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May 6, 2013 22:09:31 GMT -5
Post by boncedric on May 6, 2013 22:09:31 GMT -5
how do you memorize engineering formulas?
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apache2k12
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May 7, 2013 0:10:06 GMT -5
Post by apache2k12 on May 7, 2013 0:10:06 GMT -5
well i memorize them just like a rhyme , just like in a song .. it mostly works .. not always though ..
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May 7, 2013 0:56:16 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 0:56:16 GMT -5
how do you memorize engineering formulas? I do problem sets over and over that require the formulas I need to memorize. Pretty soon they stick. I don't get to use a lot of formulas though. I have to use theory to derive equations for different situations. Physics I formulas really aren't hard to memorize since if you take Calc-based Physics you can derive them yourself or just use F=ma since that encompasses a good 2/3 of Physics I.
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May 7, 2013 2:33:07 GMT -5
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Post by Pelios on May 7, 2013 2:33:07 GMT -5
I'm lucky enough to have a photographic memory when it comes to memorizing things such as formulas, vocabulary, etc. I just write them down on a white paper the night before the test and they seem to stick in my brain, I don't know if the white blank paper has anything to do with it but its always been like that for me.
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May 7, 2013 4:02:03 GMT -5
Post by boncedric on May 7, 2013 4:02:03 GMT -5
I write formulas over and over until i memorize it
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May 7, 2013 7:29:55 GMT -5
Post by aleedx on May 7, 2013 7:29:55 GMT -5
I get the easier ones easily LOL. But for the epic formulas <very long> I write it in a paper and I post it on our door. HAHAHA. But, I answer a thousand problems for me to remember it and CHEW it.
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May 7, 2013 14:36:03 GMT -5
Post by aleedx on May 7, 2013 14:36:03 GMT -5
how do you memorize engineering formulas? Well. you can do this. LOL
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May 7, 2013 22:02:33 GMT -5
Post by boncedric on May 7, 2013 22:02:33 GMT -5
how do you memorize engineering formulas? Well. you can do this. LOL that is too mainstream LOL :DD
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May 8, 2013 23:30:31 GMT -5
Post by Lety on May 8, 2013 23:30:31 GMT -5
I'm lucky enough to have a photographic memory when it comes to memorizing things such as formulas, vocabulary, etc. I just write them down on a white paper the night before the test and they seem to stick in my brain, I don't know if the white blank paper has anything to do with it but its always been like that for me. Ahh me too (: Though if there are similar variables, it can backfire. In these occasions I just write it down about 3 nights before and every night. Usually works. Practice helps memorize also ^-^
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Post by FPEPro on May 9, 2013 9:39:49 GMT -5
I don't bother. Memorizing formulas has a place in school, but after that it's not a efficient use of your brain and time. I keep a chart on my desk with any of the formulas I commonly need. And I have my old text books if I need a less common formula. There's just so much to remember in a real world job, I'd prefer to fill my brain with the stuff I need daily.
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May 9, 2013 9:48:46 GMT -5
Post by EvilGenius on May 9, 2013 9:48:46 GMT -5
Well I don't try to memorize formulas. First you have to understand problem you solve, then you can easily deduce formulas. However, there are some formulas you have to memorize, but still if you understand solving problem well you will learn formulas very easy.
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May 9, 2013 20:11:49 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 9, 2013 20:11:49 GMT -5
I don't bother. Memorizing formulas has a place in school, but after that it's not a efficient use of your brain and time. I keep a chart on my desk with any of the formulas I commonly need. And I have my old text books if I need a less common formula. There's just so much to remember in a real world job, I'd prefer to fill my brain with the stuff I need daily. Chris Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards I'm hoping my future job is a lot like that. I'm responsible for memorizing a ton of equations each semester. For my own sanity I hope that I don't have to use all of them in my field and that most of them will be integrated into software.
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May 9, 2013 21:42:10 GMT -5
Post by FPEPro on May 9, 2013 21:42:10 GMT -5
I'm hoping my future job is a lot like that. I'm responsible for memorizing a ton of equations each semester. For my own sanity I hope that I don't have to use all of them in my field and that most of them will be integrated into software. You can be guaranteed of it. In a real world job they need you to be quick. Calculating things long hand is not quick. Plus real world problems are usually far more complicated than anything you would ever want to tackle with a pen and paper. And truth be know... Even though you are an engineer, and you are presumably very smart, your future company will still not trust that. They will always put their trust in a software calculated answer over your chicken-scratch any day. As long as the programs output can be verified to be correct per those mind-numbing formulas, and it remains quicker than pen and paper, it will stand as the preferred option in the workplace. Chris
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May 22, 2013 8:04:57 GMT -5
Post by Hellfire on May 22, 2013 8:04:57 GMT -5
My Calc2 Professor made us memorize ALL of our common Derivatives and Anti-Derivatives, and every formula we had to use for a test. It was a rough semester, and I have still not memorized many of them!
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