- Examine the book.
- Make an equation.
- Get index cards.
- Find the big points and jot them down.
- Make use of your Memory Palace.
- Create crazy imagery to help you recall the info.
- Stick each crazy image onto a Memory Palace station for recall.
- Test yourself before the teacher does.
How do you memorize a book?
Dean Vaughn's How to Remember Anything is a remarkable system for harnessing your brain's capacity for memory. Vaughn's user-friendly ten-step system goes beyond the drills and repetitions many of us learned as children by tapping into the power of sight and hearing.
How can I understand a textbook?
How To Read A Textbook
- Read the title and introductory paragraph(s). Fix the name of the chapter in your mind. ...
- Read headings, subheadings, and italicized words. Go through the chapter heading by heading; these will form a topical outline.
- Read the summary at the end of the chapter.