SYLLABUS - PHILOSOPHY 1020

DESCRIPTION: This course is an introduction to the evaluation of arguments and the basic principles of formal logic. It explores implication, proof, and uses modern techniques of analysis.
LECTURE HOURS: 3
LAB HOURS: None
OTHER REQUIRED HOURS: 0
PREREQUISITES: None.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon satisfactory completion of PHIL 1020 - Introduction to Logic, the student should be able to perform the following:

A.  Show a facility for translating statements in natural language into their basic forms using a given symbol system (logical syntax).

B.  Give evidence of understanding how the following notions are related to each other: truth, falsity, implication, and equivalence.

C.  Distinguish between passages that express arguments and those that do not, and determine whether the arguments are deductive or inductive.

D.  Apply the notion of implication in answering the question of whether any given proof is valid or invalid, and show validity or invalidity, either by using the effective procedure of value tables, or by the shorter methods either of indirect proof or of using an elementary set of inferences and replacement rules.

E.   Exhibit the basic structure of formal proofs, and show how a given conclusion follows from a set of premises by pointing to intermediary implication and/or equivalencies.

F.   Translate from English into the language of predicate logic.

G.   Show understanding of quantifier inference rules.

H.   Demonstrate understanding of quantifier negation rules.

I.     Successfully construct formal deductions in monadic predicate logic.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

A. Introduction of basic concepts

B. Introduction to Categorical Propositions and Syllogisms

C. Propositional Logic

D. Natural Deduction in Propositional Logic

REQUIRED TEXT:

A Concise Introduction to Logic by Patrick J. Hurley

Wadsworth Publishing, 10th edition

ISBN – 10: 0-495-50383-5

Handouts will be provided as needed.

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. If you’re late, don’t forget to sign the attendance sheet after class; otherwise you will be counted as absent. Being late or leaving early THREE times equals ONE absence. Every THREE absences will lower your final grade by 5 points. NINE absences will result in an automatic withdraw or failure for the course. April 10^th is the withdraw deadline.

HOMEWORK:

Grading of homework is on a credit / no-credit policy, and your combined homework is equal to one test grade. Homework must be submitted on time - except for legitimate cases. You may resubmit homework before a test. Assignments will not be accepted after a test. If you're late on your homework, you must do all of the assignment. For example: the first assignment is to read 1.1, and do exercises I even, II even, and IV all. If you're late on the homework, then do exercises I all, II all, and IV all. Since we are going over this material in class, it's only fair that you should do exercises we didn't do for you.

WITHDRAW:

Students may withdraw from any semester course prior to the end of week 12 of the full semester or 80 percent of any instructional part of semester. Specific withdrawal dates are available by semester in any Admissions and Records Office or published in the schedule of courses. Students must submit a completed withdrawal form on time or follow the approved electronic process when available. The refund schedule for all parts of semester and the Summer Session is determined in proportion to the full semester schedule as established by College procedure.

Up to the last day of week 12 of the full semester, a student may withdraw from a course(s) for any reason. Withdrawal from a course prior to the last day of the second week of the semester will have no notation made in permanent records; withdrawal thereafter will be noted with a “W.”

If the student misses class time for the equivalent of one week of instruction, an instructor has the option to withdraw the student for excessive absence. The instructor may elect not to exercise this option; however, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure that an official withdrawal takes place. The alternative is an “F.”

All transactions involving withdrawal from courses shall be done in writing and on forms provided by the College or through electronic means. A student’s failure to attend classes shall not constitute an official withdrawal. The first and final day of withdrawal from a course during the Summer Session or any part of the semester will be appropriately pro-rated.

IMCOMPLETE GRADES:

A notation of “I” indicates that a student has not completed all course requirements as a result of circumstances judged by the instructor to be beyond the student’s control. A student must complete all course requirements no later than the end of the sixth week of the academic term following the semester in which the “I” was noted. Failure to complete such requirements will result in an “F” (Failing) grade.

