This guide is designed to provide assistance to reading to all levels of physics. By distributing this guide electronically, you have the opportunity to copy/paste this into a Word document and tailor to your specific needs.

To use this guide copy the bold section below into a word processor. You should be able to copy this several times onto a sheet of paper. Keep in mind, physics texts are rather “Intense,” and therefore the reading is much slower than in many other disciplines. As you read, keep this guide ready with a pencil in hand, and make notes accordingly.

This is only a guide….to serve to help your mind engage in the reading so the time you spend reading is more productive.

Reading assignment: Chapter: Topic:

Pages read:

Before reading, skim the bold words and study the diagrams and sketches within the assigned reading. What do you expect to learn? What relationships do you expect to develop?

Respond to the following statements after reading EACH paragraph.

ð How did this paragraph relate to diagrams and sketches?

ð What new terms and/or concepts were introduced?

ð How do these new terms relate to concepts you knew prior to beginning the reading assignment?

ð How did the new concepts relate to items introduced prior in this assignment?