Here are rules that apply to this course.
Attendance is required because so much material is covered in each class session.
The consequences of missing classes will show up in your work sooner or later. Each unexcused absence may result in the loss of a third of a letter grade off your final grade. Excused absences result only from either verifiable illness or an extreme family emergency. A wedding is not such an emergency. If you fall ill, call me promptly.