PPT-An Inductive Calculus for Infinite Lottery Machines

1 John D Norton Department of History and Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh Based on Infinite Lottery Machines in The Material Theory of Induction Draft at http wwwpittedu. By Shirley Jackson. Journal. Imagine that you have just won . the Mega Million Lottery. . 4 minutes - Brainstorm a list of things you would do with your money. How do you think it would change your life? . A Service Learning Experience. Melinda Rudibaugh. Mathematics Faculty,. Chandler-Gilbert Community College. What is Service Learning?. Not volunteerism. Tied to the curriculum. Requires meaningful reflection and self-growth. It’s Logical. What is Logic?. Logic. – The science of correct reasoning.. Reasoning. . – The drawing of inferences or conclusions from known or assumed facts. .. There are two main types of reasoning:. This chapter will cover. The use of statistical evidence in arguments. The reporting of statistical data. The use of causal generalizations. Inductive Reasoning. Inductive Reasoning. Evidence offers strong support ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’. The other side of logic. Deduction . vs. Induction. Deduction – General to Specific. Induction – Specific to General. Inductive reasoning. Uses particular facts, common threads and ideas to draw a conclusion suggested by evidence. Shirley Jackson. Notes on the story. Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson. (December 14, 1919 - August 8, 1965) was an American author who wrote short stories and novels. Her most famous work is her short story "The Lottery," which combines a peaceful small-town-America setting with a horrific shock ending. The tone of most of her works is odd and macabre, with an impending sense of doom, often framed by very ordinary settings and characters. . Inductive Reasoning . When you use a pattern to find the next term in a sequence you’re using . inductive reasoning.. The conclusion you’ve made about the next terms in the pattern are called a . Notes on the story. Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson. (December 14, 1919 - August 8, 1965) was an American author who wrote short stories and novels. Her most famous work is her short story "The Lottery," which combines a peaceful small-town-America setting with a horrific shock ending. The tone of most of her works is odd and macabre, with an impending sense of doom, often framed by very ordinary settings and characters. . Induction vs. deduction. Inductive. arguments aim to make the conclusion . probable. , not . certain. , . though . sometimes, . extremely. probable.. False conclusion is logically compatible with true . Dec. 14, 1919- August 8, 1965. Born in California and Grew up in Rochester, NY. Very famous American Female Author. Shirley Jackson….Rebel. Asked to leave . University . of . Rochester. Graduated from Syracuse. Books ordered. Stewart. . Calculus: Early . Transcendentals. 7e. Ocean. Ngl.cengage.com. Stewart. . Calculus: Early . Transcendentals. 7e. Middlesex. Ngl.cengage.com. Larson:. Calculus of a Single Variable: Early . CT 101. Dr. Bowman. Deductive argument. A . deductive argument.  is an argument that is intended by the arguer to be deductively valid, that is, to provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion provided that the argument's premises are true. . To form conjectures through inductive reasoning. To disprove a conjecture with a counterexample. To avoid fallacies of inductive reasoning. Example 1. You’re at school eating lunch. You ingest some air while eating, which causes you to belch. Afterward, you notice a number of students staring at you with disgust. You burp again, and looks of distaste greet your natural bodily function. You have similar experiences over the course of the next couple of days. Finally, you conclude that belching in public is socially unacceptable. The process that lead you to this conclusion is called. 1. John D. Norton. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. University of Pittsburgh. June 29, 2022. Mangoletsi. -Potts Lectures 2022. Material Theory of Induction. 2. 3. This Talk. 4. There is no.