These note-taking symbols can make it easier to capture lecture notes.
SYMBOL | MEANING |
& | And |
+ | And, plus, positive |
- | Minus, negative |
÷ | Divided (by) |
x | Times, multiplied by |
= | Equals, is the same as |
≠ | Doesn't equal, is not the same as |
| Approximately equal to, is similar |
< | Less than, is increasing to |
> | Greater than, is decreasing to |
→ | Approaches, approaching, to the end |
cc | Varies, varying, varied |
| Angle |
| Perpendicular, is perpendicular to |
ll | Parallel, is parallel to |
f | Frequency, frequent, frequently |
/ | Ratio, ratio of (e.g., height/weight = the ratio of height to weight |
% | Percent, percentage |
# | Number |
$ | Dollars |
¢ | Cents |
( ) | Parenthetical |
^ | Insert |
@ | Amount, amount of, at |
? | Question, the question is |
! | Here's a surprising fact |
Δ | Delta, change, difference between |
These suggestions taken from Note-Taking Made Easy by Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson
