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United States President Andrew Jackson served 2 terms in office. He was the 7th president and
was elected in1828.
Split up E by groups. 2.7 is easy to remember. Then, 1828 twice. Finally, a 45-90-45 triangle.
Thus e is 2.7 1828 1828 45-90-45
e = 2.7182818284: Count the characters in the words:
To express e, remember to memorize a sentence to simplify this
or
We require a mnemonic to remember e whenever we scribble math
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The sentence
We guarantee certainty, clearly referring to this light mnemonic .
represents the speed of light in meters per second through the number of letters in each word: 299792458
m/s
Conversion
Mnemonic device
To convert from a Larger metric unit to a Smaller metric unit, think of alphabetical order. You
would move from the letter L to the right to get to the letter S.You would move to the left from the
S in "smaller" to get to the letter L in "larger."
Explanation
To convert from a LARGER to a SMALLER metric unit - move the decimal to the Right as many places as
indicated by the # of zeros in the ten's power.To convert from a SMALLER to a LARGER metric unit move the decimal to the Left as many places as indicated by the # of zeros in the ten's power.
Mnemonic device
King Hector Died Mysteriously Drink Chocolate Milk.
Explanation
Metric system... first letter in each words matches the metric system Greatest to least. ex. Kilo, Hecto,
Deka, Meter, Dec, CM, MM
Mnemonic device
Kids Hate Doing Math During Cloudy Mondays Km Hm Dam M Dm Cm Mm
Explanation
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Between one times and 9 times nine, the numbers in the result always add up to nine !
9
1+8
2+7
3+6
etc.
Mnemonic device
Does McDonald's Sell CheeseBurgers and Shakes? (DMSCBS)
Explanation
Order of the algorithm of a long division problem. DMSCBS stands for Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Check
that the divisor is larger than your remainder, Bring down the next number, and Start all over again.
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Mnemonic device
No Dirty Dogs! Numerator Divided (by) Denominator
Explanation
To read or convert fractions rememberNumerator Divided (by) Denominator.3/53 divided by 5 = 0.6 Hint:
the decimal six tenths is equivalent to three fifths.
Students tend to divide the LARGER # by the SMALLER number and commonly miss these types of
items. Also, I teach my students to automatically "annex 0's by writing the "understood decimal, placing it
on the quotient bar directly above, and then annexing at least two zeros.
Mnemonic device
Everybody's Daddy, Mother, Sister, Brother, Reunion, Celebration
Explanation
Estimate, Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down, Redo (all steps), Check (by multiplying the quotient plus any remanider times the divisor.) Students use compatable numbers to estimate the quotient. Then follow each step to complete the division. ALWAYS check by multiplication to find the dividend. Note: If it is
a decimal number that repeats - it will never be the exact dividend but will round to the exact
dividend.Brenda Woods shared this one & my stuedents added the ist & last words.
Mnemonic device
Dull Monkeys Swim Backwards
or
Does Mcdonalds Sell Burgers
Explanation
divide, multiply, subtract and bring down
Mnemonic device
"Mr. Mean"
draw a face
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C
- supposed to be division symbol
Explanation
Mr. Mean never smiles and makes you work
start with the eyes-add #'s
nose-count #'s
mouth-divide by that number
The steps for long division
Dracula Must Suck Blood
1) The steps for long division are Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down:
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Algebra
On another mathematical subject, some uses EIEIO as a
mnemonic for extracting roots and when the absolute value symbols are
required in the answer Even Index, Even In yielding Odd (exponents).
Many people remember the Order of Operation in Maths with the word Brackets Of (fractions: 1/2 of 2)
Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction (BODMAS or BOMDAS)
Order of Operations
PEMDAS- Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication & Division, Addition & Subtraction can be remembered
by the phrase: "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally."
For those wishing to remember which is the domain and which the range:
^y
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| _ \__|~@@@@@@@
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|____ /
~~@@@@@@@
|____| /
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+-------------------> x
Mnemonic device
DRY MIXRemember variables and how to graph.
Explanation
DRY- dependent or responding variables are graphed on the Y-axis.Note: The letter "Y" reaches up
vertically and the letter "X" goes across itself.MIX -independent or manipulated variables are graphed on
the X-axis. (I don't know who came up with this one.)
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BINOMIAL MULTIPLICATION
If you had to multiply two binomials together such as (a+b) and (c+d), how would you keep track of the
resulting products to make sure that you have multiplied everything and not left anything out.
Think of FOIL
First, Outer, Inner, Last
(a+b)*(c+d) = ac(first) + ad(outer) + bc(inner) +bd(last)
Factoring a Trinomial with a Lead Coefficient
"R"emove the lead coefficient, but don't throw it away. Multiply the constant with the lead
coefficent.
Factor the remaining trinomial
"R"eplace the lead coefficent you removed. Put it in front of both x's.
"R"educe! Reduce the numbers in each set of parenthesis, as you would a fraction, to lowest
terms.
Optional - use the FOIL method to check and see that I am right.
