SCHEDULE OF COURSE TOPICS
Please note that the schedule below is meant as a study guide. The actual lecture content for any class meeting may vary.
Week 1: Introduction to the study of Elementary Logic.
Week 2: The Technical Vocabulary and Basic Concepts of Logic.
Week 3: Arguments in the Natural Language: the Conclusion Line Indicator.
Week 4: Informal Fallacies.
Week 5: Informal Fallacies; FALL BREAK.
Week 6. Informal Fallacies.
Week 7: EXAMINATION 1.
Week 8: Arguments in the Formal Language, Sentential S.
Week 9: The Formal Vocabulary of S.
Week 10: Truth Tables and Sentences: Test Methods.
Week 11: Truth Tables and Arguments: Test Methods.
Week 12: Formal Proof Methods: Rules of Inference.
Week 13: Proof Annotation.
Week 14: Proof Construction.
Week 15: Proof Construction; Review.
Week 16: EXAMINATION 2.
Please note that Quiz dates will be announced as the term progresses.
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