The Textbook Guide

THE COLLEGE TEXTBOOK GUIDE TEXTBOOKS FOR DUMMIES WHAT IS A TEXTBOOK? THE ORIGINS OF TEXTBOOKS Textbooks go all the way back to the ancient Greeks who committed instructional learning to writing so as to preserve and standardize. The first large-scale A manual of instruction in any branch of study. standardization was made possible in the 1450s with the Gutenberg Press. TYPES OF TEXTBOOKS Basic/Core Texts Workbooks/Exercise Books 2 | Manuals Reference Books & Dictionaries BATTLE OF THE TEXTS Textbooks can be found in two formats: Printed and eBooks BOTH HAVE THEIR MERITS VS. PRINT TEXTBOOKS EBOOKS Most-familiar method of reading Light and portable Easy to mark and highlight Eco-friendly Can keep or sell back Often come with at end of the term W dictionary/Wiki integration SALE Average cost: $175 Average cost: $52 HOW TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS An absolute must when the average cost of one college student's books is a whopping $1,200 per year PRO CON Up to 50% cheaper than new O BUY USED BOOKS Most in demand and first to sell out Almost always cheaper than in the bookstore 2 BUY ONLINE Waiting for book to arrive Cheaper than buying Э RENT BOOKS No buyback at end of term Cheaper than print 4 EBOOKS Often only yours for the term SOME FACTS ABOUT TEXTBOOKS In the last three decades, textbook 7 out of 10 students have AN prices have risen about skipped buying a textbook citing a prohibitively high cost. 3 times more than the rate of inflation. ULTIMATE TEXTBOOK FAILS З ТЕХТВООК FAILS: estaDusing (4.3)), obtain the following as an exercise: E(g (X) + 92(X) +.+ g(X)) * = E(g(X)) + E(92(X)) + --· + E(9»(X)). (4.4) I think it is time for a break; things are beginning to get a bit dull. So, a guy goes in to see his doctor. The doctor evaluates the patient and says, "I have bad news - you have Alzheimer's disease and you have cancer". The guy looks back at his doctor and savs. "At least I don't have Alzheimer's." Ok, lets get back to business. The previous discussion leads to a promi- Statistics textbook nent expectation E(g(X)) which is obtained when we choose g(X) = (X - E(X))?. The variance of a discrete random variable X is defined as mocking a disease. Ur 40000 N ( 4 tonne the force in the cable n of static friction at respectively. Neglect th Typical computer system. Prol 040 Textbook printed in 2010 is a 2 little out of date graphically. Engineering text illustrating disposing of a body. SOURCES: http://www.mcael.org/uploads/Fle/provider_ibrary/MCAEL_Materials_Eval_Checklist.pdf http://blog.fiatworldknowledge.com/2012/09/14/average-cost-of-college-textbooks-yikes-infographic/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textbook https://www.youtube.com/vatch?v=X4exU-JAYU&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-textbook-fails/ https://www.scholarships.com/resources/campus-ife/college-costs/books-and-supplies/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/isaactitzperald/books-battle-rayale#14ahpf1 http://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content_payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?artideld=10064 Presented by: a campusbooks