*note: if the three numbers in the trinomial have a common factor it must be factored out in the beginning
for the "3R" method to work.
Mnemonic device
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A=(pi)r*r
C = (pi)d
I=prt
I "am" p-r-t
pronounced I am pretty
rt = d
rt are d
pronounced retard
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Mnemonic device
SOH-CAH-TOA
Explanation
Pronounced "soak a toe-uh"SOH ... Sine = Opposite leg divided by the Hypotenuse CAH ... Cosine =
Adjacent leg divided by the Hypotenuse TOA ... Tangent = Opposite leg divided by the Adjacent leg
Many secondary school students remember the basic trigonometric functions with the phrase SOH-CAHTOA (pronounced "soak a toe-uh").
SOH ... Sine = Opposite leg divided by the Hypotenuse
CAH ... Cosine = Adjacent leg divided by the Hypotenuse
TOA ... Tangent = Opposite leg divided by the Adjacent leg
The sine, cosine, and tangent ratios in a right triangle can be remembered by representing them as
strings of letters, as in SOH-CAH-TOA:
Sine = Opposite Hypotenuse
Cosine = Adjacent Hypotenuse
Tangent = Opposite Adjacent
Also used is its reverse, OHSAHCOAT (pronounced oh-sah-coat). It is interpreted as OHS-AHC-OAT, as
shown below.
Opposite Hypotenuse = Sine
Adjacent Hypotenuse = Cosine
Opposite Adjacent = Tangent
One way to remember the letters is to sound them out phonetically (i.e. "SOHCAHTOA"). [12] Another
method is to expand the letters into a phrase, such as
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1) An easy way to remember these relationships for trig functions and the right triangle. Just write down
this mnemonic:
SOH - CAH - TOA
It is pronounced "so - ka - toe - ah".
The SOH stands for "Sine of an angle is Opposite over Hypotenuse."
The CAH stands for "Cosine of an angle is Adjacent over Hypotenuse."
The TOA stands for "Tangent of an angle is Opposite over Adjacent."
Thanks Bob H.
2) Opposite /(over) Adjacent = Tan
Opposite /(over) Hypotenuse = Sine
Adjacent /(over) Hypotenuse = Cosine
To remember this just learn the following phrase:
One Ancient Teacher
Of History Swore
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For remembering the order of taking the derivative of a quotient in calculus, the phrase "ho-di-hi,
hi-di-ho, ho-ho" can be useful, where ho means the bottom, hi means the top, and di means the
derivative. So,
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Another phrase that one may use is: "Bottom d Top, Top d bottom", where "d" stands for derivative
(note that this mnemonic does not include the crucial dividing by the bottom squared). Another phrase
memorable for sounding like a square dance is "low d high less high d low, draw the line and square
below."
Differential Calculus
Santa Claus mnemonic
Quotient rule for derivatives ala Cab Calloway: Hodehi minus hideho over hoho.
Is dc negative?
Means Integrate Sine / Differentiate cos gives negative
Differential Equation
Mnemonic device
Yes p dx equals sques p dx dx
Y times e raised to the integral of pdx equals integral of q times e raise to intgral of pdx dx
Explanation
Solution of Linear Differential Equation
Probability and Statistics
Mnemonic device
Mean, M-E-A-N,Add the numbers, then,Count the numbers and divide,Mean, M-E-A-N.
Explanation
Helps students remember the steps to find the mean.To remember how to find the mean, or average of a
group of numbers, sing this song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".
Mnemonic device
MEAN means the Average.MODE is the Most frequent.MEDIAN is the middle in a numerically
ordered set of data.Range is all #'s that are located on the number line between the highest &
lowest data.
Explanation
Mean - Add all data & use this sum as your dividend when you divide by the total number of data in the
set.Mode- There is NO MODE UNLESS one and only one number appears more than any other number
in the data set!Median - There will be two ordinal numbers in the middle of an even set of data. Find the
mean / average. This quotient may be a decimal number but there can be ONLY ONE MEDIAN
NUMBER!Range - Simply subtract the lowest data # from the highest data #. Note: You usually do not
include the extremes unless you are asked to give the range of prices. Ex. Dresses are - $48, $50. $77.
$98. In this case, the range of prices is from $48.00 to $98.00 and does include the two extremes.
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E = Volts
I = Current (Amperes)
R = Resistance
I = E/R or Current = Voltage / Resistance
E = I*R or Voltage = Current * Resistance
R = V/E or Resistance = Voltage / Current
Voltage Formula?
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E(L)I
Voltage leads Current in an Inductor
I(C)E
Current Leads Voltage in a Capacitor
For current and voltage phase relation in capacitors and inductors
CIVIL
C I V I L Capacitor Current Voltage Current Inductor
in a capacitor, current lead voltage voltage leads current in an inductor
Current Leads or Lags Voltage in Reactive Circuits
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Parts of an Atom
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
PEN
BIG PAA
Boron, Indium, Gallium (all three are trivalent)
Phosphorus, Antimony, Arsenic (pentavalents)
ECE Reviewee Mnemonics Impurities:
BIG PAA
Trivalent:
B-oron
I-ndium
G-allium
(BIG is associated with number 3)
P-hosporous
A-rsenic
A-ntimony
(P sa umpisa ng PAA is Penta)
Bad Boys Rape Only Young Girls But Violeta Gives Willingly Grob Said Nothing
Black Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Virgins Give Willingly.Get Some Now!
