That's the way I felt all term. In class I learn I can fudge answers and get away with it. Keep lecturer or tenure board will be shot. The recitation instructor would make a good parking lot attendant. Tries to tell you where to go, but you can never understand him.
Text is useless.
I use it to kill roaches in my room. In class the syllabus is more important than you are. I am convinced that you can learn by osmosis by just sitting in his class. Problem sets are a decoy to lure you away from potential exam material. Recitation was great.