About the Readings

Each class session has a set of required readings that you should complete before doing anything else. It also allows you to ask questions prior to moving on! With that said think of the text as a reference, in that

• it contains a lot of stuff that you may use but not at this very moment, and
• it gives you a basis to ask intelligent questions

So you should absolutely read it to get a basis but in the long run, you will learn more from this course by doing.