I think one important point of the textbook project is that we can
actually *print* it as a textbook. That doesn't mean it should not take
advantage of the dead-easy wiki hyperlinks, just that there should be a
way to run a script and get a PDF, RTF, or something, that actually
handles like a book.
One way would be for each page containing a link with a defined name,
like [[The next topic|>>>]] (or just "next" or "forward"
instead of
">>>"). A script could run through that easily, as could a reader who
prefers linearity over mini-webs.
Magnus
Karl Wick wrote:
I thought the
reason for a textbook was for it to be
linear. Otherwise, people could just use the
encyclopedia.
The preliminary OChem book I am playing with has trains of
continuity, although they are more flexible than in a
printed book. Its a flexibility to link to all related
subjects that I wish the textbooks that I use had. I dont
think that most people would confuse an interlinked
textbook with an encyclopedia, as a textbook seeks to
actively teach, where an encyclopedia presents information
more passively. Plus there is an overlying scheme of nested
links that adds structure. But thats just how I see this
book on this subject turning out right now, and is no
comment on any other book or any other way or etc.
I guess a textbook as I see it should help lead a person
thru the subject even if it gives him freedom to change
direction. Isnt learning more fun for you as a learner when
you have some say on how you do it ?
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