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Dr. Trainor's class is a bit difficult. He's not a bad professor, but he could be better. You don't use the book much at all, but it came in handy for me, which is why I suggest getting it.
Here's the deal... Four 25 point assignments that aren't very hard. In fact, if you just write some junk down and turn it in you'll probably get 18 points on each of them. DO THEM. I forgot about one of them and it cost me a letter grade. Four exams worth 100 points each, plus a final that's worth 50 points. The tests can range from very difficult to very easy. If you've got enough point at the end of the course, you can skip the final, which only covered one chapter. Before most tests, you'll play some review games which can earn you extra point on the tests. Don't screw around with them, you can pick up enough points to boost your score to the next letter grade.
Attendance isn't mandatory. If you miss, you might not miss much unless it's one of those days when you work out a bunch of problems. Notes are moderate, as most of the material is presented via PowerPoint (all PPT material is on his website, too).
I don't dislike Dr. Trainor, but his personality is quite quirky. He's usually pretty cool, but don't come into class late. He hates that, and he's not real fond of late assignments, either. If the class as a whole doesn't do well on an exam, you can tell it gets under his skin. Also, if he thinks too many people missed an easy exam question, that bothers him even more.
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