INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC TEACHER’S MANUAL

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INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC

TEACHER'S MANUAL

J. Parnell McCarter

"The science of reasoning is of very great service in searching into and unraveling all sorts of questions that come up in Scripture...The validity of logical sequences is not a thing devised by men, but it is observed and noted by them that they may be able to learn and teach it; for it exists eternally in the reason of things, and has its origin with God."-

Augustine

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TEACHER'S MANUAL FOR A PURITAN'S HOME SCHOOL CURRICULUM

INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section One : Course Instructions...........................................p. 4 Section Two : Course Check-off List.........................................p. 6 Section Three : Assignments .................................................p. 8

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SECTION ONE: COURSE INSTRUCTIONS

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Purpose A Puritans' Home School Curriculum Introduction to Logic provides an introduction to the discipline of logic from a reformed Christian perspective. It incorporates use of the free on-line textbook and exercises of Introduction to Logic by Stefan Waner and Steven R. Costenoble at .

Prerequisites Ideally a student will have completed at least one year of algebra before taking this course.

Check-Off List Students should record when they have completed assignments on their check-off list, and teachers should record grades on the check-off lists. An assignment consists of readings and exercises. Teachers should grade the exercises for completeness and correct answers. Masters of the check-off lists have been included in this manual, from which copies can be made and distributed to students.

Assignments An assignment consists of readings and exercises. Teachers should grade the exercises for completeness and correct answers. Each assignment covers at least one topic associated with the study of logic. Masters of the assignments have been included in this manual, from which copies can be made and distributed to students.

Grading The average grade of all the assignments should be calculated in order to determine the overall course grade.

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SECTION TWO: COURSE CHECK-OFF LIST

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A Puritans' Home School Curriculum INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC

Student Name: ___________________________________________________________

Assignment Check-Off List

Assignment #

TOPIC

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What is Logic?

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The Language of Logic

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The History of the Discipline of Logic

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Statements and Logical Operators

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Logical Equivalence, Tautologies, and

Contradictions

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The Conditional and the Biconditional

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Tautological Implications and Tautological

Equivalences

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Rules of Inference

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Arguments and Proofs

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Predicate Calculus

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Logical Fallacies

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Understanding Logic

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Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

Assignment Grade Average

ASSIGNMENT COMPLETED?

(X)

GRADE

Note: Grading in this course should be done on a 100-point scale, with letter grades assigned

as follows:

Letter Grade Score on 100-Point Scale

A+

97 - 100

A

94 - 96

A-

90 ? 93

B+

87 - 89

B

84 - 86

B-

80 - 83

C+

77 - 79

C

74 - 76

C-

70 - 73

D

60 - 69

F

0 - 59

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SECTION THREE: ASSIGNMENTS

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