Reviews of professor David Gilbert

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Gilbert gives monthly assignments which he says should take 30-60 hours to finish. You may be inclined to think, "there's no way it would take that long!" You would be wrong. The class is HARD, and we warns against taking it just because you did well in Phil 220: listen to him. But, if you are willing to put in the work it's pretty interesting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I love Dave. This was one of my most satisfying academic experiences. He does listen, does answer questions, and does teach. He just doesn't have a lot of patience for "this is too hard," or "this is too much work." You do better with Dave if you work through the hard stuff yourself and only then go to him with questions. He seems to respect that.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Gilbert provided a very effective and engaging learning experience which led me to greater appreciation for philosophy and logic. While objectively a harder class than its counterpart PHIL220, I would thoroughly recommend this course for anyone who may be interested in philosophy and/or logic and is truly interested in learning.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you actually want to learn logic, I cannot recommend Dave strongly enough. Hes an astoundingly bright mind and a very kind man. His classes are difficult, but suck it up, logic is difficult. He's fair and honest and likable. You cannot skip classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Gilbert is really knowledgeable on the topic! He does demand a lot from his student but it'll be worth it if you really like the material. He's clear in his speech and in presentation. As a math major, I feel like I have relearned mathematics from a new angle after this course. Highly recommend taking PHIL 320 with Dave if you like pure math!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
All you need to do is practice problems, and lots of them. You will do well. It really isn't that hard once you get the hang of it, and he's always willing to help or try and explain it in a new way. Though, I get why some people don't like his style. Try to get marks early when the material is a bit easier.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The textbook was well-written and I enjoyed the material. Prof did not get involved in the teaching: zero interaction with students, IF he answers question on our online forum it's very dry and you feel like he's pissed you're even asking. Mostly just points to a section in the book to look for the answer. Final was WAYYYYYYYY harder than expected.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not recommend taking his online classes at all. Exam was so hard and left me in tears afterwards. I felt that the students did not receive the support they needed in a course like this. He has to be more approachable/reachable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dave is a real cool guy that is relatable to the students, we often chatted about NBA basketball after class. He explains logic very well and always provides entertaining analogies. I thoroughly enjoyed this course because I put in the work to keep up the material!