DISABILITIES ACT:

The Access Program provides classroom accommodations and support for students with disabilities enrolled at Tri-C. To receive services, students must make an appointment to meet with a Student Advisor, and present documentation of your disability. Please visit our Web site at http://www.tri-c.edu/pathways/pages/disability.aspx or call for additional information: Metro 216-987-4344 (Voice), or 216-987-4048 (TDD).

MISSED EXAMS:

If you are going to miss an exam, let me know as soon as possible. The best way to reach me is by email: john.chiappone@tri-c.edu.

Grading: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0 – 59

Your combined homework counts for 25% of your grade, and each test counts for 25% of your grade. To calculate your grade, add your homework and tests, and divide by 4. For example:

Homework- 100

Test- 99

Test- 80

Test- + 93
______________________
372 ÷ 4 = 93

ACADEMIC CREDIT:

In order to award one (1) semester hour of college credit, the Ohio Board of Regents requires two hours of significant student study outside of class for each one-hour in class for the equivalent of an academic semester (16 weeks). This is a three-credit hour course with three lecture hours. Therefore, the required course load requirement is three hours in class each week and an average of 6 hours each week outside of class for the semester to earn 3 semester hours of college credit. Thus, this three credit hour course requires an average of 9 hours of effective student effort per week for the entire semester.
Course requirements have been designed to comply with the requirements of the Board of Regents. Proper planning, prioritization, and dedication will enhance your success in this course.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Cheating of any kind on the exams or assignments will result in an "F" for that exam or assignment. In severe cases it may lead to an "F" for the entire course.

Cheating of any kind on your attendance is equal to ONE absence. In severe cases it may also lead to an "F" for the entire course.

Please note that assisting other students in cheating of any kind will lower your final grade by 5 points.

CLASS CALENDAR

You will be given study guides on Mondays. Homework is due the following class.

Week Assigned Sections, Exercises, and Tests

1/12-14 Lecture: Introduction, History of Logic, Arguments Premises, and Conclusions
Read: 1.1, and do exercises: I even, III all, and IV all.
Read: 1.2 p 21-24 (Conditional Statements)

1/19-21 Wednesday Lecture: Deduction and Induction
Monday is Martin Luther King Day - College is closed.

Read: 1.3, and do exercise II first column (except argument based on mathematics, and argument from definition).

1/26-28 Lectures: Validity, Truth, Soundness, Strength, and Cogency

Read: 1.4, and do exercises III even, IV all, and V all.

2/2-4 Lectures: Argument Forms: Proving Validity

Read: 1.5, and do exercises I all.

2/9-11 REVIEW

2/16-18 FIRST QUIZ ON MONDAY

Lecture: Categorical Propositions / Quality, and Quantity / Venn Diagrams
Read: 4.1 - no exercise.
Read: 4.2 – no exercise.
Read: 4.3, and do I all, and III even.

2/20 Last Day to Remove Incomplete Grades for Fall Semester 2008

2/23-2/25 Lecture: Venn Diagrams
Read: 5.2, and do I all.

3/2-4 REVIEW ON MONDAY; SECOND QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.

3/7-13 Spring Break - No Classes Scheduled

3/16-18 Lectures: Propositional Logic / Truth Functions / Rules of Implication

Read: 6.1, and do I even.
Read: 6.2.

Read: 7.1, and do exercise III even

3/23-25 Lectures: Rules of Implication II

Read: 7.2, and do exercise III even.

3/30-4/1 Lectures: Rules of Replacement I

Read: 7.3, and do exercise III even.

4/6-8 Lectures: Rules of Replacement II

Read: 7.4, and do exercise III even.

4/10 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW

4/13-15 Lectures: Rules of Replacement II

Do exercise III odd.

4/20-22 Lectures: Conditional Proof:

Read: 7.5, and do exercises I all, and II all.

4/27-29 REVIEW

5/4 REVIEW

5/5 Reading Day - No Classes Scheduled

5/6 WEDNESDAY - FINAL EXAM 9:15-11:15