textbooks
Assigned classroom reading
Textbooks are books designed for formal study of a subject, used in schools and universities.
They present information systematically, often with exercises and review questions.
The professor assigned three textbooks for the semester.
As an adjective, textbook describes something that perfectly matches established standards or expectations: a textbook example of poor leadership, textbook technique.
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
lectures · exams · quizzes · semester · grade · diploma · degree · enrollment
Emphasizing key parts
- note-takingRecording information while listening
- summarizingCondensing to main points
- outliningTracing outer contours
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
revision · comprehension · flashcards · annotation · dog-eared · bookmarks · underlining · skimming
Rigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- editionSingle published version
- chapterDivision of a book
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
index · appendix · bibliography · footnotes · illustrations · diagrams · charts · tables
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- handbookCompact reference guide
- manualWritten instructions for use
- guidebookReference for travelers
primer · compendium · atlas · workbook · anthology · sourcebook · companion · reader
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
assignments · lectures · exams · quizzes · semester · grade · diploma · degree · enrollment · tuition
highlighting
Emphasizing key parts
- note-takingRecording information while listening
- summarizingCondensing to main points
- outliningTracing outer contours
memorization · revision · comprehension · flashcards · annotation · dog-eared · bookmarks · underlining · skimming · rereading
hardcover
Rigid-bound book format
glossary · index · appendix · bibliography · footnotes · illustrations · diagrams · charts · tables · exercises
encyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- handbookCompact reference guide
- manualWritten instructions for use
guidebook · primer · compendium · atlas · workbook · anthology · sourcebook · companion · reader · casebook
mathematics
Science of quantity and structure
- biologyStudy of organisms
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- physicsScience of matter and energy
history · geography · economics · psychology · sociology · anatomy · calculus · algebra · literature · grammar
- booksnovel, study guides, paperback, hardcover, ebook
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- school suppliespencils, pens, erasers, pencil, notebooks
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- Elementary Educationprimary school, grade school, curriculum, teaching, classroom
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, publications
textbooksnovels
Extended prose fiction
fiction · pulp fiction · comic books · romance novels · thrillers
textbooksgossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
hearsay · oral tradition · anecdotes · rumors · blog posts
textbookshands-on experience
Learning through direct involvement
practical training · apprenticeships · internships · real-world experience · on-the-job training
- science textbooksEducational volumes on empirical subjects
- textbook exampleIdeal illustrative instance
- medical textbooksEducational health science volumes
- textbook caseStandard illustrative example
- language textbooksBooks teaching foreign tongues
- school textbooksPrinted learning materials for classes