HUP 112 Logic and Philosophy Spring II 2017

Instructor: Dr. Richard Brown

Web: http://onemorebrown.com
Contact: onemorebrown@gmail.com
The gmail address is my primary email and the one I respond to
quickest but I also have my LaGuardia email address:
rbrown@lagcc.cuny.edu

Required Materials:
1. Logic: The Essentials 1st Edition Patrick Hurley Cengage Learning
a. Printed book with Aplia
b. Just access to Aplia (An electronic version of the book comes with
this)
2. Register for the online component of the class by going to:
a. http://login.cengagebrain.com/course/PSFB-FMZ8-7E8C
b. Follow the prompts to register for this course.
3. After registering for the course, you will need to pay for access using one of
the options below:

Online: You can pay online using a credit or debit card, or PayPal.

Bookstore: You may be able to purchase access to Aplia at your bookstore.

Check with the bookstore to find out what they offer for your course.

Free Trial: Your course enrollment includes a free trial period of up to two
weeks. After the free trial ends you will be required to pay for access.
Please note: At the end of the free trial period, your course access will be
suspended until your payment has been made. All your scores and course
activity will be saved and will be available to you after you pay for access.
4. If you already registered an access code or bought Aplia online, the course
key to register for this course is: PSFB-FMZ8-7E8C

This is a hybrid class

We meet four hours in the classroom and two hours online per week. All
assignments will be done online. Class time will be devoted to working
through problems and/or further discussion of the philosophical issues.

Video of my lectures are available via my website or here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLfR0qhtOKP6f9bL1gtQhPE6Wi0tx7tLcj
Course Work
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS=20%
ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ARE DONE VIA APLIA.

IN-CLASS QUIZZES AND GROUP WORK=15%

ALL IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS AND CANNOT BE MADE
UP

3 EXAMS=45%
THE FIRST EXAM IS AN IN-CLASS EXAM ON CHAPTER 1. THE SECOND
EXAM IS A TAKE HOME EXAM ON CHAPTER 5 AND THE THIRD EXAM IS
FROM CHAPTER 6 AND IS COMPLETED VIA APLIA.

PARTICIPATION=20%
Participation does not equal attendance. Participation means
being in class prepared to engage with the material. This means
having read the relevant material in the book (or re-read as
necessary), watched the relevant video lectures on YouTube, and
completed and homework assignments which were due before
class.

Policy on Extra Credit

There are many opportunities for extra credit throughout the semester. These
extra credit assignments are meant to supplement our class discussions or allow
students to go further into certain topics that we did not have time to cover in
class. These assignments, and any points earned from them, will count
towards the final course grade only if all of the assignments for the class
are completed. Under no circumstances will extra credit assignments be allowed
to ‘take the place’ of the assigned work for the class. If at the end of the semester
you have not completed all of the regularly assigned assignments then all extra
credit points will be zeroed out.

Policy on Attendance
Attendance is required. You are allowed to miss five (5) hours of class time (for
whatever reason) without penalty. Any more absences than that will result in
academic penalty ranging from failing the class to a grade reduction.