What's the best way to memorize ...?
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Think about it differently.  Before you go the drug route or anything like that, sit at your desk for 15 minutes or however long you can, and study a chapter, an equation, a definition...whatever it is.  Then, instead of just walking away and zoning out for a bit, take your book or notes, and sit down at your kitchen table.  Study another chapter, equation, question or definition there for awhile.  Then, head out front to your front porch, or back yard, and continue to do it.  \n\nI'm the same way, but I found that doing that not only takes out the monotony of studying, but when it comes time to take the test or give the presentation, I associate certain parts of what I studied with where I was studying it.  Maybe, I remember looking at a particular tree while I was trying to memorize a set of words or somethnig, you know what I mean?  It kind of triggers the memory and helps me out a bit.
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Play with it, thats the only way to learn. Just remember to take notes.
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take the practice tests in the book, get practice tests from other books and type up an outline. the act of typing it and thinking it in your head really helps you memorize.
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My method of studying (and I was in college in the 60's was to take very good notes in class, do underlying in the books if that is possible, and re-write things as I learned better from the written word than any other way. This was WAY before computers, though. \n\nUse whatever system works best for you. Are you a crammer, learning a lot in an intense, short period of time? If so, set aside X number of hours and close yourself off and cram. Peferable to do only one subject at a time. More focused.\n\nAre you a hearing learner? Put as much as you can on oral so you can listen and learn, over and over if you have to.\n\nAre you a tactile learner (by touch)? If so, write out questions, answers, notes, important reminders, etc. Then answer your questions by writing.\n\nMy suggestion is not to study to the distraction of all else. It seems to "cram" the mind with too much information, your brain goes on overload, and you shut down and can hardly remember your own name, let alone much else. Take breaks like the other people said. The powerball is a great idea too. When you break, get completely out of the studying atmosphere. Do anything else, to refresh and recharge your brain.\n\nDo you do better with a study partner. If so, use one. If not, that's okay to. I do recommend studying in a place that is quiet and lets you concentrate. NOT IN FRONT OF TV. Not at the kitchen table. \n\nAnd I am curious why you said "NOT STUDYING IS NOT AN OPTION"
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Try walking around your house, or some other place you know well, while you memorize them- walk in a path that you will be able to remember, and try to associate each president, in order, with some place that you know in your house.  Later, when you want to remember them in order, imagine yourself following the same path, and you'll remember the president associated with each location much more easily.\n\nThis is a common technique used by people who memorize things like a deck of cards. It is thought to work because the human brain is very good at memorizing where things are geographically located.
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Read a lot and try to remember as much as possible/ as many details as possible. Training and training. Practice makes perfect.
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Don't memorize. \nStudy in a distraction-free setting.\nHighlight/underline what is important.\nWrite down what you highlighted.\nDon't study the same thing for more than 20-30 minutes.
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Rote memorization, with flashcards possibly, is the only way I can think of. Like the other poster said, look for carbonyls, alcohols, alkenes, and amino peaks (a weak, wide peak at about ... 3200 or so)
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Take notes. Read into a tape recorder and then listen back to it later. Teach someone or something (your cat) the concepts you read (without looking at the book!). People learn in many different ways. Some are better verbal learners, some are better visual learners, some learn better by doing. By attacking your problem from multiple angles, you will succeed. Make sure you have the time to learn (turn off the TV, phone, and music and don't wait until the last second to study).
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Well...best way to get better doing something is practice...but short of that, here are some tips.\nWhen you study, try and give yourself little breaks. Work for 15 min., do something else for 7. Repeat.\nMemorizing...think of something it relates to.\nWhen you need to remember something, think back to seomthing that happened in real life that relates/is similar.
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Improving your memorising really depends on what kind of learner you are..\n - If you are visual you need to associate things with images or set them out in a way that is easy for you to understand. You can work on your visual memory by drawing diagrams, staring at them for a while, then re-drawing the diagram on a blank page until you remember the whole thing. This helped me with a lot of biochemistry exam questions!\n - If you're an audio learner, you need to hear what you're trying to learn. You can do this by recording your voice reciting what you need to learn or by telling someone else what you need to remember (even if it's an inanimate object or a pet, it actually works).\n - If you learn by actually doing things, then the best way is to write out what you need to learn and keep on writing until you remember.\n\nAs for help with getting extra marks in exams, the best method is to start with the questions you know you can answer easily first. Then if you hit a question that is taking you too long, leave it and then come back to it later. And if there's something you don't remember as a part of a question, at least attempt to answer what you can because you can grab extra marks without answering the whole question.\n\nGood luck! :)
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Learn the prefixes and suffixes -- this will help you weed out incorrect answers on the test as well as choose correct answers.\n\nAlso, I always found it useful to post short lists of words I needed to memorize (both for the GRE and when studying a foreign language) over the sinks in the kitchen and bathroom -- that way I can review when I brush my teeth and do the dishes.  \n\nFlash cards also work wonders.  I like to color-code mine.  You could do yours by parts-of-speech or into groups of words with similar meanings.   That way if you come across a word and don't remember the definition, you might remember the color of its flash card and be able to guess.\n\nGood luck!
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I memorized by going over and over the material, just spending alot of time looking at it.  Also, exactly like someone else said, I have made flash cards from index cards, write the term on one side and the answer on the other.  I would punch a hole in the upper corner and put them on one of those rings that open and clasp shut.
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This is what I have discovered.  Read over the material in the book or your notes from class (as soon after the class as possible).  Have a small tape recorder next to you and turn it on while you say in your own words the important things to remember to do well in the test.   Once you have the tape, listen to it several times especially times that are available as multitask times (ie.  while driving the car, walking, jogging, working out.  You can even listen when you want to take a nap.  Just start listening and go ahead and fall asleep if you want, it can't hurt as long as you listen to your own tape as many times as possible.  If the lectures are recordable then you can also make a tape of the instructors lecture.  Listen a zillion times and you will have the stuff practically memorized with almost no effort.
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Just memorize them. Write them down.
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Eat almonds everyday...or take memory tablets..\n\nbut best way which i follow is take sufficient rest..eat good and healthy food...dont think too much about anything...even life is stressful....to minimse walk in fresh air...refresh yourself and your brain which will definately help you to improve your memory..\n\nHope this helps!!!