Sunday, May 20, 2007

Note-Taking Symbols

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

 
 

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