How am I suppose to read heavy textbooks?

[flyingpig]

You know some textbooks are just so big and heavy that it is nearly impossible to read it from a 45 degree angle? When you try to put it on a 45 degree angle it slides and strikes your feet/stomach?

You know how annoying it is to keep it leveled with your arms and they get tired?

How do you guys read heavy and giant textbooks? I nearly broke my toe last night

 

[Math Is Hard]

We used to copy one chapter at a time and hole punch the pages and put them in a notebook. This was helpful in a class where the professor only covering half the text. (The rest of it was continued in a 2nd class).

 

[Ryker]

Huh, I guess I read them from a steeper angle. Copying chapters is a great solution, though a bit costly.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Huh, I guess I read them from a steeper angle. Copying chapters is a great solution, though a bit costly.

I guess we were lucky at my school - we were allocated a certain number of free copies every quarter. I'm not 100% certain the copying was legal, but I did purchase the textbook, so I assumed it was ok for my personal use.

 

[flyingpig]

Copy? As in write it all out? What?!

 

[Math Is Hard]

Copy? As in write it all out? What?!

As in a Xerox machine.

 

[flyingpig]

As in a Xerox machine.

A what? I probably don't have one...

 

[Math Is Hard]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photocopier

You might try your library or your computer labs and see if they have this and if any free copying is allowed for students.

 

[Daverz]

I've heard of a gizmo for holding big books called a tabble? teble? something like that.

Now the real problem is getting all that info into your head. We used to try slapping our foreheads with the books hoping for some quantum brain tunneling.

 

[MathematicalPhysicist]

Now the real problem is getting all that info into your head. We used to try slapping our foreheads with the books hoping for some quantum brain tunneling.

Did it help?

 

[flyingpig]

Did it help?

I am pretty sure slapping it does more damage than inputing into it.

 

[xunxine]

You know some textbooks are just so big and heavy that it is nearly impossible to read it from a 45 degree angle? When you try to put it on a 45 degree angle it slides and strikes your feet/stomach?

You know how annoying it is to keep it leveled with your arms and they get tired?

How do you guys read heavy and giant textbooks? I nearly broke my toe last night

Back in school, I used to leave my textbooks in my locker and bring them home only to study or during exam season.
Put the book on the table. Don't hold it.
Textbooks are good as reference materials. Rarely read them in class word for word. We'd copy teacher's notes or do exercises.
We'd write the notes in simpler form and key equations separately and revise on these. When studying or to get more info, then we would refer to the textbooks.

I've heard of a gizmo for holding big books called a tabble? teble? something like that.

Now the real problem is getting all that info into your head. We used to try slapping our foreheads with the books hoping for some quantum brain tunneling.

Some say sleep with the textbook under your pillow. The info will diffuse into your brain.
Another tip, boil the notes in water. Filter the water and drink it. Instant absorption.

 

[Fragment]

I use a book-holder for any book I read. It's small, and build in such a way that no matter how big the textbook, it will hold it in place. I only paid <$20 for it, some time ago. I suggest you get one if you do not already, or you can just steep your notes as suggested above, or try quantum brain tunneling.

 

[Settia]

You know some textbooks are just so big and heavy that it is nearly impossible to read it from a 45 degree angle? When you try to put it on a 45 degree angle it slides and strikes your feet/stomach?

You know how annoying it is to keep it leveled with your arms and they get tired?

How do you guys read heavy and giant textbooks? I nearly broke my toe last night

Why not lay the textbook on a table?

If you want the textbook on a π/4 angle, you could try one of those tables for artists that tilt. That seems like a large investment when you could just tilt your head while the textbook is flat on a table...

 

[George Jones]

Why not lay the textbook on a table?

If you want the textbook on a π/4 angle, you could try one of those tables for artists that tilt. That seems like a large investment when you could just tilt your head while the textbook is flat on a table...

Yes, I often lay physics and math books flat on a table or desk when I read them, with paper beside the books. Then, I can use pencil/pen and paper to work through stuff that comes up in the texts.

 

[DrummingAtom]

You know some textbooks are just so big and heavy that it is nearly impossible to read it from a 45 degree angle? When you try to put it on a 45 degree angle it slides and strikes your feet/stomach?

You know how annoying it is to keep it leveled with your arms and they get tired?

How do you guys read heavy and giant textbooks? I nearly broke my toe last night

Haha, I've had this problem too before. I still haven't found an answer because I just study on a desk now. But I used to try to lay on the couch and set the book on my stomach but it hurt after a while. Also, my arms got tired quickly. I did a quick search for something. LEVO is the company that makes a lot of them: http://www.bookholder.com/

They make this one too, which would be awesome for a lazy Sunday study. You could read about some crazy Physics then casually fall asleep and probably have a dream about it. Although, if the book was too heavy it might fall out. Hahaha. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ABHIXG/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[hadsed]

80 bucks for a freakin book holder? No thanks you.. it'd be cheaper to make one (maybe).