LOGIC CLASS PAGE 2007/2008
About Logic
The study of formal Logic is an essential tool for those who desire to use language well. As people of the Word, Christians must be logicians. Just as in the beginning the Creator separated the light from the darkness by His Word, so, in the study of Logic, we learn to make distinctions, name, and evaluate. These are skills that are universally useful.
Sometimes the study of Logic is much like math, except more fundamental. At other times, it is more like the study of grammar, except more regular and precise. This course in formal logic is only the groundwork for a life of rational thought and discourse. However, understanding how important logic is, we must place great importance on the groundwork we lay for it.
This course is a practical introduction to formal logic. As my students progress through the material I will be quizzing and testing them in order to evaluate their level of understanding and retention. If all goes well, by the end of the year each student should be proficient in categorical logic and in basic propositional logic.
Assignments are due before class:
1. 9/10 Read Chapter 1 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
2. 9/17 Read Chapter 2 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
3. 9/24 Read Chapter 3 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
4. 10/1 Read Chapter 4 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
5. 10/8 Read Chapter 5 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
6. 10/15 Read Chapter 6 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
7. 10/22 Read Chapter 7 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
8. 11/5 Read Chapter 8 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
FIRST TERM EXAM
9. 11/12 Read Chapter 9 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
Thanksgiving Week Holiday
10. 11/26 Read Chapter 10 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
11. 12/3 Read Chapter 11 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
12. 12/10 Read Chapter 12 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
13. 12/17 Read Chapter 13 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
Christmas Break--Two Weeks
14. 1/7 Read Chapter 14 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
15. 1/14 Read Chapter 15 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
16. 1/21 Read Chapter 16 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
17. 1/28 Read Chapter 17 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
18. 2/4 Read Chapter 18 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
19. 2/11 Read Chapter 19 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
20. 2/18 Read Chapter 20 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
21. 2/25 Read Chapter 21 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
22. 3/3 Read Chapter 22 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
23. 3/10 Read Chapter 23 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
24. 3/17 Read Chapter 24 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
Easter Week (no tutorials)
25. 3/31 Read Chapter 25 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
26. 4/7 Read Chapter 26 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
27. 4/14 Read Chapter 27 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
28. 4/21 Read Chapter 28 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
29. 4/28 Read Chapter 29 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
30. 5/5 Read Chapter 30 and do Exercises 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercises 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercises 3 (Tue/Wed)
31. 5/12 Read Chapter 31 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)
32. 5/19 Read Chapter 32 and do Exercise 1 (Wed/Thur): do Exercise 2 (Fri/Mon): do Exercise 3 (Tue/Wed)