Today, the day of this writing, is September 9th, 2009 – a perfect day in my opinion to introduce mnemonics as a way to remember numbers both large and small.
As math tricks go, this one has many uses. You can use it to remember phone numbers, remember combination lock numbers, remember dates in history, etcetera. If you are married, then you really should learn this technique because you will learn how to remember anniversary dates!
Getting back to today’s date in mnemonics. September 9th, 2009 can be expressed as “bob up”. This is code for “999”; the code is simple – the number “9” can be expressed as either “p” or “b”. In the system that will be taught to you, you will learn the entire code for the numbers 0 – 9, and you will be surprised at how easy it is to remember the code. So, count your blessings and stay tuned to this thread of math tricks posts!
If you want more in-depth information on this memory technique and other math tricks, then I recommend the book “Secrets of Mental Math”.