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Philosophy 100.1First-Order Logic

Fall 2012

hilosophy 100 covers ground standardly covered in courses on first-order logic: sentential

logic, predicate logic with identity, and a smattering of metalogic. The course has noprerequisite, and presumes no background in philosophy, let alone logic. Anyone

intimidated by symbols and proofs (think: high school geometry) can expect to experience periodsof alienation and panic. On a scale of 110 (10 being most difficult), the course is an 8.5.

Grades are based on two tests, a cumulative final examination, and a dozen quizzes. Quizzes(which replace homework) cover material of the sort found in numbered exercises indicated

parenthetically on the reading schedule. Quizzes will be administered by a course assistant in aweekly logic laboratory(see below). Quizzes cannot, under any circumstances, be rescheduled or

made up.If you miss a quiz because of illness, a schedule conflict, or for any other reason, youwill be awarded a zero. However, your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.

Bureaucratic Items

Location: Busch 100

Instructor: John Heil, Wilson 205

Assistants: Jeff Dauer and Gary Williams ,

both in Wilson 116Office Hours: Heil: by appointment; assistant: in Logic Lab and by appointment

Text: John Heil,First-Order Logic: A Concise Introduction(Wadsworth, 1994).

Readings: T. Gilovich, R. Vallone, and A. Tversky. The Hot Hand in Basketball: On theMisperception of Random Sequences. Cognitive Psychology17 (1985): 295314.

E. Sjafir and A. Tversky. Thinking Through Uncertainty: NonconsequentialReasoning and Choice. Cognitive Psychology24 (1992): 44974.

A. Tversky and D. Kahneman. Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and

Biases.Science185 (1974): 112431.

Grading: Two in-class tests (each worth 22.5%); quizzes (30%, two lowest grades dropped;

no make-ups); cumulative final examination (25%). The instructor reserves theright to administer unannounced quizzes on assigned material(for up to 2% of

the final grade, replacing 0.5 points on each of the items above).

Logic Lab

Monday and Wednesday evenings (most weeks), 7:009:oo, Busch 202, one or more skilled

logicians will be available to answer questions, help with exercises, and administer quizzes. Youmay take a quiz at any time during the week for which it is scheduled, but you must take it

during that week: positively no late quizzes.

Late Work, Dishonesty, Attendance, &c

Quizzes must be taken during the scheduled week.No make-up quizzes.

Class starts promptly at 10:07. You are responsible for material (including announcements)addressed in class when you are not present.

Students suspected of academic dishonesty will be summarily turned in to the Academic Integrity

Office.

Students taking the coursePassFailmust earn at least a C to receive a passing grade.

Incompletes will be awarded only under exceptional circumstances, and only when arrangements

for have been prior to the date of the final examination.

Auditorswill be credited with auditing only if they miss no more than five class meetings.

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Assignment Schedule

Date Assignment

Aug 2830

Introductory remarks;First-Order Logic, 1202046

Sept 46

4666; Quiz 1 (2.012.04)6674

1113

7494; Quiz 2 (2.072.10)95105

1820

105116; Quiz 3 (2.112.12)117130

25

27

13040 (13540 optional but recommended); Quiz 4 (3.023.05)

1419

Oct 24

1505; Quiz 5 (3.063.08)15676

911

17687; Quiz 6 (3.093.12)Test onLs(in class)

1618

18898; Quiz 7 (4.024.03)198207

2325

20714; Quiz 8 (4.044.07)21427

30Nov 1

22841; Quiz 9 (4.084.10)24151

68

2519; Quiz 10 (5.005.01)25967

1315

26778; Quiz 11 (5.025.05); Quiz 12 (5.065.08)Catch-up session

2022

Test onLp(in class)Thanksgiving

2729

Tversky and Kahneman, Judgment Under UncertaintyShafir and Tversky, Thinking Through Uncertainty

Dec 46

Gilovich, Vallone, and Tversky, The Hot Hand in BasketballReview session

Final ExaminationTuesday 21 Dec 6:008:00 PMBusch 100