memory shortcuts to help you study smarter, grades 9-12
Kahn, Russell
2006
Contains a collection of over 200 memory shortcuts and mnemonics that can be used to remember a variety of events, rules, formulas, and definitions for high school students.
Provides tips and tricks for remembering math and spelling rules, tricky science, geography, and history facts, the names of the planets, and more, using rhymes, acronyms, popular sayings, and rules.
Discusses what is currently known about memory and how it works, and makes suggestions for improving one's memory through mnemonic techniques and proper organization.
Presents stories and puns that serve as memory hooks for twenty-six "big" words--one for each letter of the alphabet--selected for their frequency in the written language and their sound; arranged alphabetically from abasement to zealot.