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ERIC ED112973: Philosophic Heuristic Instruction (PHI)--III.

This publication contains a course outline, syllabus, and self-study units finished and partly tested in the Open Classroom, an auto-tutorial learning laboratory at Skagit Valley College (Washington). This self-contained course in elementary formal logic is designed for use in conjunction with Kalish and Montague's "Logic--Techniques of Formal Reasoning" (1964). Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to: (1) translate between ordinary literal English and formulations of symbolic logic, using Kalish-Montague notation; (2) construct valid derivations in the sentential and first-order predicate calculi; (3) lay a foundation for subsequent studies in mathematics as a systematic study of the properties of numbers; (4) learn how to study logic and mathematics independently. Although there are no formal prerequisites, it is recommended that the student complete a course in informal logic, read with considerable skill, and be able to interpret terse, non-redundant, literal English. The basic course is divided into four units, with a fifth optional unit available to students who wish to work for an "A" grade. All testing is done as the student proceeds from one unit to the

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