Logic Schedule Sec. 4 (Click on Quiz or Exam for Study Guide)
Date Reading Homework Topic
M 1/24 Introduction to Course
1. Basic Logical Concepts
W 1/26 1.1–1.3, Handout 1.3 Basic Terms, Design Argument for Theism
M 1/31 1.4 1.4 A, D Identifying Premises and Conclusions, Enthymemes
W 2/2 Quiz #1 1.5–1.8 1.5 Argument and Explanation, Validity and Probability
M 2/7 1.9 1.9 Paraphrasing and Diagramming Arguments
W 2/9 Exam #1
2. Categorical Logic
M 2/14 3.1–3.3, Handout 3.2, 3.3 Forms of Categorical Propositions, Universals
W 2/16 3.9 3.9 Venn Diagrams for Categorical Propositions
M 2/21
W 2/23 4.1–4.2 4.1, 4.2 Categorical Syllogisms
M 2/28 Quiz #2 4.3 4.3 Testing Categorical Syllogisms with Venn Diagrams
W 3/2 4.4 Handout Cont., Rules and Fallacies for Categorical Syllogisms
M 3/7 Exam #2
3. Propositional Logic
W 3/9 6.1–6.3, Handout Handout Symbols and Translation, Possible Worlds
M 3/14 6.4 6.4 C, D, E Constructing Truth Tables
W 3/16 6.5 6.5 Truth Tables for Compound Propositions
M 3/21 Spring Break
W 3/23 Spring Break
M 3/28 Quiz #3 6.7 6.7 Testing Validity with Truth Tables
W 3/30 Handout Cont.
M 4/4 Exam #3
4. Natural Deduction
W 4/6 7.1–7.2, Handout 7.2 Rules of Inference, Eliminating Ambiguity
M 4/11 Handout Rules of Inference cont.
W 4/13 Quiz #4 7.3 7.3 Rules of Replacement
M 4/18 Handout Cont.
W 4/20 Handout Cont.
M 4/25 Exam #4
5. Inductive Logic and Informal Fallacies
W 4/27 9.1–2 9.1, 9.2 Argument by Analogy
M 5/2 9.6 Handout The Scientific Method
W 5/4 2.1–2, Handout 2.2 Fallacies of Relevance, Philosophy vs. Rhetoric
M 5/9 Quiz #5 2.3 2.3 Fallacies of Presumption
W 5/11 2.4 2.4 Fallacies of Ambiguity
Final Exam W
5/18 3-5 pm