PHI 1306.01 First class period

For the first class period of PHI 1306.01, I am going to do these three things:

First, knowing people: I will first introduce myself to the class, and after that, call the roll, and everytime a student's name is called, she or he should briefly introduce her-/himself. Students' self-introduction should include the following information: where they are from, what are their majors, and what are their favorite things.

Second, going through the syllabus. I will walk the students through the syllabus real quick, explaining their responsibilities, the objectives of this course, and other logistic information.

Third, solving a sudoku puzzle. I will hand out a sudoku puzzle to the students; they will have five minutes to look at this puzzle and perhaps try to solve it. Then, me and the whole class will work on the puzzle together. The goal is to let the students have a rough idea about the nature of (deductive) logic: making inferences in accordance with rules.