For Sep 2: Read the syllabus and pages 1-6 from the book. Do the Web exercises mentioned at the end of the pretest. Read the "Download LogiCola" handout, get a flash drive if you don't already have one, and download LogiCola to your computer or flash drive. Start LogiCola and read the beginning of the help file (click F1), down to, but not including, "Set A - Syllogistic Translations." Where you sit next class will become your assigned seat.

For Sep 4: Do 9-16 on page 9. Read pages 7-14 (skipping the exercises). LogiCola A (EM & ET): this is set A (Syllogism translations) with the EM (Easier Multiple-choice) and ET (Easier Type-answer) settings.

Sep 7: Labor Day day - no class.

For Sep 9: Do 5-14 on page 13 and 4-16 on pages 14-15. Read pages 17-19 (starting at bottom of 17); when you read ahead, always skip the exercises. LogiCola B (H, S, E): this is set B (Syllogism arguments) with the How-to-star, Symbolic, and English settings.

For Sep 11: Do 1-5 on page 17 and 3-14 on pages 19-20. Read pages 20-22 and 25-28; when you read ahead, always skip the exercises. LogiCola A (HM & HT): this is set A (Syllogism translations) with the HM (Harder Multiple-choice) and HT (Harder Type-answer) settings.

For Sep 14 Do 5-15 on pages 22-23 and 3-6 on page 29. Read pages 29-30. LogiCola B (D & C).

For Sep 16: Do 4-15 on pages 31-32. LogiCola B (F & I).

Sep 18: Quiz (like the first sample quiz): 2 English arguments (like LogiCola BE), 3 idiomatic arguments (like LogiCola BI), 7 sentence translations (like LogiCola A), 2 circle test (like LogiCola BC), 5 derive conclusions (like LogiCola BD). Bring your flash drive with these exercises done: set A (EM ET HM HT) and set B (H S E D C F I).

For Sep 21: Read pages 35-41.

Sep 23: Frank's funeral - no class.

For Sep 25: Do 11-20 on page 38 and 1-17 on page 41. Read pages 41-45. LogiCola C (EM & ET) and D (TE & FE).

For Sep 28: Do 9-15 on page 42, 5-12 on page 43, and 3-4 on page 46. Read pages 46-48 & 56-57. LogiCola D (TM, TH, UE, UM, UH, FM, and FH).

For Sep 30: Do 5-7 on page 49 and 3-15 on page 58. Read pages 50-52. LogiCola C (HM & HT), D (AE & AM).

For Oct 2: Do 5-15 on page 52 and 3-10 on pages 53-54. Read pages 58-59 & 61-63. LogiCola E (S & E).

For Oct 5: Do 11-14 on page 54, 4-8 on page 60, and 9-20 on page 63. Read pages 64-68. LogiCola E (F & I), F (SE & SH).

For Oct 7: Do 9-14 on page 60, 9-20 on page 67, and 5-16 on page 68. Read pages 68-70. LogiCola F (IE, IH, CE, & CH).

Oct 9: Quiz (like the second sample quiz): 3 English arguments (like LogiCola EE), 3 idiomatic arguments (like LogiCola EI), 6 symbolic arguments (like LogiCola ES), 12 S-I rules (like LogiCola F), 5 sentence translations (like LogiCola C), 1 truth table (like LogiCola DF), 2 truth-table arguments (like LogiCola DA). Bring your flash drive with the assigned exercises done (see LogiCola Score Sheet).

For Oct 12: Read pages 71-75.

For Oct 14: Do 4 & 5 toward the top of page 76, and 1 & 2 toward the bottom of page 76. Read pages 79-81 and LogiCola's help file section on "G - Propositional Proofs." LogiCola F (TE & TH) and G (EV).

October 16: Fall break - no classes.

For Oct 19: Do 4-8 on page 77 and 3-4 (don't do 5 & 6, since we'll do them in class) on page 81. LogiCola: continue with G (EV) if you need to, or try G (EI) if you're brave.

For Oct 21: Do 2-10 on pages 82-83. LogiCola: G (EI & EC).

