Precepts

Propositional Logic

Precept
2025-09-10
Natural deduction basics
Skills: translating English to formulas, using →E and →I, managing assumptions
2025-09-17
Disjunction and RAA
Skills: ∨-elimination, reductio ad absurdum, dependency tracking
2025-09-24
Truth tables and countermodels
Skills: truth tables, validity vs satisfiability, finding counterexamples
2025-10-01
Midterm preparation
Skills: proof strategy, error diagnosis, mixed techniques

Predicate Logic

2025-10-22
Quantifier syntax and basic derivations
Skills: Parsing formulas with ∀ and ∃, Identifying free vs. bound variables, Applying ∀-elimination correctly, Translating simple English sentences into predicate logic
2025-10-29
Existential rules and witness constants
Skills: Applying ∃-introduction, Applying ∃-elimination with fresh constants, Tracking dependency conditions in quantified proofs, Diagnosing common mistakes with existential reasoning
2025-11-05
Identity and relational reasoning
Skills: Using identity (=) in formal proofs, Substitution of identicals, Reasoning about relations (order, parent, membership, etc.), Formalizing simple theories with predicates
2025-11-12
Models and countermodels
Skills: Constructing first-order structures, Evaluating truth in a model, Finding countermodels to invalid arguments, Connecting semantic failure to proof-theoretic limitations
2025-11-19
Integrated proof practice and exam preparation
Skills: Combining quantifier rules in longer derivations, Checking freshness and dependency constraints, Moving between informal arguments and formal proofs, Preparing for the in-precept quiz

Metatheory

No precepts during Thanksgiving week.
2025-12-03
Precept
No precepts during Thanksgiving week.
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