Homework #Whatever

Homework #Whatever is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, November 13th. Here are the assigned exercises:

• pages 181-184: 1b, 1d, 1f, 1h, 2b, 2d, 2f.

Commence to jigglin'!

Homework #6

Homework #6 is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 30th. Here are the assigned problems from the textbook:

• page 164: 1b, 1d
• page 167: 16, 1d
• page 170: 1b, 1d
• page 173: 1b, 1d
• page 175: 1b, 1d

Gop!

Exam Overview

Thanks to Tahsin (who asked the lazy question that made me swoon), here's an overview of what to expect on the Exam on October 23rd.

The exam should last 50 minutes. In other words:
Format
(i) true/false or multiple choice
(ii) evaluating statements, sets, arguments.
(iii) short answers
(iv) translations (English to Sentential Logic)
(v) truth tables (testing consistency, validity, etc.)
(vi) derivations (SMALL SMALL SMALL portion of test)
(vii) Extra Credit

Content
Chapter 1: Logic Concepts
-Validity, Consistency, Logical Truths, Equivalence…
-study handout(s) (fix logically false definition)
-rigid definitions vs. informal meanings of words
-BEWARE OF THE CRAZY CASES! Validity checklist

Chapter 2: Sentential Logic Translations
-study ‘if/then’ (order matters)! “unless,” “provided that,” etc.
-‘Neither/nor'
-complicated translations: at least two, at most one, etc.

Chapter 3: Truth Tables
-Basic truth tables will be provided
-How do we set them up?
-How many rows?
-How do we approach them? Inside/out or small to big
-Testing t.f. truth, t.f. consistency, t.f. validity
-truth values under the main connectives are what matters
- ~(A v B) vs. (~A v B)

Chapter 5: Derivations
-tiny, tiny portion of the test!

Exam #1 and Homework #5

In case you forgot or weren't there, we decided in class to push back the date of the first exam. We'll now be taking it at the beginning of class on October 23rd.

Homework #5 is still due at the beginning of class on October 16th. Here are the assigned problems from the textbook:

• pages 108-109: 1f, 2b, 2d, 3b, 3d, 3f, 4b, 4d, 4f

Gleep glorp!

Homework #4

Here are the assigned problems to do from the textbook for Homework #4. It's due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 9th.

pages 92-93: 1b, 1d, 1h, 2b
pages 96-97: 2b, 2d, 2f
page 100: 1b, 1f, 1h, 2b, 2f
pages 107-108: 1b, 1d, 1h

Giddyup!