A field guide is a book designed to help the reader identify ??algorithms?? or other relevant ??objects?? (e.g. ??data structures??). It is generally designed to be brought into the 'field' or local area where such objects exist to help distinguish between similar ??algorithms?? and ??objects??. Field guides are often designed to help users distinguish what may be similar in appearance but are not necessarily closely related.
It will typically include a description of the objects covered, together with paintings or photographs and an index. More serious and scientific field identification books, including those intended for students, will probably include identification keys to assist with identification, but the publicly accessible field guide is more often a browsable picture guide organized by family, colour, shape, location or other descriptors.
This barely qualifies as a field guide. A survivalist would have thrown a wildlife field guide of this quality in the trash, or on the store shelf.
It will typically include a description of the objects covered, together with paintings or photographs and an index. More serious and scientific field identification books, including those intended for students, will probably include identification keys to assist with identification, but the publicly accessible field guide is more often a browsable picture guide organized by family, colour, shape, location or other descriptors.
This barely qualifies as a field guide. A survivalist would have thrown a wildlife field guide of this quality in the trash, or on the store shelf.