Path Notes of an American Ninja Master (9781556431579): Glenn Morris. Mnemonic dominic system. The mnemonic dominic system is a mnemonic system used to remember sequences of digits similar to the mnemonic major system.
It was invented and used in competition by eight-time World Memory Champion Dominic O'Brien.[1] Differences from the major system[edit] The main difference between the Dominic system and the major system is the assignment of sounds and letters to digits. The Dominic system is a letter-based abbreviation system where the letters comprise the initials of someone's name, while the major system is typically used as a phonetic-based consonant system for either objects, animals, persons, or even words.
The major system would assign the sounds T + L to the number 15, and then find a word that has those sounds as the first two consonants. The Dominic system is specifically designed as a person-action system, while the major system can also be used to represent stand-alone objects. Encoding pairs of digits as people[edit] Encoding pairs of digits as actions[edit] Usage[edit] Mnemonic major system. The Major System (also called the phonetic number system, phonetic mnemonic system, or Herigone's mnemonic system) is a mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers.
The system works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, then into words by adding vowels. The system works on the principle that images can be remembered more easily than numbers. The system[edit] Each numeral is associated with one or more consonants. Vowels and the consonants w, h, and y are ignored. The groups of similar sounds and the rules for applying the mappings are almost always fixed, but other hooks and mappings can be used as long as the person using the system can remember them and apply them consistently.
Each numeral maps to a set of similar sounds with similar mouth and tongue positions. For most people it would be easier to remember 3.1415927 (an approximation of the mathematical constant pi) as: Whilst this is unwieldy at first, with practice it can become a very effective technique. Other[edit] Memory Techniques, Memorization Tips - The Journey Method. Home :: academic tips :: memory techniques :: the journey method The Journey Method The journey method is a powerful, flexible and effective mnemonic based around the idea of remembering landmarks on a well-known journey.
In many ways it combines the narrative flow of the Link Method and the structure and order of the Peg Systems into one highly effective mnemonic. Because the journey method uses routes that you know well, you can code information to be remembered to a large number of easily visualised or remembered landmarks along the routes. Because you know what these landmarks look like, you need not work out visualisations for them! Mind Tools Mnemonic Grades: Ease of Use - moderate Effectiveness - good Power - powerful Learning investment - moderate Who should use - everyone How to Use the Journey Method The journey method is based on using landmarks on a journey that you know well. Preparing the Route You can consider these landmarks as stops on the route. Example 1. Summary. Memory Techniques, Memorization Tips - The Alphabet System. Home :: academic tips :: memory techniques :: the alphabet system The Alphabet System The Alphabet system is a peg memory technique similar to, but more sophisticated than, the Number/Rhyme system.
At its most basic level (i.e. without the use of mnemonic multipliers) it is a good method for remembering long lists of items in a specific order in such a way that missing items can be detected. It is slightly more difficult to learn than the Number based techniques. Mind Tools Mnemonic Grades: Ease of Use - moderate Effectiveness - quite good Power - moderate - codes 1- 26 items without use of enhancement Learning investment - moderate Who should use - brighter individuals How to use the Alphabet Technique This technique works by associating images representing and cued by letters of the alphabet with images representing the items to be remembered. The selection of images representing letters is not based on the starting character of the letter name. One image scheme is shown below: Short Term Memory Test.