I heard from my highschool teachers that profs expect you to do all readings before class. does this also count fo tthe first week of school? (the first day of class, is it just an introduction or do we actually start the course?)
I'm worried, I haven't bought many of my textbooks yet because i was told to wait for the prof to explain which textbooks we need to buy.

Originally Posted by muns2

I heard from my highschool teachers that profs expect you to do all readings before class. does this also count fo tthe first week of school? (the first day of class, is it just an introduction or do we actually start the course?)
I'm worried, I haven't bought many of my textbooks yet because i was told to wait for the prof to explain which textbooks we need to buy.

Not for the first week, but after you have to keep up readings.

Unless it's a night course (since those are usually 3 lectures combined into 1), the first lecture is usually just introductory.

I doubt the professors will give you any readings before classes start. My courses aren't even up in ELM yet.

Hey! This may sound stupid.
I was just wondering if you went to both lectures and tutorials on the first week of class or if you wait until afterwards?
Thanks!

Originally Posted by rae.rae.k

Hey! This may sound stupid.
I was just wondering if you went to both lectures and tutorials on the first week of class or if you wait until afterwards?
Thanks!

They will tell you when labs and tutorials start.

You don't really have to do the readings before class. It all depends on your learning style and how tutorials/labs are run.

In upper year courses you aren't given readings, and if they are, it's "Chapter 30-35". The lectures help you focus on what's important because in many cases, you may not have the time.

Originally Posted by muns2

profs expect you to do all readings before class.

hahaha oh wow

Not all profs expect you to do the readings beforehand. Some actually suggest that you do the readings after each lecture, since by then some of the material has already been covered in class and you'll understand it better. I found this helpful in some of my classes.

Definitely wait until after you have gone to each of your lectures and the prof has told you what to buy or given you a syllabus/reading list.

Something I would recommend is going over the lecture notes (if given) before class and if there's anything you don't understand, try to figure it out using the textbook, internet, etc. That way the lecture will make more sense to you in class and if you find something that you simply CANNOT understand, you'll know what to ask in class.