| 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). As
a bonus, we will discuss ways in which this course can be used in preparation
for the LSAT and other standardized tests. Required Text: J. Nolt, D. Rohatyn, A. Varzi, Theory and Problems of Logic, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill (Schaum’s Outline Series), 1998 Prerequisites: None Grading: Weekly homework, midterm and final exams |