Class Participation

Since we have such a swell textbook, I will try not to exhaustively and redundantly cover everything you read in the book in lectures as well. Of course this means that you actually have to keep up with the reading to kow what's going on in class. While I do not like padded questions (the kind students sometimes ask just to remind the instructor that they are attending), I really do want to answer your genuine questions. If you don't get something, it is a safe bet that others don't get it either. Please do ask such questions in class. It will be more fun than just listening to me lecture, and it will more specifically address what you want to understand.