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PHILOSOPHY 511
MODAL LOGIC

Spring 2008 / Prof. Kevin C. Klement



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SYLLABUS – contains instructor contact information, course description, course requirements and a rough schedule

TAKE-HOME MIDTERM EXAM – covers propositional modal logic; due April 3rd

TAKE-HOME FINAL EXAM – covers quantified modal logic; due May 23rd

COURSE HANDOUTS

HOMEWORK ASSIGNED SO FAR

(Packet 1 - Due Feb. 28th:)

  • (January 31): Exercises 1.2, 1.4, 1.5 of Garson
  • (February 5): Exercises 1.7, 1.8, 1.10c of Garson
  • (February 7): Exercises 2.3, 2.4c, 2.6 of Garson
  • (February 12): Exercises 2.11, 2.12 of Garson
  • (February 14): Exercise 3.2 of Garson
  • (February 21): Exercise 4.8 of Garson

(Packet 2 - Due March 25th:)

  • (February 26): Exercises 6.3, 6.4 and 6.8 of Garson
  • (February 28): Exercises 6.13 and 7.8 of Garson
  • (March 4): Exercises 7.9, 7.13a,c, 7.14a,b, 7.17 and 7.18b of Garson
  • (March 6): Exercise on page 35 of the handouts
  • (March 11): Exercise 8.6 of Garson
  • (March 13): No homework assigned

(Packet 3 - Due April 22nd:)

  • (March 25): Exercises 12.2 and 12.3 of Garson
  • (March 27): Exercises 12.9, 12.10 (any 3) and 12.13 (any 2) of Garson
  • (April 1-3): Exercise 12.19 of Garson
  • (April 8): Exercise 14.8 (any six) and 14.15b of Garson
  • (April 10): Exercise 15.3 of Garson

(Packet 4 - Due May 23rd:)

  • (April 15): Exercise on page 60 of handouts
  • (April 22): Exercises 18.1, 18.3 and 18.7 of Garson
  • (April 24): Exercise 18.13 of Garson
  • (April 29): Exercise 19.1 and 19.2 of Garson
  • (May 1): Exercise on page 73 of handouts
  • (May 6): No homework assigned
  • (May 8): Even numbered problems from translation exercises A and B


Questions? Concerns? Email Kevin at klement@philos.umass.edu.
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