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Balancing reading and college responsibilities
My exams start in three weeks. In three weeks I will reach all the planned obligations, but I have one problem. I bought a book that I wanted to read for a long time. The book has a large number of ...
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Would it be well-received to ask for the LaTeX source of a textbook?
My screen reader has a hard time with PDF documents. As I delve into more niche textbooks, I increasingly find them only in print/PDF rather than EPUB.
This makes it difficult to learn when the screen ...
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Best way to read academic/scientific books [duplicate]
I’m a computer science student in the second semester. I passed all my first exams fairly well and can follow my lectures quite decent (usually).
But whenever I want to dig deeper into a topic and try ...
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What are some good techniques for reading a textbook?
I'm a newly admitted grad student for computer science. I've always had an extremely difficult time with taking notes, reading, and retaining information from reading. I find that I'm only able to ...
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What is a recommended strategy on exercises in a mathematical textbook at graduate level? [duplicate]
When I read a mathematical textbook at graduate level to learn and master a particular subject that I am unfamiliar with, I always struggle with the strategy on the exercises. Sometimes I spent one ...
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Reading or listening to audio books [closed]
What's better, reading a book or listening to audio books?
I've done a bit research, and most places say that on isn't superior to the other.
But I'm not convinced by that, since I don't see the logic ...
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How do I read a textbook or monograph with good comprehension?
I’m not a native English speaker but my reading ability is good. However, when it comes to academic books, I feel that my comprehension is slow. What strategies or methods can I use to help me improve ...
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How can I encourage students to ask questions in class
In my field (as in many others), students are assigned articles or textbook chapters to be read as preparation for classes (i.e. the whole class has to read the same set of texts). I encourage my ...
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How do you (digitally) catalog the books you've read over the years?
I wonder how you keep tracks of what you've been reading over the years. I'm not talking about things that are 'relevant' and 'precious' to your academic work (to that end, all hail to EndNote or ...
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How to read a textbook for distance learning coursework - do I need to work on fact recall, or is understanding enough?
There's perhaps a better title for this question, but I can't immediate think of one - suggestions for amendment welcome.
I'd like to clarify the purpose of reading textbooks. It sounds obvious at ...
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