For Oct 23: Do 11 and 12 on page 83. Read pages 86-91. LogiCola: continue with G (EI & EC) if you need to, or try G (HV) if you're brave.

For Oct 26: Do 1-5 on page 92. Read pages 93-94. LogiCola: G (HV).

For Oct 28: Do 1-7 on pages 95-96. LogiCola: G (HI, HC, & MC).

Oct 30: Quiz (like the third sample quiz): 4 English and 4 symbolic proofs (5 points each for: translation, V-or-I, perfect proof-refutation). Bring your flash drive with the assigned exercises done: F (TE & TH) and G (EV, EI, EC, HV, HI, HC, & MC). I suggest that you also review G (MC) and sets C and F.

For Nov 2: Read pages 145-48.

For Nov 4: Do 15-21 on page 149. Read pages 149-154. LogiCola J (BM & BT); skip J (QM & QT).

For Nov 6: Do 22-26 on page 149 and English problems 1-5 on page 155. Read pages 157-160. LogiCola K (V).

For Nov 9: Do 27-30 on page 149 and English problems 1-4 on page 161 (being sure to do the ambiguous arguments both ways). LogiCola: continue with K (V) - or, if you're brave, try K (I).

For Nov 11: Do 5-8 on pages 161-162. Read pages 327-331 on informal fallacies. LogiCola: K (I & C).

For Nov 13: Do 9-12 on page 162. Read pages 331-336 on informal fallacies. LogiCola: Keep doing K (I & C) if you haven't mastered it.

For Nov 16: Do arguments 13-14 on page 163 and fallacies 11-25 on page 337. LogiCola: Set R.

Nov 18: Modal quiz (like the fourth sample quiz - no informal fallacies): 4 arguments in symbols, 3 arguments in English, 5 sentence translations. Bring your flash drive with the assigned exercises done (see LogiCola Score Sheet): JBM, JBT, KV, KI, KC.

For Nov 20: Do fallacies 26-40 on pages 333-334, read pages 101-105, LogiCola set R.

For Nov 23: Do translations 11-20 on page 105 and fallacies 41-50 on page 338. Read pages 106-110. LogiCola H (EM & ET).

Nov 25 to 27: Thanksgiving break - no class.

For Nov 30: Do translations 21-25 on pages 105-106 and English arguments 1-5 on pages 110-111. Read pages 112-113 and 116-117. LogiCola IEV.

For Dec 2: Do 1-5 on pages 114-115 and 1-7 on page 118. Read pages 118-119. LogiCola H (HM & HT) and I (EI & EC).

For Dec 4: Do 8-15 on page 118 and 1-6 on pages 120-121. LogiCola I (HC & MC).

For Dec 7: Do 16-20 on page 118 and 7-10 on pages 121.

Final exam Wednesday 16 December 10 am (for 10 am class), or Friday 18 December at 10 am (for 11 am class). Click here for the complete JCU final exam schedule.

The comprehensive final exam will have 9 fallacies (multiple choice), 1 truth table, 18 sentence translations, 9 proofs, and 10 smaller syllogistic or propositional arguments (4 in simple English, 4 in idiomatic English, 2 derive conclusions). The final gives equal weight to syllogisms, basic propositional logic, propositional proofs, modal logic, and fallacies - and double weight to quantificational logic. Bring your flash drive (or e-mail me your scores) with these 10 LogiCola exercises done: Set R, H (EM, ET, HM, HT), and I (EV, EI, EC, HC, MC).

I suggest you review these 23 LogiCola exercises: A (ET & HT), B (S, E, D, F, & I), C (ET & HT), D (FM), E (S, E, F, & I), F (CH & TH), G (MC), J (BT), K (C), H (ET & HT), I (MC) and R - and the class slides for chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, & 15.

