- What is GST 211 at the University of Uyo?
- GST 211 (Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence) is a 2-unit, 200 Level course taught in the First Semester at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is a foundation course taken by undergraduates across the university's programmes, not one department's course. Philosophical method, formal logic, and the perennial questions about knowledge, value and human existence. The logic half is directly technical — it is the same propositional calculus you will formalise in MTH 212 and implement in code.
- Which programmes take GST 211?
- GST 211 is a foundation course taken by undergraduates across University of Uyo programmes — it belongs to the university, not to one department. Whatever your department, Areté covers it with the same outline, textbooks and study tips.
- What topics are covered in GST 211?
- The GST 211 outline covers 9 topics: The meaning, scope and branches of philosophy; Philosophy and logic: the nature of argument, premises and conclusions; Deductive and inductive reasoning; validity, soundness and cogency; Symbolic logic: propositions, connectives, truth tables and truth-functional analysis; Rules of inference and methods of proof; Informal fallacies: ad hominem, straw man, false cause, hasty generalisation, appeal to authority; Epistemology: sources and limits of knowledge; scepticism; Ethics: consequentialism, deontology and virtue ethics; Human existence, freedom, determinism and the meaning of life.
- What textbooks are recommended for GST 211?
- Recommended reading for GST 211: Philosophy and Logic: An Introduction by Various UniUyo GST course team; A Concise Introduction to Logic by Patrick J. Hurley.
- How do I pass GST 211?
- Truth tables are free marks — practise until you can build one for any compound proposition without hesitating The fallacies section is the most examined: learn each one with a one-line example you invented yourself, not the textbook's Statistical reasoning is inductive; understanding why induction can never give certainty makes DTS 224 hypothesis testing click For essay questions, define your terms in the first paragraph — examiners reward it explicitly
- Where can I find GST 211 lecture notes and past questions?
- Areté (https://www.aretecyb.tech/courses/gst-211) carries 2 recommended textbooks for GST 211, plus an AI tutor that has read the outline. It is free for University of Uyo students — sign in with your email, no password.