study guide

Studying the Textbook

1. Studying accounting is not like reading fiction or even studying history, mathematics, or economics.

Each assignment in many accounting courses builds on previous assignments. If you do half-hearted work in Chapter 1, you may have difficulty in Chapter 2 and be lost in Chapter 3.
Accounting books are condensed. Almost every sentence is important. Look over the chapter for content and then read carefully.
2. Read to understand "why."

This is a technical subject. It is logical. It requires r