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.

i've never had a teacher be so incoherent in my experience here. no clarity, be expected to teach yourself EVERYTHING

Honestly my least favorite class Ive taken at UCSB. Teresa is a really nice person and cares about her students but is just an awful teacher. Not to mention the subject was absolutely boring. I am an A average student double majoring in biopsych and Phil, and I got a B in this class b/c is was so disorganized and boring. Definitely avoid.

Teresa is a really cool person and good teacher. I like her a lot. but this class was the most boring and annoying class ive ever taken. I was really looking forward to taking this advanced metaphysics class but it ended up being my least favorite class ever. She made it all about language. Make sure to check to topic the professor will focus on.

Teresa is a wonderful professor, who does not deserve any of the unjust comments many have given on here. She does not bear the full responsibility of educating her students. I strongly suspect that those who were displeased did not put in the requisite effort to not only get a decent grade, but obtain a good level of understanding of the material.

Many of the lectures in this class were incomprehensible. She has very little idea of where the students are at and does not direct her lectures towards a median. Prepare to teach yourself most of this material. She is more interested in proving that she understands the material than using student's questions to teach them.

Horrible teacher. Nice enough, but rambles incoherently, often contradicting herself for her entire lectures. She adds some structure to the class with the occasional handout and study guide at the end, but besides this their is little structure to the class. Find someone who can stand to read and interpret the dense reading

good class