Philosophy 251
General Information for Completing Writing Assignments:
(i) Each assignment is worth up to ten points. You will get one point for providing the correct answer and up to nine points for clearly and concisely justifying whatever answer you give. Note, that the emphasis is on justifying your solution regardless of whether it is correct or not. (Imagine that you are writing a solution that is to appear in a magazine in which the problem was presented in an earlier issue. Hence, you need to clearly and fully explain why the answer is the way it is, such that the readers will understand exactly why the answer is the way it is.) Below are some questions that I will ask when evaluating your assignments.
(ii) All assignments must be your own individual and independent work and be pledged. By 'your own individual and independent work' I understand that the student will not have discussed the assignment with any other individual or looked at any other individual's solution prior to the assignment being handed in.
(iii) All assignments are to be done on separate sheets of paper. Each sheet of paper must have your name on it.
(iv) Late assignments receive no credit.
Silver and Gold
A cabinet has three and only three drawers in it. In one drawer there are two gold coins; in another two silver; and in the remaining drawer, one gold and one silver. Suppose that, at random, one of the drawers, you do not know which, is opened and one gold coin is withdrawn. The drawer is closed again before you can see what other coin is in the drawer.
Which of the following is true? Justify your answer.
(i) The other coin is most likely gold.
(ii) The other coin is most likely silver.
(iii) The probability that the other coin is gold is equal to the probability that the other coin is
silver.
Due: Monday, October 23rd, at the beginning of class.