Class time and location:
12:00 - 12:50 MWF: C-230 (Classroom building)
Instructor information
Roger Rigterink
Office hours: 9 - 10 MWF - C-208 (Classroom building)
Home page: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/faculty/rrigteri
e-mail addresses: roger.rigterink@uwc.edu (office) ; rrigteri@vbe.com (home)
Weeks #1-#4 (Sept. 3 - 24)
Memory: The Acquisition, Retention, and Retrieval of Knowledge
(Halpern, Chapter 2)
The Relationship Between Thought and Language
(Halpern, Chapter 3)
Evaluating the Strength of Arguments
(Halpern, Chapter 5)
TEST (Take home - September 24)
Weeks 5 -12 - Inductive logic for the 21st Century
Week #5 (Sept. 27 - Oct. 1)
Measurement
The Effects of Bias
Reporting on a Measurement
Week #6 (Oct. 4 - 8)
Determining Probabilities
The Basic Rules of Probability
The Multiplication Rule Redux
Week #7 (Oct. 11 - 15)
Open date
The Addition Rule Revisited
The Expected Value of a Bet
Week #8 (Oct. 18 - 22)
Completion of section
TEST (In class - Oct. 20)
Surveys
Week #9 (Oct. 25 - 29)
Distributions
Randomness
Reporting Results with Confidence
Week #10 (Nov. 1 - 5)
Selecting a Sample
Getting Good Results
Correlations
Week #11 (Nov. 8 - 12)
Testing for Causation
Prospective Design Studies
Completion of section
Week #12
TEST (In class - Nov. 15)
Weeks 12 - 16 ((Nov. 17 - Dec. 13)
Decision Making
(Halpern, Chapter 8)
Development of Problem-Solving Skills
(Halpern, Chapter 9)
Creative Thinking
(Halpern, Chapter 10)
TEST (Take home - due Dec. 17)