An introduction to symbolic logic with attention to proofs within the formal system of first-order logic and translations from sentences in this formal language into sentences in ordinary English. (The department recommends that students not take this course as their introductory course to the major. The course material is mathematical in nature and is not representative of the topics and reading material typically found in other philosophy courses.)
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Intersession
2030
56%2030 Fall: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department course count falling about 4% per year.
7%2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018.
7%2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018.
8%2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029
61%2029 Fall: 61% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department course count falling about 3% per year.
6%2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017.
6%2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017.
7%2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028
65%2028 Fall: 65% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Department course count falling about 3% per year.
5%2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016.
5%2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016.
7%2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027
74%2027 Fall: 74% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015.
5%2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015.
5%2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015.
6%2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2025
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2024
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2023
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2022
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2021
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2020
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2019
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2018
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2017
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2016
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
ForecastUnder 15%15–39%40–69%70–89%90%+Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sectionsNot offeredNo data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a
cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first
Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PMJC106202620252003
Mon, Wed, 4:15 PM–5:30 PMJC204201120102009
Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PMJC2152008200720052005-2
Mon, Thu, 2:50 PM–4:05 PMJC2152006
Wed, 1:00 PM–2:00 PMJC2042005-1
Tue, 6:00 PM–7:00 PMJefferson Academic Center JF2222005-3
Tue, Thu, 2:40 PM–3:55 PMSackler Science Center N1052002