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Thomas Barrett

60 reviews
Amazing lectures Hilarious Caring Accessible outside class Inspirational Clear grading criteria Respected EXTRA CREDIT Gives good feedback Graded by few things Lecture heavy Tough grader Participation matters Online Savvy
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PHIL 124A Barrett T W Spring 2024 Total: 39
PHIL 3 Barrett T W Winter 2024 Total: 244
PHIL 100F Barrett T W Fall 2023 Total: 114
PHIL 124C Barrett T W Fall 2023 Total: 33
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PHIL124 . Barrett T W A Month Ago

Professor Barrett's PHIL 124 was honestly one of those classes I would go out of my way to make sure I wouldn't miss because I was so invested in Thomas' lectures. Not only does he make the material extremely fascinating and easily digestible for students, he is also HILARIOUS. The funny stories he'd tell us in class would genuinely make my day.

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100B . Barrett T W A Month Ago

Best person ever

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 7 Months Ago

Good class if you are looking for an Easy GE or an A. Super willing to work with students and makes expectations very clear. Overall great class and great professor

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 7 Months Ago

Super interesting lecture. Gives a lot of extra credit, and attendance also counts as extra credit. Highly recommend Phil3, it's super fun and easy A.

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

Professor Barrett is one of the best professors I've had at UCSB. He is very engaging and genuinely invested in how his students do. Attendance is not mandatory and is extra credit. All problems on the midterm and final are taken directly from the study guide. One of the best GE classes at ucsb, I cannot recommend professor Barrett's class enough!

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

I LOVE PROFESSOR BARRETT. He has really made me consider double majoring in Phil 3. My TA Tiffani, was absolutely amazing! Professor Barrett was so thorough with lectures and provided much assistance outside of class. All tests are from study guide with much support while studying. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THIS CLASS

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PHIL100F . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

I took 100F this past fall '23 qtr and it was great! Thomas is my favorite professor at ucsb fs. Attendance wasn't mandatory but it was offered as extra credit at the end of the quarter. The grade was based on 3 "medium" papers, 2 "short" papers, and the extra credit attendance quizzes.

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

I took this class as a GE but really enjoyed the material due to how Barrett would conduct the class. The homework is very manageable, only taking around 30 minutes a week, and the grading is very generous. Barrett is an amazing professor who genuinely cares for his students. He is easily one of the best professors I've had at UCSB.

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

This class felt like a lie because it was such an easy chill class. As long as you go to lectures you don't really need the textbook. Attendance is mandatory and graded. Homework every week, but each only took me about 30 minutes to do. Thomas really cares about his students, as do the TAs! (and his dog is super cute on top of that).

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

Professor Barrett is an extremely kind and funny teacher. He is very accessible and helpful. These concepts are difficult to grasp, but he moves at a fair pace and holds office hours frequently. This course was really useful and teaches you how to think logically. 2 midterms, 1 final, weekly homework worksheets, attendance for lecture and section.

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 8 Months Ago

Professor Barrett Is a really nice guy. I took this class to fulfill a GE, however I didn't expect logic to be a discrete type of math, I heard someone also compare our homework to concepts found in a computer science class. So because I am terrible with math this class has been challenging for me, I do kind of wish I would've taken philosophy 4.

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PHIL3 . Barrett T W 11 Months Ago

COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS- TAKE THIS COURSE BEFORE CS40!!!! I took this course just to satisfy a GE but to my complete surprise SO much of the material in this course was used in computational theory, since Phil 3 is a lot of logic and symbol-ing. I never would've expected it. Barrett is really nice, reasonable, manageable workload, great for a GE.

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