Reading College Textbooks  Key to your success as a college
student will be your ability to profit from the hours you'll
have to spend reading your textbooks. Professors routinely
assign large chunks of textbook material to be read and
assimilated, and you'll need a method that will help you use
your time wisely. I hope the following tips help.    The first
tip is simple and fundamental: do all of the assigned reading
when it's scheduled. Remember-- no excuses and use your time
wisely. (These tips do build upon each other, don't they?)
Next, consider your purpose in reading a textbook; different
from reading a novel, a newspaper article, or even directions to
a friend's house, your purpose in reading a textbook is to learn
and be able to recall and report on the material. You have to
come out of the experience "knowing this stuff." It stands to
reason that you'll need to read differently too.  Your job is
not simply to "pass your eyes over" the assigned pages and then
announce proudly, "I read the pages; I d