Introduction to Cognitive Science

Lecture, three hours. Exploration of computer metaphor of mind as an information-processing system, focusing especially on perception, knowledge representation, and thought based on research in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and artificial intelligence. Many examples from visual information processing.

Review Summary

Clarity
5.0 / 10
Organization
5.0 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
3.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    Professor is so organized and thorough. You will learn a lot but it is worth it. I definitely became good at reading scientific papers. Group projects were annoying.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: N/A

    Only material is textbook, make sure to go through it before every test. Professor is super knowledgable but doesn't highlight the main points that are tested in class.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: B

    Overall, would not recommend with Kellman. Class consisted of us reading scholarly articles and then coming to class and him talking about them with no lecture powerpoints or structure. Midterm and final were therefore hard and confusing. Said he would curve the final grades but was unclear if this actually occured at the end of the quarter.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: B-

    Grades are curved, weekly homework assignments.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Time consuming class. If you don’t dump hours into this class you won’t get an A, simple as that. Textbook is long, full of fluff and difficult to read. Kellman’s lectures are decent as he’s a good lecturer but he does not have slides.

Course

Instructor
Phil Kellman
Previously taught
24F 23F 21W

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance required

  • 1 midterm

  • 10th week final

  • 80% recommend the textbook

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