Logic & Philosophy of Science

Course Description


Course:  LPS/Phil 29
Name:  Critical Reasoning
Description: 
This is the first course in the basic logic sequence (continuing with an "Introduction to Symbolic Logic" and an "Introduction to Inductive Logic") that satisfies the mathematics/symbolic systems requirement. It covers the fundamentals of both symbolic logic (by discussing, among other things, the truth-table and the truth-tree methods for propositional logic) and inductive logic (by introducing the basic concepts of the probability calculus).

Prerequisites:  None
Grading:  midterm and final exams