The online textbook | Achievable

Since you’ve already survived the first chapter, this one outlining our textbook features should be pretty straightforward.

The text below is a link. You can click on it but it won’t go anywhere. I’m sure you’ve seen links before but we just wanted to show you what they look like on here, so you can find your way around.

I’m a link that doesn’t go anywhere!

This is a textbook, and you’re here to learn. To help you out a bit we want to make it clear when we introduce a new term.

Definitions

Adaptive learning: Adaptive learning, also known as adaptive teaching, is an educational method which uses computer algorithms to orchestrate the interaction with the learner and deliver customized resources and learning activities to address the unique needs of each learner. [Wikipedia]

Maybe a little less immediately clear are spoiler sections. Sometimes we might ask you to think through a situation yourself before we give you the answer. You can hover/tap on these sections to reveal them.

Can you name all fifty states in alphabetical order?

(spoiler)

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

And finally, we try to end each topic with a list of key points to help you summarize and digest what you’ve just learned.

Key points

Topics might link out for background reference
Definition blocks call out new terms
Spoilers give you a chance to test your knowledge
Key points summarize what you’ve learned