Useful rhymes, mnemonics etc.

Flatlander · 2011-04-06, 21:47

My wife was having silver nitrate put on her toe recently and I was reminded of one of the few chemical formulas I know. Taught to the class about 1974 by our science teacher. Something like:

Little Jimmy died last week
Alas, he is no more.
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4

I must stop drinking from batteries.

Now I just need a mnemonic to help me spell mnemonic correctly first time.

science_man_88 · 2011-04-06, 23:25

1)PEDMAS/BEDMAS < - from memory
2)"Richard of York gave battle in vain" = roygbiv = "roy great britain the fourth" <- from wikipedia, but I knew roygbiv already.
3)ohel(hebrew, means tent) = " oh hell,there's a raccoon in my tent" <- from wikipedia
4)"There's a fork in Ma’s leg" = mazleg ( hebrew, for fork)<- from wikipedia
5) "to be a star" = estar(spanish, to be)<- from wikipedia

Uncwilly · 2011-04-06, 23:32

Llave, aqui! (spanish, translated "Key, here." Best done when holding a key.)

rogue · 2011-04-06, 23:54

One of my favorite quotes from a math teacher of mine was, "Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes, and slow dancing."

Uncwilly · 2011-04-07, 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogue

One of my favorite quotes from a math teacher of mine was, "Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes, and slow dancing."

I never heard the slow dancing part. And generally it was horseshoes then hand grenades.

cmd · 2011-04-07, 00:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatlander

My wife was having silver nitrate put on her toe recently and I was reminded of one of the few chemical formulas I know. Taught to the class about 1974 by our science teacher. Something like:

Little Jimmy died last week
Alas, he is no more.
For what he thought was H2O
Was H2SO4

I must stop drinking from batteries.

Now I just need a mnemonic to help me spell mnemonic correctly first time.

"Calypso" call_upsao travel (R.Mit+ch-um)

( worth something ? )

Christenson · 2011-04-07, 01:59

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly -- the salacious version of the mnemonic for the resistor color code -- Black=0, Brown=1, Red=2, Orange=3, Yellow=4, Green=5, Blue=6, Violet=7, Gray=8, White=9.

Uncwilly · 2011-04-07, 06:01

http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=14245

xilman · 2011-04-07, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=14245

Indeed.

This ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-12584669 ) appeared since the last burst of activity on that thread. Perhaps this post ought to be in the WTF thread...

Paul

Flatlander · 2011-04-07, 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=14245

Oops. Forgot about that thread.

Surplus Post About Mnemonics

science_man_88 · 2011-04-07, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=14245

Even I forgot about this one. HAHA

2011-04-06, 21:47	#1
Flatlander I quite division it "Chris" Feb 2005 England 31·67 Posts	Useful rhymes, mnemonics etc. My wife was having silver nitrate put on her toe recently and I was reminded of one of the few chemical formulas I know. Taught to the class about 1974 by our science teacher. Something like: Little Jimmy died last week Alas, he is no more. For what he thought was H2O Was H2SO4 I must stop drinking from batteries. Now I just need a mnemonic to help me spell mnemonic correctly first time.

2011-04-06, 23:25	#2
science_man_88 "Forget I exist" Jul 2009 Dumbassville 2⁶×131 Posts	1)PEDMAS/BEDMAS < - from memory 2)"Richard of York gave battle in vain" = roygbiv = "roy great britain the fourth" <- from wikipedia, but I knew roygbiv already. 3)ohel(hebrew, means tent) = " oh hell,there's a raccoon in my tent" <- from wikipedia 4)"There's a fork in Ma’s leg" = mazleg ( hebrew, for fork)<- from wikipedia 5) "to be a star" = estar(spanish, to be)<- from wikipedia

2011-04-06, 23:32	#3
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 9844₁₀ Posts	Llave, aqui! (spanish, translated "Key, here." Best done when holding a key.)

2011-04-06, 23:54	#4
rogue "Mark" Apr 2003 Between here and the 14324₈ Posts	One of my favorite quotes from a math teacher of mine was, "Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes, and slow dancing."

2011-04-07, 01:59	#7
Christenson Dec 2010 Monticello 5·359 Posts	Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly -- the salacious version of the mnemonic for the resistor color code -- Black=0, Brown=1, Red=2, Orange=3, Yellow=4, Green=5, Blue=6, Violet=7, Gray=8, White=9.

2011-04-07, 06:01	#8
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 2²×23×107 Posts	http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=14245