3.3: Chapter 19: Getting the Most Out of Your Textbooks
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Phyllis Nissila
Reading Textbooks: Front and Back Matter
“Books” by Clker-Free-Vector-Images is in the Public Domain, CC0
Exercise
Here is a list of several kinds of resources typically in the front of a textbook, known as “front matter,” and a list of typical “back matter” resources. For one of your textbooks, put a check mark next to the front and back matter features it includes, then answer the two questions, below.
Textbook title____________________________________________________
Skim Reading Textbook Chapters
Exercise
Using the recommendations on how to skim through textbook chapters, do so with a textbook chapter of your choice. When you are finished, close the book and write about the following: write down as many of the main ideas of this chapter as you can remember by skim reading it. Try not to look back. When finished, check your work to make sure you have transcribed the information correctly.
Reading Graphics
“Statistic” by JuralMin is in the Public Domain, CC0