Introduction to Scientific Thinking ((3))

Catalog description

Development of critical thinking skills related to the analysis and evaluation of arguments. Topics include: analysis and criticism of deductive and inductive reasoning, justification and evidence, sentential and predicate calculus, naive set theory, and mathematical induction. Examples will focus on scientific arguments. The course involves writing complete, logically consistent arguments in English and in Mathematics to illustrate the correct use of the logical tools and methods discussed. This Foundational Skills course must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.