her student to get As, and honestly the bad reviews from the past are not reflective of her in my opinion. She is so sweet and caring! The class is definitely challenging, but very rewarding if you try. Put in effort and actually ask questions, you'll do great.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

This class combines a lot of difficult concepts. You need a strong grasp on arguments before you can even really begin to do what the class asks of you. She is a great prof, in the sense that she really cares. I just felt intimidated by the course so I slacked but if I wish I didn't. She means well it's just complex and can be repetitive.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

All materials for this course are free. One of my favorite Professors so far. Very understanding and great lecturer. Clearly knows the material she is teaching and tries to make it easy to understand, though it is a decently tough class. She wants you to succeed. Course is graded 2/3 homework and 1/3 final, but it is easy to get 100% on each hw.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

I mainly studied on my own by reading books. Logic seems to nature to me because I really love this subject. Although Im a self learner, I never miss a lecture simply because her lecture is inspiring. Every assignment is helpful and reasonable. If you are a big fan of logic, just take her class and give it a try.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

I felt Teresa was a wonderful professor. She taught the material well and was a great resource for any questions or concerns. She was helpful to any students that may have been struggling and I believe the homework load was more than reasonable. She is really kind and fun as well, I would gladly take another class with her as my instructor.

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PHIL183 . 2 Years Ago

Professor Robertson is a very genuine person who works hard to ensure that her students are in the best position possible. The material is definitely tough, but she explains it very clearly and is always available to help students with questions about concepts, homework, and exams. One of the most responsive and understanding professors at UCSB.

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PHIL183 . 3 Years Ago

This class was very difficult for me. Not because of the way she teaches it, just due to the nature of the material. With that being said, I ended up getting a good grade due to the availability of her and the T.A. I took this class during covid, and it's graded off homework, 1 midterm, and 1 final. However if you do bad on HW, she drops it :)

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PHIL183 . 4 Years Ago

Robertson's lecture isn't that bad if you sit in front and pay attention. She seems to be unconfident and doesn't care if you understand what she's saying which probably because she is not so familiar with the course contents. Don't bring laptop/smartphone that could be a huge distraction in class. The TA this time is quite helpful thou.

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PHIL183 . 5 Years Ago

Phil 183 is the hardest class I've ever taken. It is almost impossible. 1/3 of your grade is determined by the midterm and the other 2/3 is your final. Teresa could have done a much better job at making sure her students understood the material. Thank God the curve was huge.

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PHIL183 . 6 Years Ago

Robertson's lecture often confuses herself. In most of her examples for lectures and homework, she seems to try so hard to use fancy words and fancy concepts to make examples even harder to understand. Really don't know why. TA is super helpful though. This class could be easy and interesting.

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PHIL183 . 7 Years Ago

Absolute worst teacher I have encountered at UCSB. Lectures are extremely disorganized, incapable of explaining concepts coherently, dismissive to students' genuine questions, insecure and defensive. All the things you are not looking for in higher education. You can literally see her failed marriage manifest in her teaching mannerisms. Avoid. Her.

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PHIL183 . 7 Years Ago

Absolutely the worst. Thank the lord for the other professors who do youtube lectures because I did not learn a thing from her lectures. I added the "skip class? you won't pass." tag but the actual classes are the ones that are taught by the people who know how to teach the material. Avoid while you can.

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PHIL183 . 7 Years Ago

I had this professor for Logic and she made what is a crucial and interesting philosophy course incredibly boring and difficult. She does not spend enough time taking questions from the class---and does not spend enough time on the most difficult sections. I had Jeonggyu as a TA and he basically taught me the material. AVOID logic with Teresa.

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PHIL183 . 7 Years Ago

The worst teacher Ive had in my 3 years in college. Ive taken logic and i rock at it but taking her class has literally ruined logic for me and I am more confused than ever. She rambles in lectures, she hates answering questions the students have and she makes you feel pretty dumb if you don't understand something. So yeah, DO NOT take logic w her

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PHIL183 . 9 Years Ago

worst philosophy teacher in UCSB, never ever ever take her for a logic course. I came into this class with a high interest in logic, now I hate everything about it. makes the class impossibly hard to comprehend. The class average on the midterm was 63%...

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PHIL183 . 9 Years Ago

Teresa is a horrible logic professor. Her thoughts are not organized, she rambles every second and never coherently finishes her thoughts. She mumbles most of the time and can not answer a students question about logic to save her life. She is rude if she doesn't know the answer and even denies her T.A. from interjecting because of her pride issue.

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PHIL183 . 10 Years Ago

Lecture is mandatory, grade is based on attendance, midterm, final, and homework. Lecture was useless but you have to go. She was just awful and did not explain anything at all, expected you to get it right away. Got a C and was grateful since I taught myself most of the concepts. Take with another professor or just don't take at all, seriously.

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