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The Nature of Mathematics – 13th Edition

Chapter 03

Individual Research Project Section 3.6

September 28, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Project 3.9

Build a simple device which will add single digit numbers.

References:

Circuit design
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adder_(electronics)
http://cpuville.com/adder.htm… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Individual Research Projects Tags Circuits

Individual Research Projects Section 3.5

September 28, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Project 3.6 Convention Problem

A mathematician attended a convention of men and women scientists. The mathematician observed that if any two of them were picked at random, at least one of the two would be male. From this information, it … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Individual Research Projects

Individual Research Project Section 3.4

September 28, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Project 3.5

Suppose a prisoner must make a choice between two doors. One door leads to freedom and the other door is booby-trapped so that it leads to death. The doors are labeled as follows:

Door 1: This door leads … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Individual Research Projects Tags Logic

Individual Research Project Section 3.3

September 28, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Project 3.4

Between now and the end of the course, look for logical arguments in newspapers, periodicals, and books. Translate these arguments into symbolic form. Turn in as many of them as you find. Be sure to indicate where you … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Individual Research Projects Tags Logic

Individual Research Projects Section 3.2

September 28, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Project 3.2

Do some research to explain the differences between the words necessary and sufficient.

Project 3.3

Sometimes statements p and q are described as contradictory, contrary, or inconsistent. Consult a logic text, and then define these terms using … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Individual Research Projects

Individual Research Project Section 3.1

September 28, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Project 3.1

Deck of Cards Puzzle

Here is a problem by Bob Stanton from the 1998 issue of Games magazine which you can use to test your logical reasoning.

“For her school’s Science Fair, your niece has pasted a deck … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Individual Research Projects Tags Logical reasoning

Video Links 3-2

August 11, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
Truth tables (time: 4:55)

Conditionals (time: 2:08)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Video Links Tags Conditionals, Truth Tables

Video Links 3-3

August 11, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Video:
Logically equivalent (time: 2:27)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Video Links Tags Logically equivalent

Video Links 3-4

August 11, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Video:
Conditionals (time: 3:32)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Video Links Tags Conditionals

Video Links 3-1

August 11, 2015July 2, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
Negation (time: 7:08)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z82pjAc52Nw

Conjunction (time: 3:47)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix2Uh4q_If8

Disjunction (time: 6:07)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bBvxr_NYuY… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 03, Video Links Tags Conjunction, Disjunction, Negation
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