This is the course homepage for Thinking Skills offered at Beaconhouse Bani Gala Campus. (See course description)

 

Instructor: Haroon Ali Agha

E-mail: [email protected]  

Tel: 0321-8524335

Classes:   Weekdays, 9:20 - 10:10am

Discussion group: groups.google.ca/group/BMI-Thinking-Skills

 

Texts: Tomassi, Paul. Logic; Irwin Copi, Introduction to Logic; Handouts will be given in class, also available on this website.

 

The Reading Page has been moved here

 

 

Thinking Skills

2007/2008 Fall,Winter

AS 9684(1/2)

 

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Important note

Follow this link question to a question from June 2002 paper 2, question 1, along with the mark-scheme (attached in the pdf). The format for answer given in the mark scheme is very convenient. Perhaps you will like to follow the format given in the mark scheme.

 

Important handouts for paper 2

*I suggest you read all of these articles as preparation for paper 2.

Critical Thinking (excerpted from Path of Reason)

Notes on Natural Language

Critical Thinking mini-guide

Scientific Reasoning

Fallacies

Open-Minded Inquiry: A Glossary of Key Concepts

Thinking with Concepts: Taking Our Students on a Journey to Personal Freedom

Critical Thinking: Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions

Becoming a Critic of Your Thinking

Paper 2 Sample Answer to Question 1

 

Mocks 2009 (Papers, solutions and marks available)

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 1 Solutions

Paper 2 Mark Scheme

Paper 2 Sample Answer to Question 1

Marks and Comments

 

Handouts

Critical Thinking (from Path of Reason) [Read this article. It will be useful for Paper 2. You should also read the articles given below in the readings from Winter Term. These will all help in Paper 2].

 

 

 

Winter Term 2009

 

Resources for Reading Assignment

Visit reading section.

 

*You MUST read these articles:

Open-Minded Inquiry: A Glossary of Key Concepts

Thinking with Concepts: Taking Our Students on a Journey to Personal Freedom

Critical Thinking: Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions

Becoming a Critic of Your Thinking

 

Assignments

Assignment 4 (Due 26th January, 2009)

 

Websites

The Critical Thinking Community

 

Handouts

Notes on Natural Language

Critical Thinking mini-guide (Univ. of Honk Kong Philosophy Dept.)

Predicate Logic (UHKPD)

Scientific Reasoning (UHKPD)

Fallacies (UHKPD)

 

 

 

Fall Term 2008

 

Formal Logic

 

Handouts

Proof Theory

Proof Techniques

Proof Strategies

Mathematical Proof

Model Theory

Predicate Logic (Older version)

Predicate Logic (Updated)

Predicate Logic Sample Q&A

Notes on Natural Language

 

 

Assignments

Assignment 1: Propositional Logic Proofs

Assignment 2: Model Theory

Assignment 3: Predicate Logic

Assignment 4 (Due 26th January, 2009)

 

In-class Exercises

Exercise 1: Propositions & Validity (Solutions)                                                       

Exercise 2: Conditionals (Solutions)

Exercise: Set Theory (Solutions)

 

Monthly Tests

September Test (solutions, marks)

October Test (solutions, marks)

 

Midterm Test

Midterm (solutions)

 

Required Reading

Tomassi, Paul. Logic. (pp. 1-118)

 

Further Reading: Web

Peter Suber’s course on Symbolic Logic (A very good website. Also has useful related material.)

History of Cantorian Set Theory (Wiki).

 

Further Reading: Resources on TS website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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