Structure of Class

I will assign you to small groups that will change in composition every two or three weeks. Each day I will identify a set of readings (mainly from the textbook) that you should do before the next class, along with a few homework problems that deal with a mix of material from the last class and basic ideas for the next class. Each group will be responsible for presenting a subset of the problems.

Most days I will give mini-lectures setting up key ideas, but we will spend a majority of the typical class period working on problems in groups, with you presenting your solutions to each other.

There will be four major individual written assignments, a textbook project, a final exam, and various in-class activities and exercises. More detail on these, and the grading scheme, is given below.