Course Evaluation Customization Form

Viewing: PHIL 49, section 01


Term: 1162 - Fall 2015
Instructor: DiBella, Wang

Learning Goals

Ability to translate sentences of English into propositional or predicate logic
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Ability to construct truth tables to test for validity
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Ability to understand and manipulate probability statements
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Understanding of different interpretations of probability (e.g. degrees of belief)
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Familiarity with expected utility maximization and its discontents
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Understanding of philosophical implications of Newcomb’s puzzle (e.g. evidential vs causal decision theory)
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Ability to represent a game in strategic form (tables) and extensive form (trees)
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Understanding of concepts of game theory such as dominance and Nash equilibrium
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Ability to identify features of probability distributions (e.g. standard deviation, mean) and common distributions (e.g. uniform, binomial)
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Understanding of difference between Bayesian and classical methods of statistical inference
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Course Elements

How useful to you were the lectures?


How useful to you were the problem sets?


How useful to you was the syllabus?


What was the quality of the textbook Weatherson, Notes on decision theory?


What was the quality of the textbook Class notes?


Additional Questions

How well did the discussion sections and the lectures fit together?


Would you recommend this course to another student?


Was the appropriate amount of time allocated to each unit?


How much do you feel the material in each unit will help you in your subsequent studies?


How much do you feel the material in each unit will help you in your life?



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