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P.S. If you find yourself in this situation, and if you have any kind of communication channel to the faculty, and if they have any control at all over what and how they teach…
…a formidable if-chain to be sure…
…then the magic words are “active learning.” Reduce in-class lecture time as much as possible; spend class time with students doing hands-on work. Huge up-front investment for the instructor, but it’s •amazing• how many different problems it solves once it’s working.