Sample Syllabi

Here are some syllabi that I've taught or are working on:

• Introduction to Symbolic Logic
• Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
• Normative Powers (a course with units on promising, consent, forgiveness, and resolutions) -- email me for a draft
• "The Greatest Hits of Analytic Philosophy, According to Angela" (an introductory philosophy course built around my favorite philosophy papers) -- email me for a draft

​

Logic Resources 

In Spring 2021, I taught Symbolic Logic (PHIL 303) -- a introductory logic course for advanced undergraduates -- at the University of Michigan. Here are most of the materials I prepared for the course, which may be helpful to anyone interested in an introductory logic course that uses mostly open source materials. Most of the assigned reading is from forallx: Calgary. The readings from the metatheory unit are from The Logic Book, 6th ed., but only from chapter 6, so they can be shared freely with students without copyright infringement.

Additional logic resources:

• The first time I taught logic as a Graduate Student Instructor, the course moved online halfway through the semester due to COVID-19. After that, I made a few logic videos for my students. My YouTube channel is here. Students seemed to find the metatheory videos especially helpful. 
• LaTex for Logicians

​

Introduction to Philosophy Resources

I prepared some teaching resources for Maegan Fairchild's Fall 2020 PHIL 101 course at Michigan. These materials might be useful to anyone teaching an introductory philosophy course, or a course discussing personal identity, free and determinism, skepticism, and related topics. 

• Here is an annotated list of podcasts, videos, and popular writing.
• Here is a list of discussion topics and questions that push students to take the material further. These may be helpful for lesson planning.

​

Teaching at the University of Michgian

I'm a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) at the University of Michigan. Here are the courses I've taught and some samples of materials I've prepared:

• Rational Choice Theory (PHIL 443) for Jim Joyce in Fall 2020 and Fall 2021
• Symbolic Logic (PHIL 303) for Jamie Tappenden in Winter 2020
  • Midterm review handout 
  • After the University of Michigan moved courses online due to COVID-19, I began making videos covering material that I would have gone over in class with my students so they could watch them on their own time. Here's my YouTube channel.
• Groups and Choices (PHIL 444) for Brian Weatherson in Fall 2019
• Ethics (PHIL 361) for Dan Lowe in Winter 2019
  • Handout on cultural moral relativism
  • Handout on utilitarianism
• Law and Philosophy (PHIL 359) for Ishani Maitra in Fall 2018
  • Handout on the constitutional right to privacy
  • Handout on religious accommodations

​

Ethics Bowl

From 2017-2020, I was a coach for the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl. This involved teaching ethics and political philosophy to high school students. I coached:

• Beaverton High School in 2019-2020
• University Liggett School in 2019-2020
• Meadow Montessori School in 2018-2019
• Huron High School in 2017-2018 (semi-finalists in the state bowl!)