Thread: propositional logic

Say I have a statement:

You got an A on the final. but you dont do every exercise in the book; nevertheless, you get an A in this class

p : You get an A on the final exam
q : You do every exercise in this book
r : You get an A in this class

How do I write this English statement into a logical expression? I am confused on the statement nevertheless, does that show and or or???

Originally Posted by EquinoX

Say I have a statement:

You got an A on the final. but you dont do every exercise in the book; nevertheless, you get an A in this class

p : You get an A on the final exam
q : You do every exercise in this book
r : You get an A in this class

How do I write this English statement into a logical expression? I am confused on the statement nevertheless, does that show and or or???

how about if the statement is:

You get an A on the final, you do every exercise in this book, and you get an A in this class

will it then be p^q^r??

Originally Posted by EquinoX

how about if the statement is:

You get an A on the final, you do every exercise in this book, and you get an A in this class

will it then be p^q^r??

yeah, that seems ok to me. in light of what you just did, i'm thinking we may be able to interpret "nevertheless" as "and" in the first question.

that's what I was also thinking, I am confused with the word nevertheless, does that show and or if, I was thinking and also for the first time.......

Originally Posted by EquinoX

that's what I was also thinking, I am confused with the word nevertheless, does that show and or if, I was thinking and also for the first time.......

you got me there, its been a while since i took a logic class, and i dont recall doign much work with nevertheless. i think it's more appropriate to interpret it as "and" rather than "implies" though.