We will try to present you with a continuing series of problems and challenges of increasing difficulty. If we didn't, you would be wasting your time and probably- someone else's money. Don't let us stifle you intellectual curiosity and interest. There rumors are not true. You will never be assigned more than five books to read in one night.
Graduate students can pass the exams in the introductory course.
The vast majority of your predecessors have done so. You will make lasting friendships and look back on this year with nostalgia. I was asked to give an address. My address is 022 Brown Lab-ground floor, south wing. You are welcome to stop by for a visit, at a reasonable hour, of course.