Black Boys Raped Our Young Girl But Violeta Gave Willingly, Grabe Siya Noh?!
Bad boys run our young girls behind victory garden walls
Big boys race our young girls but Violet generally wins.
Big brown rabbits often yield great big vocal groans when gingerly slapped
The phrase "Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly" but is used to remember
the electronic color codes of resistors, capacitors and other electronic components. A milder version is
"Bright Boys Rave Over Young Girls But Veto Getting Wed."
"Black Bastard Raped Our Young Girl, Bloody Virginity Gone West"
For EIA electronic color code: Bad beer rots our young guts but vodka goes well get some now
Bad boys run our young girls behind victory garden walls.
Bad boys rape our young girls but Violet gives willingly.
Big boys race our young girls but Violet generally wins.
Big brown rabbits often yield great big vocal groans when gingerly slapped
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Black - 0
Brown - 1
Red - 2
Orange - 3
Yellow - 4
Girls
But
Violet
Goes
Willingly
Green - 5
Blue - 6
Violet - 7
Grey - 8
White - 9
Mnemonic device
Better Be Right Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West
Explanation
Ohms value of the color bands of resistors (dark first, light last) Color first&second bands third band Black
0
.0 Brown
1
0 Red
2
00 Orange
3
000 Yellow
4
0,000 Green
5
00,000 Blue
6
000,000 Violet
7
0,000,000 Grey
8
00,000,000 White
9
000,000,000
Mnemonic device
Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly
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Transistor configuration:
ACE, BCB, GEB
ACE => Alpha = iC/iE
BCB => Beta = iC/iB
GEB => Gamma = iE/iB
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When designing a page using CSS, the order used to design links is:
ink, Visited, Hover, Active:
L
T
oVe HAte
op, Right, Bottom, Left:
TRBL (TRouBLe)
Tommy Ran By Lucy
("LoVe HAte" indicates the correct order to specify the link state pseudo-classes in Cascading Style
Sheets. "TRBL" indicates the correct order to set margins or padding.)
Mnemonic device
Every Rabbit Associates Kindly With Gophers
Explanation
6 Step Process for drawing an ER schema.
Identify: Entities, Relationships, Attributes, Key constraints, Weak entities, Generalizations
Mnemonic device
He Plays Ball
Explanation
Turning off a computer
Hold Power Button
Mnemonic device
Raising Elephants Is So Utterly Boring
Explanation
In Linux, pressing Ctrl+Alt+SysRq (Print Screen, on modern keyboards), releasing SysRq, and, still
holding Alt, pressing R E I S U B in that order (with a slight pause between each) will reboot even the
most stubbornly frozen system.
This works because R E I S U B are the magic SysRq keys that correspond to: resetting the keyboard
state, sending SIGTERM to all processes, sending SIGKILL to all running processes, synchronizing all
filesystems, unmounting all filesystems, and rebooting.
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Meaning
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Periodic Table
Group
Period
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
He
Li Be
3
4
5
6
7
Na
K
Rb
Cs
Fr
Mg
Ca
Sr
Ba
Ra
B
Sc
Y
*
**
Ti
Zr
Hf
Rf
V
Nb
Ta
Ha
Cr Mn
Mo Tc
W Re
Sg Ns
Fe
Ru
Os
Hs
Co
Rh
Ir
Mt
Al
Ni Cu Zn Ga
Pd Ag Cd In
Pt Au Hg Tl
Uun Uuu
Si
Ge
Sn
Pb
P
As
Sb
Bi
S Cl Ar
Se Br Kr
Te I Xe
Po At Rn
F Ne
/
Lanthanides
* La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Actinides
** Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
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Mnemonic device
How He Lies Because Boys Can Not Open Flowers
Explanation
First nine elements in the Periodic Table
Mnemonic device
Harry He Likes Beer But CanNot Obtain Food
Explanation
To remember the first few elements of the Periodic Table.
Mnemonic device
Here Lies Benjamin Bold; Cry Not Old Friend; Needlessly Nature Magnifies All Simple People
Sometimes, Clots and Kings.
Explanation
To remember the first few elements of the Periodic Table.
