This document discusses different types of mnemonic devices that can help with memory retention and recall. It provides examples of auditory mnemonics like poems and acronyms. Visual mnemonics use images to associate ideas. Examples are given for remembering lists like the colors of the rainbow and planets through memorable phrases. A number sequence mnemonic helps recall the first 15 digits of pi. Mnemonic devices have been used since ancient Greece to improve memory.

1. “Oh be a nice fine girl, kiss me”

3. “Oh be a nice fine girl, kiss me”
Oh
Be
A
Nice
Fine
Girl,
Kiss
Me”

4. Mnemonics

5. Mnemonics
Mnemonic is any learning technique
that aids information retention.

6. The mnemonic devices are multiple, but these
are categorized by:
Auditory modes, these are the most common
to use, (Ex: Poems, Acronyms or memorable
phrases.)
Visual forms, used to remember easily
complicated words or ideas using images with
easy topics to associate these.
Kinesthetic forms, Body language

7. Mnemonics history
The word mnemonic is derived from
the Ancient Greek word μνημονικός
(mnēmonikos).
Both of these words are derived from
μνήμη (mnēmē), "remembrance or
memory".

8. Related to Mnemosyne
("remembrance"), the
name of the goddess
of memory in Greek
mythology.

9. AristotlePlato

10. Examples of
mnemonic devices

11. REMEMBERING LISTS
"Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain“
- RED
- ORANGE
- YELLOW
- GREEN
- BLUE
- INDIGO
- VIOLET

12. REMEMBERING LISTS
"My Very Educated Mother Just Served
Us Nachos “
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uran, Neptun

13. REMEMBERING NUMBER SEQUENCE
Define the first 15 numbers of 𝜋
"Now(3) I(1) need(4) a(1) drink(5), alcoholic(9)
of(2) course(6), after(5) the(3) heavy(5)
lectures(8) involving(9) quantum(7)
mechanics(9)";
𝜋= 3.14159265358979…

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