The syllabus specifies the chapters that are required reading, accompanying every lecture. It is highly recommended that you read what is assigned in the syllabus before every lecture. Second, read the book. Third, read the brief lecture summary on the web for every lecture, in the form of a list of key points and key questions. Syllabus The syllabus page will give you the information on the material to be covered at every lecture.
Every lecture has a number of key questions and key points.
The key points provide you with a very brief summary of the most important things you need to have learned for this lecture. After you attend the lecture, you can review the key points to see if you understand what they all mean. If you do not fully understand them, that means you have not learned the material sufficiently well to get a good grade in this course. You should then prepare questions that you can ask in class or during office hours. Similarly, if there are key questions that you do not know the answer to, it also means that you did not completely understand the lecture.