For Sep 2: Do 11-20 on page 38. Read the syllabus and pages 1-6 and 35-46 from the book (skipping the exercises). Read the "Download LogiCola" handout, get a flash drive if you don't already have one, and download LogiCola to your computer or flash drive. Start LogiCola and read the beginning of the help file (click F1), down to, but not including, "Set A - Syllogistic Translations." Do LogiCola exercise C (EM & ET): this is set C (propositional translations) with the EM (Easier Multiple-choice) and ET (Easier Type-answer) settings. Where you sit next class will become your assigned seat.

For Sep 4: Do 1-17 on page 41, 13-15 on page 42, 10-12 on page 43, and 3-4 on page 46. Read pages 46-57 (skipping the exercises). LogiCola D (TE, TM, TH, UE, UM, UH, FE, FM, & FH).

Sep 7: Labor Day day - no classes.

For Sep 9: Do 5-6 on page 49, 10-15 on page 52, 1-6 on page 53, and 3-15 on page 58. Read pages 58-63. LogiCola C (HM & HT), D (AE & AM), E (S & E).

For Sep 11: Do 4-10 on page 60 and 5-20 on page 63. Read pages 64-70. LogiCola E (F & I) and F (SE & SH).

For Sep 14: Do 15-20 on page 67, 10-15 on page 68, 3-9 on page 70. Read pages 71-76. LogiCola F (IE, IH, CE, and CH).

For Sep 16: Do 1-5 on pages 76-77. Read pages 79-81 and LogiCola's help file section on "G - Proof Proofs." LogiCola F (TE & TH), G (EV).

Sep 16 Quiz: 2 English arguments (like LogiCola EE), 2 idiomatic arguments (like LogiCola EI), 2 symbolic arguments (like LogiCola ES), 6 S-I rules (like LogiCola F), 3 sentence translations (like LogiCola C), and 1 truth table (like LogiCola DF). Bring your flash drive with the assigned exercises done (see LogiCola Score Sheet).

For Sep 18: Do 1-6 on pages 81-82. Read pages 86-91. LogiCola G (EI & EC).

For Sep 21: Do 1-5 on page 92. Read pages 93-94 and handout sections 15.1 & 15.2. LogiCola G (HV).

For Sep 23: Do English problems 1-3 on page 95. Read pages 97-100 and handout sections 15.3 & 15.4. LogiCola G (HI, HC, MC).

For Sep 25: Do English problems 4-7 on pages 95-96. Read pages 101-105 and handout section 15.5.

For Sep 28: Read pages 106-110.

For Sep 30: Do 16-20 on page 105 and 1-5 English arguments on pages 110-111. Read pages 112-114. LogiCola H (EM, ET) and I (EV).

Sep 30 Quiz: Four propositional proofs (two in English & two in symbols) + five multiple-choice questions on metalogic & alternative proof systems. Here is the link to the Acrobat slides on metalogic. Bring your flash drive with the assigned exercises done (see LogiCola Score Sheet), or update to the Sept 24 LogiCola and send me your scores by e-mail.

For Oct 2: Do 20-25 on pages 105-106 and 3-5 symbolic arguments on page 114. Read pages 116-117. LogiCola I (EI).

For Oct 5: Do 1-5 English arguments on pages 114-115 and 8-15 on page 118. Read pages 118-120. LogiCola I (EI & EC) & H (HM & HT).

For Oct 7: Do 16-20 on page 118 and 1-4 on pages 120-121. Read pages 124-126. LogiCola I (HC & MC).

For Oct 9: Do 5-7 on page 121 and 7-12 on page 126. Read pages 126-129. LogiCola H (IM & IT).

For Oct 12: Do 8-10 on page 121, 13-18 on page 126, and 7-10 on page 129. LogiCola I (DC).

For Oct 14: Do 1-4 (English problems) on page 129. Read handout section 9.3.

Oct 14 Quiz: Four basic-quantificational proofs (two in English & two in symbols) and ten basic-quantificational sentence translations; there will be nothing on identity or relations.

Oct 16: Fall Break - no classes.

For Oct 19: Do 5-8 on page 130 and 5-10 in handout section 9.3a. Read handout sections 9.3 and 9.4 (re-reading 9.3).

