Lesson 2: Elementary Logic: Connectives,
Variables, Quantifiers, and Negations
Objectives:
• Define simple statement and compound statement.
• Write compound statements using connectives.
• Express simple and compound statements symbolically.
• Write the negation of a quantified statement.
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STATEMENTS
What is the difference between a simple statement and compound
statement?
Simple Statement Compound Statement
The highest mountain in the Philippines is The highest mountain in the Philippines is
Mt. Apo. Mt. Apo, and the second highest mountain
is Mt. Pulag.
Cebu is the oldest Philippines City. We will go to Camiguin island or we will go
to Mactan island.
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CONNECTIVES
To create a compound statement, connectives like and, or, if…then, and if and
only if are used.
Connective Symbols Type of Statement
And Conjunction
Or Disjunction
if…then Conditional
if
if and
and only
only if
if Biconditional
Biconditional
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VARIABLES
Statement Symbol
The highest mountain in the Philippines is Mt. Apo.
The second highest mountain is Mt. Pulag.
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VARIABLES AND CONNECTIVES
Statement Symbol
The highest mountain in the Philippines is Mt. Apo.
The second highest mountain is Mt. Pulag.
The highest mountain in the Philippines is Mt.
Apo, and the second highest mountain is Mt.
Pulag.
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Write the compound statement below using
connectives.
“We will go to Camiguin island or
we will go to Mactan island.”
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QUANTIFIERS
Existential Universal
“there “none” Deny the
existence of
exists” “no” something
Point out that
“at least “all” every element
satisfies a
one” “every” condition
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QUANTIFIERS AND NEGATIONS
Quantified Statement Negation
No Y are Z. Some Y are Z.
Some Y are Z. No Y are Z.
Some Y are not Z. All Y are Z.
All Y are Z. Some Y are not Z.
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Think-Pair-Share
Write the negation of each of the following statements.
1. All school gates are open.
2. Some drinks in the school canteen are espresso-based.
3. No students are wearing their uniforms.
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Application
Write 5 quantified statements together with its
negation regarding the latest news/ issue/ trends
in our countries.
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