If you purchased a used book you may be lucky. Attendance is required, see grading below. If you must miss class be sure work due is done in advance. The grading system encourages regular work, not cram for exam.
Competition occurs because grades are determined in part by exams.
Please cooperate in all other activities, but turn in your work. You are graded by your peers on the 3P's. If you need space in a lab, or equipment, ask for help. A greenhouse abuts Schwarz. PNC's biology field station is in Beverly Shores.