Elementary Logic

Credits: 3Catalog #20809261

A course in contemporary formal (symbolic) logic covering both propositional and predicate logic with identity. Students will learn to translate arguments into symbolic notation and then test validity using natural-deduction proof procedures, truth tables, truth trees, and counter examples. Fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning Part B requirement at UW-Madison, as well as the logic requirement at Edgewood College. Assumes a solid background in Algebra. For a course focused on critical thinking and informal logic, see course #20809264, Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (previously called Reason in Communication), which fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning Part A requirement at UW-Madison as well as the logic requirement at Edgewood College.

Enrollment Requirements: Prereq: COMPASS Read 80 or higher, COMPASS Writing 69 or higher, COMPASS E-Write 6-8; OR Coll Read Strat, 10-808-101 and Intro Coll Writing, 10-831-103; OR Engl 1, 20-801-201 AND COMPASS Pre-Alg score of 43-99 OR Alg 1-39 OR Elem Alg w Apps, 10-834-110.

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Course Offerings

last updated: 04:01:38 AM May 22 2013

Students have until the day before the class starts to register for online, accelerated and short-term classes. After that point, students must obtain permission from the instructor to register and will have until the last date to enroll to use the permission granted to register. For all other classes, students have until the last date to enroll if seats are available.

This is a list of classes scheduled at various Madison Area Technical College locations. For complete, up-to-date information - including availability - please search for classes through myMadisonCollege.

Downtown Education Center

Catalog/Class # Semester Class Dates Meeting Times Instructor Mode of Instruction Approximate Tuition  

  20809261
Class #33420 Fall 2013-2014 Aug 27 2013 -
Dec 12 2013 10:00 AM-11:15 AM
T R Sullivan,Sonja R  In Person $527.05Seats Available: 29
Last Date to Enroll: Sep 2 2013

Truax Campus

Catalog/Class # Semester Class Dates Meeting Times Instructor Mode of Instruction Approximate Tuition  

  20809261
Class #33020 Fall 2013-2014 Aug 26 2013 -
Dec 13 2013 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
M W F Sullivan,Sonja R  In Person $527.05Seats Available: 25
Last Date to Enroll: Sep 1 2013

  20809261
Class #34809 Fall 2013-2014 Aug 27 2013 -
Dec 12 2013 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
T R Sullivan,Sonja R  In Person $527.05Seats Available: 26
Last Date to Enroll: Sep 2 2013

  20809261
Class #34810 Fall 2013-2014 Aug 27 2013 -
Dec 10 2013 5:30 PM-8:20 PM
T Sullivan,Sonja R  In Person $527.05Seats Available: 33
Last Date to Enroll: Sep 2 2013