The text is an excellent reference book, which you will find useful
for many years. You won't understand everything written there the first
time you read it: no one does. You are expected to browse the indicated
pages in the text, find the material relevant to what we discuss in class,
and read those things in detail. Read the other things given there too,
but don't get discouraged if they seem to be "over your head": you'll learn
these things in detail in later courses. One important trait of AEs is
that we learn what we need from many different areas, as we need it, even
if we are not yet "experts" in those areas. The notes taken in class, on
the other hand, are expected to be mastered in detail: yes, including
the derivations.
Note on Web-Based Learning: Or, "Why should I go to class?"
You will find "a lot of" the course notes on the Web. You are
expected to read that. However, the instructor in this course is the one
who put those notes there, and hence knows that it is there. He feels free
to spend class time on conveying things that are NOT on the web, if and
when appropriate, and checking using the exams, assignments etc. whether
these have been learned properly. Attendance is mandatory, both physical
and mental, and unexplained absence will be considered as a sure sign of
sloppiness. It will be held against you with zero sympathy.
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