How to Effectively Read a Math Textbook?
Reading a textbook is a different kind of reading than Harry Potter. You’re going to spend hours and hours wringing information out of your required reading.
Understanding the best way to read your textbook is an essential part of being a great student. Reading a math textbook is not the same as pleasure reading. If you’re lucky, it will be a pleasure to read your textbook. But my point is, you should not open the cover and read the book straight through. You should think of your textbook as more than just a book. It’s a resource to help you learn. All the information is already organized for you and laid out in a logical order.
Have a look at the table of contents of your textbook. You’ll find what’s necessarily an outline of the subject you are studying. There may even be two tables of contents, one more detailed than the other. That is incredibly useful. Your brain loves organized material.
Imagine how difficult it would be to learn math if you just took all the information and threw it in a sack, and shuffled the facts around. You would not be able to make sense of it. That’s why you should become very familiar with the table of contents in your textbook. Do not just glance at it once and then forget about it. Please…
