Textbook
A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textbooks and other books used in schools.[1][2] Today, many textbooks are published in both print and digital formats.
For other uses, see Textbook (disambiguation).– a special type of textbook used in law schools in the United States
Casebook
– a textbook licensed under an open copyright license, and made available online to be freely used
Open textbook
– a textbook, usually graduate level, organized as a series of problems and full solutions
Problem book
– a collection of texts, often used in social sciences and humanities in the United States
Sourcebook
– a textbook used to study for a topic, exam, etc.
Study guide
– a type of textbook with practice problems, where answers can be written directly in the book
Workbook
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