Read the chapter in the book before the lesson. This is essential before the first day in class. Sit in the front row, ideally the center. The first test is

Read the chapter in the book before the lesson. This is essential before the first day in class. Sit in the front row, ideally the center. The first test is the most important. But is dependent on class size, the bigger the class the less it matters. e.g. class of 5, if on the first test you score an A, then the teacher will know it. If you come up short later, the teacher will wonder what they did wrong, as you were clearly understood the earlier material. In a class of 100 the teacher probably does not know you or your test result. Discuss the projects with others. You might think you understand it, but talking with others will often help you clarify ambiguous items. Seems like all projects / assignments have a large degree of ambiguity. For each / any programming class, make sure you learn how to use the debugger. Learning how to debug effectively will save you huge amounts of time.