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Logic, Reasoning, And Persuasion
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01:730:201 · Philosophy · School 01 — New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences
Introduction to Logic teaches formal tools for clarifying arguments and testing whether conclusions follow from premises. Rutgers course descriptions cover propositional and predicate logic across sections, with some descriptions also including categorical logic, translations, truth tables, and formal proofs.
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Spring 2027
2 open in snapshot · 2 instructors
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College Avenue
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MW 7:30 PM · College Avenue · 1 section · 1 open
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2 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Some instructor descriptions begin by analyzing claims about classes and categories with quantifiers such as some, no, and all.
The course descriptions extend formalization to quantified claims and describe proof systems; the exact proof method varies across the instructor descriptions.
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officialSummary: found · Official Philosophy Department course description inspected; it presents multiple instructor variants.
site:philosophy.rutgers.edu/course-descriptions "01:730:201" logic · site:philosophy.rutgers.edu "Introduction to Logic" 01:730:201 Rutgers
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assessment: not-found · Fall 2026 instructor-specific syllabus search returned no relevant syllabus; the department page links sample syllabi but no assessment details were included in the inspected description.
Rutgers Fall 2026 "01:730:201" "Yoonhee Kang" "Alex Skiles" syllabus
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fit.toughIf: found · Cautious implication of the symbolic and proof-based content listed by Rutgers.
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prerequisitesInPractice: not-found · No cross-section practical prerequisite evidence found; one instructor variant says no prerequisite, but that is not generalized to all sections.
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instructorVariation: found · The department publishes separate instructor-specific course outlines with different topic order and proof emphasis. Term coverage is not attached to the page.
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chapters: found · Topic groupings reflect official outlines; order differs by instructor and should not be read as one shared week-by-week schedule.
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2 open · College Avenue
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0116067 | Open | Baldino | Monday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at MU 111; Thursday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at MU 111MU 111 | College Avenue |
| 0216068 | Open | Evan Kalkus | Monday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at SC 221; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at SC 221SC 221 | College Avenue |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.12
Course quality
4.02
Response rate
36.3%
Coverage
92 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Kalkus | 15 | 4.71 | 4.65 |
| Sung Kang | 12 | 3.04 | 3.03 |
| Alexander Skiles | 10 | 3.77 | 3.68 |
| Yoonhee Kang | 6 | 4.08 | 3.82 |
| Anthony Baldino | 4 | 4.65 | 4.40 |
| Justin Kalef | 3 | 4.10 | 3.73 |
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Credits
3
Current campuses
College Avenue
Current availability
2 open of 2
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Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
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