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<p>You started off with: “but expects you to learn stuff from the book”</p>
<p>Fair enough. An orchestra teacher once said: “'Practice is what you do at home. ‘Rehearsals’ is what you do here. Learn the piece at home, and come here ready to play.”</p>
<p>But, you went on to say: “spends almost no time lecturing or teaching”. So what is the prof doing? Talking about his research that has nothing to do with the class? Complaining about how the Administration is making professors teach more classes vs research? Showing videos?</p>
<p>If the prof takes the attitude “learn it from the book”, then I would expect the class to be like an honors class (go beyond) where the prof teaches you what is not in the book. He supplements, and expands upon it. Shows you the real world applications (and how to get around real world problems). To me, that is “lecturing or teaching”. Using class time to “rehearse” - learning to apply what you have learned.</p>
<p>One thing about that kind of learning: You can’t miss class, because what prof has to teach is not in the book.</p>