<P> A table of contents usually includes the titles or descriptions of the first - level headers , such as chapter titles in longer works , and often includes second - level or section titles ( A-heads ) within the chapters as well , and occasionally even third - level titles ( subsections or B - heads ) . The depth of detail in tables of contents depends on the length of the work , with longer works having less . Formal reports ( ten or more pages and being too long to put into a memo or letter ) also have a table of contents . Within an English - language book , the table of contents usually appears after the title page , copyright notices , and , in technical journals , the abstract ; and before any lists of tables or figures , the foreword , and the preface . </P>
where is the table of contents found in a book
usually appears after the title page , copyright notices , and , in technical journals , the abstract ; and before any lists of tables or figures , the foreword , and the preface