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!