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Jai Ganesh

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MNEMONICS.

I remember 3 mnemonics.

1. To determine the inauspicious time (Rahu kaalam) of the day as per Hindu religion. The inauspicious time lasts for 1 1/2 hours starting from 7.30-9AM.

Mother Saw Father Wearing The Turban on Sunday.

Monday-7.30-9AM, Saturday-9-10.30AM, Friday-10.30-12AM, Wednesday-12-1.30PM, Thursday-1.30-3 PM, Tuesday-3-4.30PM, Sunday-4.30-6PM.

2. Spectral class of stars

Oh Be A Fine Girl Kiss Me!

3. Color code in Resistors

B.B.ROY of Great Britain has a Very Good Wife.

Any more mnemonics???

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MathsIsFun

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Re: MNEMONICS.

The resistor one I remember was naughty !

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NullRoot

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Re: MNEMONICS.

I suppose the one for the planets:
My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas

Is defunct now, huh? No Pizza for anyone anymore.

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pi man

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Re: MNEMONICS.

HOMES - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior - the 5 Great Lakes

Sally can tell Oscar has a hat on always (reading down)

Sine (sally) = Opposite (oscar) / hypotenuse (has)
Cosine (can) = Adjacent (a) / hypotenuse (hat)
Tangent (tell) = Opposite (on) / adjacent (always)

If you want to make it even more likely that kids will remember, change "hat" to "hard"!

MathsIsFun

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Re: MNEMONICS.

I suppose the one for the planets:
My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas

Is defunct now, huh? No Pizza for anyone anymore.

LOL!

Maybe make it
My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Noodles

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maks7251

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Re: MNEMONICS.

Well i know another metd for rememberin sin, cos ,tan

sin=oh
cos=ah
tan=oa

spell as oh,ah, oach(somewhat like ouch)

sin=oh=opposite/hypotenuse
cos=ah= opposite/adjacent
tan=oa=opposite/adjacent

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luca-deltodesco

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Re: MNEMONICS.

SOH (to be read like a contionus word) - sock it to her
CAH
TOA
easier to remember for most people ive seen, or the other way round

TCS  - the cat sat
OAO - on an orange
AHH - and hurt him/herself

Last edited by luca-deltodesco (2008-01-04 22:24:34)

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Kargoneth

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Re: MNEMONICS.

SOH
CAH
TOA

Soak a toe(a)

dehaitest

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Re: MNEMONICS.

PHONECALL

= F O N Cl

Fluoride, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Chloride.

The sad thing is, I dont remember what it's for.. just something in chemistry.

Daniel123

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Re: MNEMONICS.

It's a list of elements in order of electronegativity.

careless25

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Re: MNEMONICS.

How about NEWS with a backwards S to North, East, West, South.
I made it up myself.:D
The backward S is for remembering the direction.

There were other ones in school like Never Enter Stinky Washrooms. I didnt like them so i created mine.

Last edited by careless25 (2008-07-25 14:29:03)

JaneFairfax

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Re: MNEMONICS.

I made this one up myself for the planets:

Mount Vesuvius Erupting Menacingly Just Swallowed Up Nearby Pompeii.

Note that it was made up years ago, when Pluto was still considered a planet. It’s such a nice mnemonic that I don’t want to spoil it by revising it just to accommodate the reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet.

careless25

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Re: MNEMONICS.

How about BEDMAS.
I think we all kno wat it means.

Last edited by careless25 (2008-07-26 05:05:20)

infinitebrain

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Re: MNEMONICS.

and also PEDMAS don't forget

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stuart56

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Re: MNEMONICS.

Mums Very Expensive Mohair Jumper Shrank Using New Persil - the planets (should be Daz now I suppose -  Downgraded)

Sides Of Houses      Can Always Hold      Tons Of Adverts   -  Trig

or the one my students prefer

S*x  On Horseback      Can Actually Happen       To Our Amazement

Last edited by stuart56 (2008-08-05 20:32:52)

MooseofDoom

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Re: MNEMONICS.

PEMDAS. Please excuse my dear aunt sally.

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pinto

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Re: MNEMONICS.

Roy G. Biv for the colours of the rainbow
and
Scott Owes Herlihy Cash And Hard To Obtain Antiques (we made it up in school)
for Trig.
for the Japanese
And Ken Said To Nigel Hey Man You're Really Wild
Bidmas/Bodmas for order of operations

JohnnyReinB

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Re: MNEMONICS.

PEMDAS, here, for order of operations.

I remember reading something after Pluto was reclassified. The mnemonic should now be:

My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nothing! <- the planets

Chris Plays Everything! <- the minor planets (so far)

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Chewy

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Re: MNEMONICS.

Lines of the treble (g-clef) staff on sheet music, from bottom to top:

Every good boy deserves fudge  (E,G,B,D,F)

Lines of the bass (f-clef)s staff, from bottom to top:

Face (F,A,C,E)

luca-deltodesco

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Re: MNEMONICS.

standard guitar tuning (6 string)

(high to low) every bad guy deserves an execution

EADGBE

(made up in 5s)

Last edited by luca-deltodesco (2008-08-31 00:10:11)

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gmsc

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Re: MNEMONICS.

For the planets, I had always learned:

My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets

To remember the English Monarchs, there's:

Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee,
Harry, Rich, John, Harry Three,
One-To-Three Neds, Richard Two,
Harrys Four-Five-Six... then who?

Edwards Four-Five, Rich the Bad,
Harrys (twain), Ned Six (the lad),
Mary, Bessie, James you ken,
Then Charlie, Charlie, James again...

Will & Mary, Anne of gloria,
Georges ( 4! ), Will Four, Victoria,
Edward Seven next, and then
Came George the Fifth in 1910...

Ned the Eighth soon abdicated,
So George Six was coronated,
Then Number Two Elizabeth...
And that's all, folks (until her death...)!!

Eventually, the last line is expected to be changed to:
Charles Three (and now I'm out of breath...!)

Last edited by gmsc (2008-10-05 07:06:22)

glenn101

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Re: MNEMONICS.

We use
BODMAS here.
Oh and our specialist teacher made a mnemonic for sec, cosec and cot

CHOSHACTOA

cosect(H/O)
sec(H/A)
cot(O/A)

Don't know it its useful to others, but it works for me.

Last edited by glenn101 (2008-12-22 14:29:56)

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random_fruit

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Re: MNEMONICS.

One that I was taught at a Electrician's class, consisting mostly of teenagers, for the sin, cos and tan:

gender Over Here Can Always Happen To Old Age

which means:
gender Over Here: Sin = Opp / Hypot
Can Always Happen: Cos = Adjac / Hypot
To Old Age: Tangent = Opp / Adjac

quittyqat

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Re: MNEMONICS.

For E, G, B ,D ,F:
Empty garbage before Dad flips
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Every good burger deserves fries

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soroban

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Re: MNEMONICS.

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