If you are so inclined get a couple of academic text books from a library and look through them. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)
Knowing how to unlock these connecting concepts is particularly important when reading academic texts, which use language far differently than we use it as speakers. (gse.harvard.edu)
I think for academic texts where literally all of the users need to be on the same page, it can be useful. (goodereader.com)