Mnemonic device
Hi Hello Little Beryll Brown Cracking Nuts On Friday. Nellie's Naughty Magpie Always Sings Pop
Songs Clearly After Killing Cathy
Explanation
Periodic Table - Atomic Weight 1st Twenty ElementsHydrogen 1, Helium 2, Lithium 3, Beryllium 4, Boron
5, Carbon 6, Nitrogen 7, Oxygen 8, Flourine 9, Neon 10, Sodium 11, Magnesium 12, Aluminium 13,
Silicon 14, Phosphorous 15, Sulphur 16, Chlorine 17, Argon 18, Potasium 19, Calcium 20
Mnemonic device
The Periodic Table (contributors include Bob Gayhart and Dean Campbell) Group 1A (H Li Na K
Rb Cs Fr): -Highly Nasty Kids Rub Cats Fur -Hans liebt Natuerliche Kaese reibt (ueber)
(c)zentralsued Frankreich. (!) Group 2A (Be Mg Ca Sr Ba Ra): -Bearded Muggers Came Straight
Back Rapidly. -Beer Mugs Can Serve Bar Rats. Group 3 (B Al Ga In Tl): -Big Al Garner's In Trouble.
-Big All Gave in Tulsa. -Big Al Gave Incomplete Totals. -Big Al Gave Innocent Toys. -Bob Allen
Gave Indians Tennis Lessons. -Bears Always Give Indians Trouble. Group 4A (C Si Ge Sn Pb):
-Can Silly Germans Snatch Lead? -Conniving Sisters Get Snotty Playboys. -Can Si Get Snuckered
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If you write it down and then cross out all of the vowels except for the final 'i' you get
spdsfpgdshfpig
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and since you are worying about nuclear levels, you already know the spectroscopic notation:
spdfghi s=0, p=1, ... so if you start numbering above these letters how many times the letter has occured,
you get the principal quantum number, and angular momentum of the energy states in the order that they
are filled:
11121212312312 spdsfpgdshfpig
(Remember that in nuclear shells the angular momentum can be greater than
the principal quantum number...)
spectrographic notation:
Sober Physicists Don't Find Giraffes Hiding In Kitchens.
Mnemonic device
Sober Physicists Don't Find Giraffes Hiding In Kitchens
Explanation
The order of atomic orbitals (s,p,d,f,g,h,i,k). After K, they're alphabetical.
Electronic Configuration
Si Sally Pumasok Sa Pinto Si Daddy Pumasok Sa Dilim Paano Si Franky Daddy Paano Si Franky Daddy
Franky Daddy Franky (Each letter corresponds to the shape fill it in with the principal quantum number
start numbering S with 1, P with 2, D with 3, and F with 4)
(K)
(Na)
(Ca)
(Mg)
(Al)
(Zn)
(Fe)
(Sn)
(Pb)
(H)
(Cu)
(Hg)
(Ag)
(Au)
(Pt)
or
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Oxidation takes place at the anode (both start with vowels), reduction takes place at the cathode
(both start with consonants).
REDuction at CAThode: RED CAT
ANode for OXidation: AN OX
Oxidation and Reduction (electrons)
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The universal gas constant "PV/T" was remembered in the 1960's by saying "Pee" "Vee" over the
"Telephone". Pee Vee was a television character in the 1960s that was always talking on the telephone.
Reactivity series
Poisonous Snakes Can Make All Cats Zippy In The Lost House Capturing Special G Ps
Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Carbon, Zinc, Iron, Tin, Lead, Hydrogen, Copper,
Silver, Gold, Platinum. Or maybe this is too long winded. Alternatively, Lithium and Mercury may also be
included: Peter's Simple Little Cousin Met
a Crazy Zulu In The LonelyHut Carrying Money: Silver, Gold, Platinum.
The three elements that when combined with Hydrogen form Hyrdrogen Bonds, can be
memorized by the following saying: "Hydrogens just want to have FON (Flourine, Oxygen, and Nitrogen)"
This saying is loosely based off the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
Diatomic elements can be memorized by using the phrase "Count HOFBrINCl" and also by the
phrase "Have No Fear Of Ice Cold Beer"(Hydrogen, Oxygen, Flourine, Bromine, Iodine, Nitrogen, and
Chlorine).
Mnemonic device
BrINClHOF (pronounced brinklehoff)
Explanation
The diatomic molecules: Bromine, Nitrogen, Chlorine, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Fluorine.
Diatomic Molecules
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HNFOIClBr
HONClFIBr (say HONKLE-fibber)
BrINClHOF (say Brinckle-hoff)
Have No Fear Of Ice Cold Beer
Never Have Fear Of Ice Cold Beer
I Have No Bright Or Clever Friends
ClIF H Bron
HOFBrINCl Twins (twins because they exist in pairs)
There are seven such elements. The first one is the first element Hydrogen; the rest form a 7 on
the periodic table: N, O, F across, then going down Cl, Br, I.
Mnemonic device
kuh nuh cah mug al | zun feh sun pub | coo ag ooo plat
Explanation
Reactivity series.
K Na Ca Mg Al | Zn Fe Sn Pb | Cu Ag Au Pt
Organic Chemistry
"My Enormous Penguin Bounces Pretty High" to remember the series of alkanes : Methane,
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Dicarboxilic Acids
The sequence of dicarboxilic acids is Oxalic, Malonic, Succinic, Glutaric, Adipic, Pimelic:
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Gypsum
2
2.5
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
5
5.5
SOFT
Fingernail
'Copper' coin
MEDIUM
Orthoclase (feldspar) 6
6.5
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum (emery)
Diamond
10
Steel file
HARD
A substance with a higher Mohs number is capable of scratching a substance with a lower number.
