Arts

HPA291

2009  HPA291  Introduction to Logic

View timetable of lectures only for this unit.  View ALL timetable events for this unit.

See also   HPA391

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter HPA291 H,L,W Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 1 23-FEB-2009 23-MAR-2009 13-APR-2009 29-MAY-2009 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). Offered in Courses: [ L3D] [ R3A] [ S2D] [ S3F] [ S3I] About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION
Logic is the theory of good reasoning, and philosophers are interested in it for that reason. This unit introduces students to the logics that much philosophy and work in formal sciences (such as linguistics or computer science) is based on. Students will be introduced to a variety of powerful methods of testing the validity of arguments and constructing valid arguments themselves; the unit also explores some of the philosophical worries and paradoxes that logic give rise to.

It is designed both for those interested in the nature of reasoning and for those with a practical need for formal logic in their studies.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: HPA291 - 2500 words (approximately) internal assessment (40%); 3-hour examination (60%)
HPA391 -3000 words (approximately) internal assessment (40%); 3-hour examination (60%).

TEACHING PATTERN: 2 hrs lectures weekly, 1-hr tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H,L,W
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H,L,W
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
   Video conferencing - H,W
A live video link between campuses is used for at least some teaching in this unit
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	25% level 100 Philosophy or Science. Prerequisite not applicable to students undertaking this unit through the Bachelor of Information Systems or Bachelor of Computing.
M.Excl	HPS291/391

TEXTS
Launceston Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 1)
Hobart Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 1)

STAFF: Dr P Rush

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.