Logic Schedule Secs. 1 & 2 (Click on Quiz or Exam for Study Guide)

Date Reading Homework Topic

T 1/25 Introduction to Course

1. Basic Logical Concepts

Th 1/27 1.1–1.3, Handout 1.3 Basic Terms, Design Argument for Theism

T 2/1 1.4 1.4 A & D Identifying Premises and Conclusions, Enthymemes

Th 2/3 Quiz #1 1.5–1.8 1.5 Argument and Explanation, Validity and Probability

T 2/8 1.9 1.9 Paraphrasing and Diagramming Arguments

Th 2/10 Exam #1

2. Categorical Logic

T 2/15 3.1–3.3, Handout 3.2, 3.3 Forms of Categorical Propositions, Universals

Th 2/17 3.9 3.9 Venn Diagrams for Categorical Propositions

T 2/22 4.1–4.2 4.1, 4.2 Categorical Syllogisms

Th 2/24 Quiz #2 4.3 4.3 Testing Categorical Syllogisms with Venn Diagrams

T 3/1 4.4 Handout Cont., Rules and Fallacies for Categorical Syllogisms

Th 3/3 Exam #2

3. Propositional Logic

T 3/8 6.1–6.3, Handout Handout Symbols and Translation, Possible Worlds

Th 3/10 6.4 6.4 C, D, E Constructing Truth Tables

T 3/15 6.5 6.5 Truth Tables for Compound Propositions

Th 3/17 Quiz #3 6.7 6.7 Testing Validity with Truth Tables

T 3/22 Spring Break

Th 3/24 Spring Break

T 3/29 Handout Cont.

Th 3/31 Exam #3

4. Natural Deduction

T 4/5 7.1–7.2, Handout 7.2 Rules of Inference, Eliminating Ambiguity

Th 4/7 Handout Rules of Inference cont.

T 4/12 Quiz #4 7.3 7.3 Rules of Replacement

Th 4/14 Handout Cont.

T 4/19 Handout Cont.

Th 4/21 Exam #4

5. Inductive Logic and Informal Fallacies

T 4/26 9.1–2 9.1, 9.2 Argument by Analogy

Th 4/28 9.6 Handout The Scientific Method

T 5/3 2.1–2, Handout 2.2 Fallacies of Relevance, Philosophy vs. Rhetoric

Th 5/5 Quiz #5 2.3 2.3 Fallacies of Presumption

T 5/10 2.4 2.4 Fallacies of Ambiguity

Th 5/12 Review

Final Exam Th 5/19 Sec. 1 10:15-12:15 pm

Sec. 2 12:45-2:45 pm