PHIL 1710

dont get Cohen for TA-- worst TA I have had at this university

Langsam is a great lecturer if you can get into Philosophy. This was my first Philosophy class and I thought the material was really interesting. Format is straight-forward: two big papers and two small papers for the final - all graded by your TA. Foster a good relationship with your TA right away.

Prof. Langsam is very different. He shakes a lot and is pretty quirky, but really knows his stuff. His lectures are organized and the material is very interesting. Two 6-7 page papers and two 3-5 page papers make up about 90% of your grade, participation in discussions make up 10%.

Langsam is an awesome lecturer. He gets really excited about the topic and makes the class interesting because of it. I'd definitely recommend him!

Very Enthusiastic, approachable, receptive to questions. Genuine interest in material and wants students to be as interested as he is. Lectures can sometimes be redundant, but it's helpful sometimes when the material gets dense. Heavy focus on readings

Professor Langsam is very quirky. He's definitely enthusiastic about the topic and is very energetic while he lectures. Reading is not necessary. He covers all the points and elaborates on them during lecture. My TA was the bomb. He was funny and informative during discussions. He even offers to look over outlines/drafts for the papers before they are due, which was immensely helpful.

I really enjoyed this class. The Professor is kind of quirky, but you can tell that he really enjoys the class and the topic. There are 4 papers, two 6-8 pages and two 3-5 pages. No final. If you write over 20 pages, it fills the 2nd writing requirement. Also, my TA was amazing! He was always willing to work with you on papers. He would even look over outlines and drafts. So if you take him up on that, he will pretty much walk you through the whole process. Overall, very worthwhile. Interesting subject and fills both the humanities and 2nd writing requirement. Would definitely recommend it.

langsam is really into his lecture. the topics are pretty interesting although sometimes you might fall asleep during lectures. you only really need to buckle down and read when it comes to papers.

The lectures are interesting, and there are no tests. The class is based on 4 essays you write and class participation in your discussion section. There is a lot of reading, but you can get by with skimming or making up the readings.

Craig (TA) is great.
The papers take a lot of thought but the class overall is interesting and worth it