For Oct 21: Do 12-13 on page 130 and 11-20 in handout section 9.3a. Re-read handout section 9.4. LogiCola H (RM).

For Oct 23: Do 14-15 on page 130 and 7-13 in handout section 9.4a. Read pages 135-139 from the book. LogiCola H (RM & RT).

For Oct 26: Do 14-19 in handout section 9.4a, 3-4 on book page 139, and 2-5 on book page 140. LogiCola H (RC & BC).

For Oct 28: Do 20-25 in handout section 9.4a. Also do 6, 8-9, 11-12, and 14 from book pages 140-141. Read pages 143-144.

For Oct 30: Read pages 145-148.

Oct 30 Quiz: Four relational/identity proofs (two in English & two in symbols) and ten sentence translations.

For Nov 2: Do 6-16 on pages 148-149. Read pages 149-154. LogiCola J (BM, BT).

For Nov 4: Do 17-23 on page 149 and English arguments 1-5 on page 155. Read pages 157-160. LogiCola K (V).

For Nov 6: Do 24-30 on page 149 and English arguments 1-5 on page 161. Read pages 170-172. LogiCola K (I & C).

For Nov 9: Do 6-10 on page 162 and 6-13 on pages 172-173. Read pages 173-175. LogiCola J (QM & QT).

For Nov 11: Do 11-14 on pages 162-163, 14-20 on page 173, and 3-5 and 14-15 on pages 176-177. LogiCola KQ.

For Nov 13: Read pages 184-186.

Nov 13 Quiz: Four modal proofs (two in English & two in symbols) and ten sentence translations. LogiCola exercises due: LC J (BM, BT, QM, QT) and K (V, I, C, Q) -- you aren't responsible for KG.

Nov 16: Do 8-17 on page 186. Read pages 186-196. LogiCola L (IM & IT).

For Nov 18: Do 18-22 on page 186, 6-12 on page 192, and 6-14 on page 196 (6-14). Read pages 197-203. LogiCola M (I) and L (DM & DT).

For Nov 20: Do 15-20 on page 196 and 3-11 on page 204. Read sections 13.1 & 13.2 (pages 290-297) from the handout. LogiCola M (D & M).

For Nov 23: Do 12-16 on pages 204-205 and 6-10 on section 13.1 (page 291) of the handout. Re-read section 13.2 of the handout. LogiCola N (BM & BT).

Nov 25 - 27: Thanksgiving Break - no classes.

For Nov 30: Do 1-5 English problems on page 214. Read pages 214-218. LogiCola O (B).

Nov 30 Quiz: Five imperative/deontic arguments (three in English & two in symbols) and 7 sentence translations.

For Dec 2: Do 1-8 on page 216 and 1-4 English problems on page 218. Read pages 219-223. LogiCola N (WM & WT) and O (W).

For Dec 4: Do 9-15 on page 217; 5-7 on pages 218-219; 7-17 on page 221; and 1, 2, and 5 English problems on page 223. Read pages 226-233. LogiCola N (RM & RT) and O (R & M).

For Dec 7: Do 18-25 on page 221 and 6-8 English problems on page 223. Read pages 234-242.

For Dec 9: Do 9-11 (just translate 10) on page 224. Read pages 242-252.

Final exam Friday, 18 December, at 8 am. Click here for the complete JCU final exam schedule.

The final exam will be 8 pages long; there will be one page each (with 3 sentence translations, 1 symbolic proof, and 1 English proof) for propositional, quantificational, relational, modal, and deontic logic, plus two such pages for belief logic, plus 4 matching questions about the formalized ethical theory. Bring your flash drive (or e-mail me your scores) with these 10 LogiCola exercises done: N (BM, BT, WM, WT, RM, & RT) and O (B, W, R, & M).

I suggest you review these 20 LogiCola exercises: C (ET & HT), G (MC), H (ET, HT, IT, & RT), I (MC & BC), J (BT & QT), K (C & Q), L (IT & DT), M (M), N (BT, WT, & RT), and O (M) - and the class slides for chapters 3-11.