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ERIC Number: ED243075
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 17
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
How to Read Technical Textbooks.
Association of American Publishers, New York, NY.
Intended for college bound students, this booklet explores textbook components to help students in their approach to studying technical information. After defining technical material and describing how to recognize it, the booklet discusses (1) symbols, (2) equations, (3) formulas, (4) theorems, (5) placement of symbols in textbooks, (6) tables, (7) illustrations, (8) line and bar graphs, (9) pictographs, and (10) pie charts. (HTH)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, High School Seniors, Higher Education, Illustrations, Instructional Materials, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Study Skills, Symbols (Mathematics), Technical Writing, Textbooks, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Association of American Publishers, New York, NY.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: AAP Student Service series.