The order of these minerals can be remembered using the
mnemonic: The Girls Can Flirt And Other Queer ThingsCan Do .
Mnemonic device
The Greedy Child Found All Our Feathery Quills To Copy Documents
Explanation
Mnemonic device for Mohs Hardness Scale. Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Flourite, Apatite, Orthoclese
Fledspar, Quartz, Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond.
Mnemonic device
Tommy
Gave
Caroline
Four
Apples
On
Fine
Quick
Tummy
Clutching
Dishes
Explanation
Mnemonic device for Mohs Hardness Scale. Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Flourite, Apatite, Orthoclese
Fledspar, Quartz, Topaz, Corundum, and Diamond.
Maximum Shearing Stress
Mnemonic
1sang 6sing Taga-Divisoria, PI naDapa 4 times dahil walang dalang d d
Explanation
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A mnemonic for remembering the number of days in the months of the year, practically a cultural
universal in the United States, is "Thirty days hath September/April, June and November." (Although this
is only part of a longer rhyme, this is the only part that most people remember, so they commonly
complete it with words similar to "... except February, which has twenty-eight, or twenty-nine in a leap
year." The full mnemonic is "Thirty days hath September/April, June and November/All the rest have
thirty-one/except February alone/which has eight and a score/until leap year gives it one day more.")
Another mnemonic for the days of the months is not a rhyme or a jingle, but a gestalt. Whereas
the traditional mnemonic simply associates the name of the month with the number of days, this one
emphasizes the sequence. The 31 and less-than-31-day months would be easy to remember if they
simply alternated, but the pattern of month lengths is not that simple. They alternate until the fourth 31day month, July, which is immediately followed by another 31-day month. Since the human hand has four
fingers, one can, given an appropriate mind-set, perceive this pattern in a view of the knuckles of two
fists, held together. The raised knuckles can be seen as the 31-day months, the dips between them as the
30-day-months-and-February, and the gap between the hands ignored. (Thus: left-hand-pinky-knuckle =
January, dip = February, left-hand-ring-knuckle = March, dip = April, and so on to left-hand-index-knuckle
= July; then continue with right-hand-index-knuckle = August, dip = September, etc).
Mnemonic device
Tell your boss to fly a kite, when the labour market is tight
Explanation
A "tight labour market" means there are many jobs available
Mnemonic device
Did Fred make purple pecan pie Saturday.
Explanation
This represents the 7 functions of marketing. Distribution - Finance - Marketing Information - Product Price - Place - Selling. A student came up with this my first year to teach and I have used it ever since.
Engineering Management
Mnemonic device
Susie Gathered French Pies At Dinner
Explanation
State the problem
Gather Info
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NOTE: President Aquino signed on Monday (May 23, 2016) the Republic Act 10844 creating the
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), answering a clamor for a
government agency that is focused on ICT matters, including Internet speed and online or electronicrelated crimes.
Under RA 10844, the Department of Transportation and Communications will be renamed the Department
of Transportation. All of its units with functions and responsibilities dealing with communications will be
abolished along with the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO), National Computer
Center (NCC), National Computer Institute (NCI), Telecommunications Office (TELOF) and National
Telecommunications Training Institute (NTTI).
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the
Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC) will be attached to the DICT for the
coordination and implementation of the countrys cyber security policies and programs.
Source: The Philippine Star
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Here is a mnemonic to remember the order of the planets starting from closest to the sun to furthest.
Pluto is included.
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
Giving us: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (my favorite).
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Mnemonic device
My Very Easy Method: Just SUN
Explanation
Order of the planets;
Mercury, venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn (Pluto's not a planet any more)
Mnemonic device
My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets
Explanation
An easy way of remembering the planets, they have changed, but it's easy for an exam. Look:
My - Mercury
Very - Venus
Easy - Earth
Method - Mars
Just - Jupiter
Speeds - Saturn
Up - Uranus
Naming - Neptune
Planets - Pluto
Just look at it once and you'll remember for life
Mnemonic device
Some Mothers Vanish Through Making a believable Jester, so uniforms' names pride.
Explanation
S: Sun
M: Mercury
V: Venus
T: Terra (Earth)
M: Mars
A: Asteroid
B: Belt
J: Jupiter
S: Saturn
U: Uranus
N: Neptune
P: Pluto
Mnemonic device
So My Very Easy Method And Break:
Just SUN Period
Explanation
S= sun
m= mercury
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Mnemonic device
My very ecstatic monkey just scampered under Nellie's purse.
Explanation
The first letter of each word gives you the first letter of the planets, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
Mnemonic device
my very eccentric mailman just showed up naked.
Explanation
The first letter of each word gives you the first letter of the planets, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
Mnemonic device
My Very Easy Method Just Set Up Nothing
Explanation
These are the acronyms of the planets from the nearest to the sun to the farthest.
MVEMJSUP
Mnemonic device
Many Violent Evil Maniacs Join Swiftly Under Nationalism.
Explanation
The eight planets of the solar system.
Mnemonic device
This is an acrostic for memorising the planets and the dwarf planets:
Murky conVention's Efforts Mar *Series;
Jury Set yoUr Next *Planet *Chart *Abridged.
Explanation
Explanation borrowed from http://www.nakedscience.com/articles/single%20digit%20acrostics.htm
Taking the first prominent letter of each word of that sentence:
M=Mercury [Murky], V=Venus [conVention], E=Earth [Efforts], M=Mars, 'Series' sounds like Ceres;
J=Jupiter, S=Saturn, U=Uranus, N=Neptune, P=Pluto, Ch=Charon, Ab sounds like UB... [an astronomical
prefix for the next big body in space]
[I used an asterisk in places to emphasise the dwarf planets' words.]
In 2006, a committee of astronomers elected that Pluto should not be classified as a planet. They
considered how there are dwarf planets such as dwarf planet UB313 also known as Eris; and Pluto has
certain similarities with that 'dwarf planet' classification rather than 'planet' classification. My acrostic
sentence tries to mention the context of how the list of planets became what it currently is.
Sentences to Remember the Order of the Planets
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It used to be: MEn PLan MAny VENUS Jumps for MErcury, PLuto, MArs, VEnus (and also Venus,
Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn) & JUpiter. Both the first two letters of each word are used and the word
Venus stands for itself, follows the convention of first two letters and represents 4 other planets as well.
Now it should be:
PLanners MEasure MAy's VENUS JUmp.
Mean
Escape
Rotation
Density Gravity (km/s) Period (days)
1.41
27.9
617.5
25 - 35 *
1.33
2.54
59.6
0.4101 **
0.70
1.08
35.6
0.4440
1.30
0.91
21.3
0.718
1.76
1.19
23.8
0.768
5.52
1
11.2
0.9973
5.24
0.91
10.4
243.017
3.94
0.38
5.0
1.0260
5.43
0.38
4.3
58.646
1.1?
0.05
1.2?
6.3867
Incl.
Visual
(deg.) Albedo
3.1
26.7
97.9
29.6
23.4
177.3
25.2
0.0
94.
0.52
0.47
0.51
0.41
0.37
0.65
0.15
0.11
0.5?
Largest to smallest:
Jason Sat Under Ninety Eight Vicious Monster Munching Penguins
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Moons of Neptune
Naiad, Thalassa, Despina , Galatea, Larissa , Proteus,
Triton, Nereid.
Neptune's Tiny Dancing Girls Look Pretty To-Night
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Stellar classification uses a peculiar group of letters, easily remembered using the phrase,
"Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Right Now Sweetie."
Stars are classified as O, B, A, F, G, K, M, and sometimes R, N, S, C, L and T depending on their size
and composition. The classifications R, N, S and C are given to stars with high carbon content and L and
T are given to stars that are so small they do not generate enough heat to begin nuclear fusion. These
"unusual" classifications are usually not included in mnemonics.
Also:
Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Right Now Sweetie.
Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Right Now! *SLAP*
Only Beer And Fine Grass Keep My Rattled Nerves Sane
Our Brother, A Footsoldier, Got Killed Monday
Oh Big And Ferocious Gorilla, Kill My Roommate Now.
Overseas broadcast: a flash! Godzilla kills Mothra!
Only Bored Astronomers Find Gratification Knowing Mnemonics
Only Boys Advocating Feminism Get Kissed Meaningfully
Only Big Astronomy Federal Grants Keep Money. Research Needs Support!
Out Back A Friend Grows Killer Marijuana
Oiled Breasts Are For Giving Kinky Massages
Obviously Bill Always Felt Good Kissing Monica Lewinsky Tenderly
Oh Boy An F-Grade Kills Me
Oven Baked Ants Fried Gently Keep Moist
Mary Killed God For Atrocious Body Odor
The constellations of the zodiac:
A Tense Gray Cat Lay Very Low Sneaking Slowly Contemplating A Pounce
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As The Great Cook Likes Very Little Salt, She Compensates Adding Pepper. -Signs of the Zodiac.
H.A. Rey's mnemonic for the zodiac, in his book The Stars: ram bull twins crab liverish, scaley
scorpions are good waterfish.
ram - aries
bull - taurus
twins - gemini
crab - cancer
li - leo
verish - virgo
scaley - libra (scales of justice)
scorpions - scorpius
are - sagitarrius (archer)
good - capricornus (goat)
water - aquarius
fish - pisces
This has a different starting place, and uses two or more initial
letters--except for taurus, which is easy to remember by "terrible":
AQUAmarine PIeces ARe Terrible GEMs, CAN LEO VIsit the LIBRAry and SCOpe-out the
SAGan CAPtions?
Anyone who wants to insert Ophiuchus can SCOpe-Out the sagan captions.
This is the list order of the 12 constellation of the northern hemishpere, beginning with Capricorn
which "crosses" January 1st, and is the first Constellation in the Winter quater.
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Stars
Here are some mnemonics to aid you in memorizing the stellar classification system for stars, OBAFGKM
which lists stars from hottest (most blue) to coolest (most red). The most famous mnemonic for this is due
to astronomer Henry Norris Russell, it goes
Oh Be A Fine Girl (Guy), Kiss Me
Here are some modern variations which you might find more memorable:
(the first is from our Arny textbook)
Only Brilliant, Artistic Females Generate Killer Mnemonics
Only Boys Accepting Feminism Get Kissed Meaningfully
Oedipus, Basically a Friendly Guy, Knew Mother
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As for the planets, just pick one. Don't try to learn more than one.
Update: Astronomers have recently added two new letters to the stellar classification system, L and T.
Mostly these letters cover brown dwarf "stars" although part of the L classification also includes some very
low mass red dwarf stars. A couple suggestions I've received for the new OBAFGKMLT mnemonic are:
Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss My Lips Tenderly*
Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Like This
The Brightest Stars in the Sky
The brightest stars in the sky (excluding the Sun) can be remembered with this simple mnemonic:
Sir Can Rig A VCR, Pa!
The stand for: Sirius in Canis Major, Canopus in Carina, Rigil Kent in Centaurus, Acrturus in Bootes, Vega
in Lyra, Capella in Auriga, Rigel in Orion, Procyon in Canic Minor, Achernar in Eridanus
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Difficulties to remember that visible light shows a shorter wavelenght than infrared light and a longer one
than ultraviolet?
The "solution" is quite simple, because it is in "ultra violet" according to ultraviolet/visible/infrared!
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Antenna
Rf amp
Mixer
I.F. amp
Demodulator
Amp
L.O.
AGC
PN = kTB
Pinakataba...
C = Blog2(1+s/n), cholesterol = Baboy na Litson
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The letters with the green highlights are the 1st letters of the different ITU RF designations. (Ref: Page
17, Tomasi). In order for easy recalling of the different bands simply use this mnemonic : Every Very
Very Loving Mom Has Very Ugly Son Except I.
* Please take note that Voice Comes First before VLF*
Now In order for you to know the frequency just remember this Mnemonic: VHS at 3:30, kasi Ma Galing.
*Take note that the V in there stands fot Very Low Frequency, the kasi Ma Galing corresponds to the
frequency in kilohertz,megahertz and gigahertz respectively. The 3:30 signifies the frequency range for
these three.
Moving on, We will proceed to Wave Propagation Topic and its relationship with the spectrum. In order for
you to easily recall what wave describes what, simply familiarize yourself with the illustration and the
apply this Mnemonic: My Kilikili Has D Most Decent C Mill.
And then as a final note: Just Remember SKY is High Frequeny, Frequencies below Sky are Ground
and above the Sky is Space.
The EM Spectrum: Cary Grant eXpects Unanimous Votes In Movie Reviews Tonight Cosmic
Gamma X-rays Ultraviolet Visible Infrared Microwave Radio Television
The ordering of frequency bands of the radio frequency spectrum are remembered by
"Veronica Loves Manipulating Her Vagina Until She Explodes"
representing
VLF,
LF,with
MF,competitive
HF, VHF, UHF,
SHF,
and
EHF.
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ECE Reviewee Mnemonics Baby Orang-otan Grow Brown Since Wild Red Bear Yelled Violently
Restless Again & again
Fiber Optics Colors
1. Blue
2. Orange
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Slate
6. White
7. Red
8. Black
9. Yellow
10. Violet/Purple
11. Rose
12. Aqua
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Jacket color
Blue
Orange
Green
Brown
Slate
White
Red
Black
Yellow
10
Violet
11
Rose
12
Aqua
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
MNEMONIC: Blue Owes Great Britain Several White Rabbits Because Yellow Violated RA9292.
Notes:
1.The Mnemonic only describes the 1st 12 colors. Cables 13-24 have the same color sequence except
for Cable 20 which is Black with Yellow Tracer.
2.All have black tracers except Cable 20(duh!).
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ECE Reviewee Mnemonics Optical fiber 1-12 color coding: BlOG Bro'S Will Remain Black Yet Panda Rests Alot.
Then for 13-24. lagyan lang ng "and black stripe" lahat except dun sa black(#8), "and yellow" naman ung sa kanya
Data Communication
Order of Layer's on the OSI Data
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Application
Presentation
People Do Need To SeeSeem
Pamela Anderson
Session
Met dank aan Wouter Sonneveld
To
Transport
or:
Need
Network
Please Do Not Tell Sales
People
Anything
Data
DataLink
Please Do Not Trough Sausage
Pizza Away
Processing
Physical
Met dank aan An Coremans
Please Do Not Touch Steve's Pet Alligator
IEEE 802 LAN Standard Numbers
802.3 - 3thernet
802.5 - 5oken Ring
802.11 - 11ireless LAN
Mnemonic device
HaLE To WiWi BroMM WRAN!
Explanation
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Ang AYALA
LIKOD
Ng SM
Sumakay ako ng BUS
Nahold-up aking RING
Dumating si
802.14
Cable Modems
Ng KABLE
802.15
Wireless PAN
802.15.1- Bluetooth
Wireless Broadband Access
(Wi-Max)/ Wi-MAN
802.16.e- Broadband Wireless Access
Resilient Packet Ring
Radio Regulatory Tag
Coexisting Tag
Mobile Broadband Wireless Access
Media Independent Hand-of
Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN)
At PANty
802.16
802.17
802.18
802.19
802.20
802.21
802.22
DEMonyo
Na nagnanakaw
Walang MANners!!!
Dinukot sa PoCKET
Ang RADIO
KO
BWIsit
Na KAMAY
TUMATAKBO
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the colours of the rainbow Virgin In Bed Gives You Orgasmic Release
For : violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
He also said that since Violet was just a fancy-schmancy word for purple, more populistic minded
people could also
Read Out Your Good Book In Prose
Mnemonic device
ROY G. BIV Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain Reports Of Young Girls Banging Inside Vatican
Explanation
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet : the colors of the rainbow, in order.
Mnemonic device
Richard Of York Got Buggered In Venice
Explanation
Colors in order. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
Mnemonic device
Roy G. Biv
Explanation
Color spectrum - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
Television colour bars
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Here is a phrase to help you remember the order of the earths atmospheres:
The Strong Mans Triceps Explode
This stands for: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
Mnemonic device
The Straight Man's Testicles Exploded
Explanation
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To aid my recollecting the direction of increasing position angle (it is measured from North,
sweeps through the East cardinal point, then South, then West), I always recite the following:
Never eat Shredded Wheat.
(And, no, this is not a personal vendetta against the Nabisco Company.)
To convert between Grid north and magnetic north on a map, use: East is least, West is best.
If the magnetic variation is, say, 3 degrees west, add 3 onto the grid bearing to obtain a magnetic
bearing. And vice versa.
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Mnemonic device
naughty elephants spray water
Explanation
North East South West
Mnemonic device
never eat shreaded weat
Explanation
compass points going clock-wise
very clever and easy
Directions of the Compass
Never Eat Shredded Wheat
Never Eat Slimy Worms
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
Never Eat Sour Watermelon
N
W
Mnemonic device
Red on right, returning
Explanation
Red on right, returning, except in U.S. coastal waters which are the exact opposite. ie, when returning to
port, the red buoys should be on the right side (starboard) of the boat, unless in U.S. coastal waters when
they should be on the left. Gotta watch those international boarders, or you could run aground. The united
states uses a bouy system the opposite of the rest of the world. Maybe they hope the enemies don't know
and will run aground.
Mnemonic device
PORT has four letters
Explanation
just like LEFT. The left side of the ship is PORT
Mnemonic device
The "E" in west rhymes with the "E" in left.
Explanation
If north is known west is always to the left
Mnemonic device
Nautical: Can dead men vote twice at elections; or, True virgins make dull companions, add
whiskey
Explanation
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Alternatively MIPDANIO
Mayday
Identification
Position
Distress (eg. Fire, Collision etc)
Assitance Required
No. of people onboard
Information (eg. abandoning to liferaft)
Over
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Transportation
Marine
The phrase "there's always some red port (wine) left" is used to remember the basics in
seafaring.
Aviation
pre-final: MARTHA - Missed (procedure), Altitude (limit), Radios (set), Time (limit), Heading
(final), Airspeed (descent)
pre-high-altitude - FLOWER - Flow (enabled), Lights (test), Oxygen (charged), Water
Returning (closing)
radio loss Instrument course - CDEF - as Cleared, else Direct to last fix, else as directed
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Controls
Instruments
Gas
Altitude
indicator
Radio
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Confess the
predicament to a
ground radio
station.
Communicatie
with the ground
radio link.
Climb in altitude,
if possible, for
better radar and
direction finding.
Here are some handy mnemonics that pilot use to help verify the
completion of certain tasks. Of course, conscientious checklist
usage should be primary, but these can also help.
CIGAR
Runup/Ground Check
controls check
instruments set
runup
LCA
LIGHTS
advice and
instructions
received.
Before Takeoff
strobes, navs, landing
BLITTS
Line-Up Check
boost pump on
lights as required
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instruments set
transponder on
FLARE
Enroute
lights as required
radar transponder on
GUMPS
Before Landing
undercarriage
mixture set
MPG
Before Landing
mixture set
prop set
Go Around
FACTS
After Landing
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flaps up
cowl flaps
transponder standby
FLARE
After Landing
flaps up
lights as required
MIDGET
After Landing
master off
ignition off
doors/windows locked
ELT off
tiedown plane
TTTTTT
WIRETAP
W
I
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radios tuned
talk to ATC
APTATEN
aircraft identification
altitude
HAMSACC
altitude changes
missed approach
Satellites
ECE Reviewee Mnemonics Satellites
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