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Syllabus INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCES - 6122
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Last update 22-09-2016
HU Credits: 6

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: cognitive science

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: E. Safra

Course/Module Coordinator: Eliezer Zilberfenig

Coordinator Email: zilberfenig@gmail.com

Coordinator Office Hours: Mon

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Eliezer Zilberfenig
Mr.
Ms. Lotem Elber

Course/Module description:
Introduction to Deductive Logic. Propositional and Predicate Logics; Soundness and completeness; Basic Concepts in the Philosophy of Logic.

Course/Module aims:
Getting acquainted with the basic ideas and technics of modern logic. To be able to read texts that use formalizations and formal reasoning, and to make it possible for students to learn more advanced topics in logic and mathematical logic.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To use Deductive Systems in order to determine the Logical characteristics of propositions and arguments. To analyze arguments and detect fallacies, to recognize normative formal thought.

Attendance requirements(%):
0

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures

Course/Module Content:
1. Propositional Logic- (Syntax, Semantics, Deduction system, Soundness and Completeness Theorems).
2. First Order Predicate Logic.
3. Introduction to Second Order Logic.

Required Reading:
None

Additional Reading Material:
H. Leblanc and W.A. Wisdom, Deductive Logic, Allyn and Bacon, London 1972.

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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