New intro to calc class
1: ask a student to give a discontinuous function, explicitly
   (ideally call by name one someone in the front row: they should
    know to expect that)
   if they suceed, praise 'em lavishly (I give...)
     ...and then ask someone else if "tan" is continuous
   if they fail, immediately go on to another student
     (won't dwell on embarassing you)
   if they say "tan" or such, give a "In HS (High School),
   that would be true -- here it's just "not defined" there;
   introduce "no high school" symbol (no smoking with 'HS' instead),
   and put: HS (HS version 'X'ed out), and college,
   and give the "Mafia" story: you need a witness to be discontinuous

2: "Welcome to the University of Chicago.

    Maybe you got by in HS w/o having to really try,
    like the big kid who could beat the snot out of
    anyone who messed with him w/o trying.
    ...but if he went up against a pro boxer he'd get
    clocked right quickly.
    To succeed, he's got to train, to learn and pay
    attention as he hasn't before.
    You might think of me as...your trainer.
    I'm not your opponent, but I'm not here to make your
    life -easy-: I'm here to make you -good-.
    You'll have to work hard, and be -active- learners.
    If not, you'll hit the mat.

3: give out syllabus, take time to read it
   learning note: some things are better written than said;
     some learn better by reading;
     taking time in class means I -seriously- want you to read this
   any questions?
4: On to math!

later:
1-1: give aikido analogy re: homework:
I don't box -- I do aikido.

If I don't get feedback, I can break someone's wrist/arm
-- b/c I -need- to push -up to the limit- in order to learn.
If I don't get feedback from y'all, you might suffer.
I -can- tell how well you're doing and understanding,
based on homework and exams (mine are good guides to
understanding) -- I -cannot- tell how long you're spending on them.
I expect class to take ~12 hours each week, including
class time, review session, and homework.
So if homework takes more than about 4 hours, please tell me/email me
and -say so-. I will not think less of you: indeed, I'll admire
your integrity. If it's taking too long and you -don't- tell me,
you have only yourself to blame for the pain.
I will push y'all to this limit -- if I push you beyond, TAP OUT!

1-2: how do HS textbooks get written?
(by laundry list, for TX/CA schools)
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a possible 1st quarter structure:
Week 1: derivatives formally/algebraically
Week 2,3: Intro to proofs and rigor
Week 4- more 1st quarter stuff!
