One thing that my physics professors have consistently said is that students who do well on homework do well in the course. I think it's because the students wh

One thing that my physics professors have consistently said is that students who do well on homework do well in the course. I think it's because the students who are motivated to learn the material do the homework to test their own understanding. My own experience is that time spent in lecture doesn't really affect these students. In fact, they would only show up for most lectures if attendance was mandatory. The students who want to learn, learn. Unfortunately, lectures don't exactly motivate learning. They just seem like meetings where you discuss what's on the next exam. if every lecturer had the skill of Feynman, though, there would be no problem.