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Summer Session I
June 3 to July 5, 2013

Summer Session II
July 8 to August 9, 2013

Extended Summer Session
June 3 to August 9, 2013

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PHIL 6a - Introduction to Symbolic Logic

4 credit hours
Instructor: Matthias Jenny
Requirements Fulfilled: hum
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM Session 2

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
Symbolic logic provides concepts and formal techniques that elucidate deductive reasoning. This course covers sentence logic and predicate logic. Topics include truth-functional connectives, quantifiers, validity, truth, validity, and proof.

This course fulfills requirements for philosophy majors and non-majors. It is also of interest to any students interested in critical thinking and logic, for example, those planning to take the LSAT. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2092
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee