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nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
January 21 2009 01:13 GMT
#1
I have an Earth Space science exam in 2 days and the course is literally just about memorizing terms. There probably about 1500+ definitions that I have to know for this exam. I know I won't be able to memorize them all but I still am not sure how I can even begin this task.

SO bassically I need to memorize a very very very very very large amount of information in a very very very small amount of time. Any suggestions on how to do this?

*
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
January 21 2009 01:14 GMT
#2
read the term then the corresponding definition

repeat 1500+ times
UNFUCK YOURSELF
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
January 21 2009 01:14 GMT
#3
man 2 days is doable!
For first semester I had a final and had to memorize like 500 terms total and did it in 7 hours total and managed to get a 90 (the only good course for me XD)
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
January 21 2009 01:15 GMT
#4
On January 21 2009 10:14 Nitrogen wrote:
read the term then the corresponding definition

repeat 1500+ times


The problem with that is I could forget them after reading the next 20, it doesn't seem very efficient.
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
January 21 2009 01:16 GMT
#5
flash cards

you can use virtual ones if you want, pretty sure you could adapt anki for this
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10835 Posts
January 21 2009 01:18 GMT
#6
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/
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Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-21 01:20:42
January 21 2009 01:19 GMT
#7
I memorise things visually. So I'll remember the title of a section, then see on the page how many lines (definitions) there are and roughly how long each one is, also how may per sub-section. Then when it comes to remembering it I imagine I'm staring at the paper again.

But I haven't met anyone else who does it in this weird way.

Just keep writing the definitions out over and over until they stick (by hand, don't type).

Oh yeah you could try flash cards too, I've never used them but according to peers they do work.
No I'm never serious.
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
January 21 2009 01:20 GMT
#8
On January 21 2009 10:15 nAi.PrOtOsS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2009 10:14 Nitrogen wrote:
read the term then the corresponding definition

repeat 1500+ times


The problem with that is I could forget them after reading the next 20, it doesn't seem very efficient.


then do it twice
UNFUCK YOURSELF
Zortch
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada635 Posts
January 21 2009 01:21 GMT
#9
For me, I would write them out over and over.
Respect is everything. ~ARchon
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
January 21 2009 01:23 GMT
#10
whatever method you use, its the repetition thats the key. The more times you go over it, the better your chances
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10835 Posts
January 21 2009 01:23 GMT
#11
create some sort of mental game that ties the word with their concept together. it doesn't even have to be connected in any way--it could even relate to starcraft.
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nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
January 21 2009 01:25 GMT
#12
On January 21 2009 10:23 LosingID8 wrote:
create some sort of mental game that ties the word with their concept together. it doesn't even have to be connected in any way--it could even relate to starcraft.


good idea i think it was p=nrt a science thing and i always remembered it because p = protoss and NRT is a starcraft clan
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-21 01:26:37
January 21 2009 01:25 GMT
#13
Try relating each term to a funny event and place it as a story... For example if you want to memorize your alphabets in order, create a simple yet weird story to help you remember...

[A]nna the [A]norexic, had giant [B]oobs, and a [C]ock, however her [D]ick wasn't huge enough to be in the [E]xtreme [F]ucking contest...etc...

Edit: you dont have to memorize the phrase, but just make sure the list of things that went on is easily memorizable.
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
January 21 2009 01:26 GMT
#14
On January 21 2009 10:25 YPang wrote:
Try relating each term to a funny event and place it as a story... For example if you want to memorize your alphabets in order, create a simple yet weird story to help you remember...

[A]nna the [A]norexic, had giant [B]oobs, and a [C]ock, however her [D]ick wasn't huge enough to be in the [E]xtreme [F]ucking contest...etc...


why are there 2 As
UNFUCK YOURSELF
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-21 01:29:13
January 21 2009 01:28 GMT
#15
On January 21 2009 10:26 Nitrogen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2009 10:25 YPang wrote:
Try relating each term to a funny event and place it as a story... For example if you want to memorize your alphabets in order, create a simple yet weird story to help you remember...

[A]nna the [A]norexic, had giant [B]oobs, and a [C]ock, however her [D]ick wasn't huge enough to be in the [E]xtreme [F]ucking contest...etc...


why are there 2 As


u can take it out if you want to, i just think having 2 A's is easier to remember cuz its a starting point, and different from the rest...
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
ilovehnk
Profile Joined October 2008
475 Posts
January 21 2009 01:32 GMT
#16
lol, never leave until the last couple days to study........... do it regular, do it everyday, overtime you will accumulate alot and it becomes easy.
Hikou Shinketsushuu
nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-21 01:44:52
January 21 2009 01:39 GMT
#17
O and just for interest sake, about how much money would a 7 decimal scale cost?

Also since I know I am a little bit behind, I am going to stay up all night. Will this have bad reprocussions on my test scores?? Anyone know from experience?
DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
January 21 2009 01:45 GMT
#18
Use them in sentences over and over again. Make up an imaginary conversation where you use the terms, do this several times.

Or pretend you're teaching them to someone else. Make a pretend lecture, give examples of the terms, explain them a little bit. This is how I study for exams.
RIP Aaliyah
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
January 21 2009 01:48 GMT
#19
being graded on your ability to memorize

tsk tsk education system, tsk tsk
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
January 21 2009 01:54 GMT
#20
I hope this doesn't derail the thread, and if it does, I will give nai $5.

Anyways, I have a similar dilemma.

I am now taking an art history class, a large portion of which is memorizing works of art and the person that created them/their historical significance. Now, obviously flashcards would be awesome, but I simply don't have the money/whatever to print out thousands of color images. So I was wondering if there was a way to make virtual flashcards that use a picture instead of text (the professor provides us with .jpg's of all of the works of art in question) on one side? If not, have any of you had a class like this before? And if so, how did you go about it?

Class just started though, so I won't have exams for a few weeks yet.
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