Introduction to logic
Aubrey Townsend
4 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: First-year philosophy subject or 12 points of science * Prohibition: This subject may not be taken by students who have taken `Introduction to logic' as a component of PHL1020 or PHL1060.
The subject introduces students to such basic logical concepts as argument, validity, truth, and logical truth, and to the elements of the propositional and predicate calculi. One of the two hours per week will be the lecture in the `Introduction to logic' component of PHL1020 or PHL1060, while the other will be a tutorial covering additional material.
Assessment
Examinations (1 hour): 60% * Exercises: 40%
Prescribed texts
Townsend A Primary logic Dept of Philosophy, Monash U