PHIL1012 Introductory Logic (University of Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall, difficulty 2.7/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.7/5 across 48 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
PHIL1012 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Philosophy. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 逻辑学导论
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Philosophy
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
An introduction to modern logic: the investigation of the laws of truth. One essential aspect of good reasoning or argumentation is that it is valid: it cannot lead from true premises to a false conclusion.
PHIL1012 has 48 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 3.1 · difficulty 2.7 · would-recommend 1.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by USYD students on USYD Wall (2.2/5 overall); 15 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.6 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "I haven't gotten my results yet, but I would recommend PHIL1012. If you're an english-speaking science student, you can coast the entire time and it's pretty interesting as well as easy. Introduction to Logic. It's essentially turning English sentences into symbols and letters, …"
On Reddit: "PHIL1012 is a good unit that covers basic concepts of logic. People who have done either MATH1064 or COMP2022 may have an advantage due to the overlap as both of those units also cover logic but newcomers with no mathematical background can still succeed in this unit and that’s …"
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Q: Is PHIL1012 hard?
A: Students rate PHIL1012's difficulty 2.7/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PHIL1012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 48 reviews: would-recommend 1.7/5, usefulness 3.1/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL1012, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL1012 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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