January 13: Our first class will meet in Cuneo 506 on the Lakeshore Campus (MWF 9:20 am or 10:25 am). Try to get our Introduction to Logic (3rd edition) textbook beforehand. Where you set next class is your assigned seat.

For Jan 15: Get the textbook and always bring it to class. Read the syllabus and pages 1-5 from the book. Do the Web exercises mentioned at the end of the pretest, at http://harryhiker.com/logic.htm. Install LogiCola on your computer or flash drive (see Download LogiCola handout and go to http://harryhiker.com/lc). Start LogiCola and read the beginning of its help file (first item on HELP menu), down to, but not including, "Set A - Syllogistic Translations."

For Jan 17: Do 9-16 on page 8. Read pages 6-12 (skipping the exercises). Do LogiCola A (EM & ET): this is set A (Syllogism translations) with the EM (Easier Multiple-choice) and ET (Easier Type-answer) settings; you needn't send me your scores until right before the quiz.

Jan 20: Martin Luther King day, no class.

For Jan 22: Do 5-14 on page 11 and 4-16 on pages 13-14. Read pages 15-17 (starting at bottom of 15); when you read ahead, always skip the exercises. Do LogiCola B (H, S, E): this is set B (Syllogism arguments) with the How-to-star, Symbolic, and English settings; you needn't send me your scores until right before the quiz.

For Jan 24: Do 1-5 on page 15 and 3-14 on pages 17-18. Read pages 18-20 and 22-25; when you read ahead, always skip the exercises. Do LogiCola A (HM & HT): this is set A (Syllogism translations) with the HM (Harder Multiple-choice) and HT (Harder Type-answer) settings.

For Jan 27: Do 5-15 on pages 20-21 and 3-6 on page 25. Read pages 26-27. Do LogiCola B (D & C).

For Jan 29: Do 4-15 on pages 27-28. Do LogiCola B (F & I).

Jan 31: Quiz (like the first sample quiz): 2 English arguments (like LogiCola BE), 3 idiomatic arguments (like LogiCola BI), 7 sentence translations (like LogiCola A), 2 circle test (like LogiCola BC), 5 derive conclusions (like LogiCola BD). E-mail me your LogiCola scores (not accepted after the noon of the day after the quiz): set A (EM ET HM HT) and set B (H S E D C F I).

For Feb 3: Read pages 112-117.

For Feb 5: Do 11-20 on pages 114-115 and 1-17 on page 118. Read pages 118-121. Do LogiCola C (EM & ET) and D (TE & FE).

For Feb 7: Do 9-15 on page 119, 5-12 on page 120, and 3-4 on page 122. Read pages 122-124 and 132-133. Do LogiCola D (TM, TH, UE, UM, UH, FM, & FH).

For Feb 10: Do 5-7 on page 125 and 3-15 on page 133. Read pages 126-128. Do LogiCola C (HM & HT), D (AE & AM).

For Feb 12: Do 5-15 on page 128 and 3-10 on pages 129-130. Read pages 134-138. Do LogiCola E (S & E).

For Feb 14: Do 11-14 on page 130, 4-8 on page 135, and 9-20 on page 139. Read pages 139-143. Do LogiCola E (F & I) and F (SE & SH).

For Feb 17: Do 9-14 on pages 135-136, 9-20 on page 142, and 5-16 on page 143. Read pages 144-145. Do LogiCola F (IE, IH, CE, & CH).

Feb 19: Quiz (like the second sample quiz): 3 English arguments (like LogiCola EE), 3 idiomatic arguments (like LogiCola EI), 6 symbolic arguments (like LogiCola ES), 12 S-I rules (like LogiCola F), 5 sentence translations (like LogiCola C), 1 truth table (like LogiCola DF), 2 truth-table arguments (like LogiCola DA). E-mail me your scores with the exercises done: E-mail me your LogiCola scores (not accepted after the noon of the day after the quiz): C (EM, ET, HM, HT), D (TE, TM, TH, UE, UM, UH, FE, FM, FH, AE, AM), E (S, E, F, I), and F (SE, SH, IE, IH, CE, CH).

For Feb 21: Read pages 146-151.

For Feb 24: Do 4-5 on page 152 and 1-2 English problems toward the bottom of page 152. Read pages 154-157 and LogiCola's help file section on "G - Propositional Proofs." Do LogiCola F (TE & TH) and G (EV).

For Feb 26: Do 4-8 on page 153 and 3-4 on page 157. LogiCola: continue with G (EV) if you need to, or try G (EI) if you're brave.

For Feb 28: Do 2-10 on pages 157-159. Do LogiCola G (EI & EC).

Mar 2 to 6: No class, spring break.

For Mar 9: Do 11-12 on page 159. Read pages 161-168. LogiCola: continue with G (EI & EC) if you need to, or try G (HV) if you're brave.

For Mar 11: Do 1-5 on pages 168-169. Read pages 170-171. Do LogiCola G (HV).

This was the last class taught in a classroom. After that, because of the virus, Loyola University ended classroom instruction for the semester and had teachers move their classes online. And so I did this and sent my students a URL of where the online course materials would be. And this revised schedule went into effect for the rest of the semester.

Mar 23: Unit 1. Beforehand do 1-7 on pages 171-172, and do LogiCola G (HI, HC, & MC).

Mar 25: Unit 2 (Quiz, online). Beforehand e-mail me your LogiCola scores for F (TE & TH) and G (EV, EI, EC, HV, HI, HC, & MC).

Mar 27: Unit 3. Beforehand read pages 230-233.

Mar 30: Unit 4. Beforehand do 15-21 on page 233, read pages 234-238, and do LogiCola J (BM & BT); skip J (QM & QT).

Apr 1: Unit 5. Beforehand do 22-26 on page 233 and 1-5 on page 239, read pages 241-244, and do LogiCola K (V).

Apr 3: Unit 6. Beforehand do 27-30 on page 234 and English problems 1-4 on page 245 (being sure to do the ambiguous arguments both ways); also do LogiCola: continue with K (V) - or, if you're brave, try K (I).

Apr 6: Unit 7. Beforehand do 5-8 on pages 245-246, read pages 51-55 on informal fallacies, and do LogiCola K (I & C).

Apr 8: Unit 8. Beforehand do 9-12 on page 246, read pages 55-60 on informal fallacies; LogiCola: Keep doing K (I & C) if you haven't mastered it.

Apr 15 (after Easter break): Unit 9. Beforehand do arguments 13-14 on page 247 and fallacies 11-25 on page 61; do LogiCola set R.

Apr 17: Unit 10. Beforehand do fallacies 26-50 on pages 61-62; LogiCola: continue with set R.

Apr 20: Unit 11 (review class).

April 27 Mon at 9-11 (10 am group) or May 2 Sat at 1 pm (9 am group): Unit 12 (Final Exam, online). Beforehand e-mail me your LogiCola scores for JBM, JBT, KV, KI, KC, and R.