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Introduction to Logic

Philosophy 210

Fall 2005, TuTh 11:45-1:05, LC 0021

http://www.fecundity.edu/courses

Professor:   P.D. Magnus

Campus phone x2-4251

Office hours:   W 2:00-3:00, Th 1:15-2:15

and by appointment

Textbook:   The text for the course is available at Shipmates.

Requirements

There will be five short quizzes throughout the term. Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Quizzes will be handed out in class and made available on a secure webpage. Students are responsible for completing quizzes and handing them in on the date indicated.


45% Quizzes

15% Midterm exam 1

15% Midterm exam 2

25% Final exam


If students can find a substantive error in the textbook, then they are encouraged to send an e-mail mentioning it to the professor. The first student to report any particular error will receive a bonus equal to 1 point on a midterm exam.

Policies

No make-up exams or quizzes will be permitted without a documented medical excuse. Students who miss an exam with a legitimate excuse should e-mail me as soon as possible.

Cheating will not be tolerated.

Schedule

The schedule of topics is an approximation, but the dates of quizzes and exams will not change.

Tu 8/30
Introduction (ch 1)
Th 9/1
Sentential logic (ch 2.1-2)

Tu 9/6
ch 2.3-4
Th 9/8
ch 2, cont.

quiz 1 handed out

Tu 9/13
Truth tables (ch 3)

quiz 1 collected

Th 9/15
ch 3, cont.

Tu 9/20
ch 3, cont.
Th 9/22
Quantified logic (ch 4.1-2)

quiz 2 handed out

Tu 9/27
ch 4.3-4

quiz 2 collected

Th 9/29
ch 4.5
Tu 10/4
NO CLASS
Th 10/6
Identity (ch 4.6)

Tu 10/11
EXAM 1
Th 10/13
NO CLASS

Tu 10/18
Formal semantics (ch 5.1)
Th 10/20
ch 5.2-3

quiz 3 handed out

Tu 10/25
ch 5.4-5

quiz 3 collected

Th 10/27
ch 5, cont.

Tu 11/1
Proofs (ch 6.1)
Th 11/3
Derived rules (ch 6.2)

quiz 4 handed out

Tu 11/8
Proof strategy (ch 6.6)

quiz 4 collected

Th 11/10
Proof theoretic concepts (ch 6.7)

Tu 11/15
EXAM 2
Th 11/17
"E, $I (ch 6.4)

Tu 11/22
"I (ch 6.4, cont.)
Th 11/24
NO CLASS

Tu 11/29
$E (ch 6.4, cont.)
Th 12/1
Rules for identity (ch 6.5)

quiz 5 handed out

Tu 12/6
Proofs and models (ch 6.8-9)

quiz 5 collected

Th 12/8
Conclusion
[pmagnus at fecundity dot com]