Have fun self studying the class for hours each night, then reviewing the material during lectures. The pace of the class, especially during the second half, is extremely quick. I spend just as much time if not more time on this class than honors upper division math. My interest in the subject helped me get through, but this class is not a cake walk if you have little to no prior experience. Professor Kawanishi is generally quite rigid, but on occasion will be understanding. However, some of the teaching assistants are self important jerks that don't understand the realities of the existence of other classes and are generally strict.