Polymath Academy

Hello there, fellow physicists! Are you having trouble remembering all those pesky physics formulas? Don't be concerned; you're not alone. Physics is a difficult topic, but it is also quite rewarding. Memorising those formulas doesn't have to be a burden if you have the appropriate tools.

The advanced ACRONYMS method is one of the greatest strategies to memorise physics formulas. This strategy is based on the notion that our brains recall things that are important and relevant to us better. We may make the formulas more interesting and remembered by generating our own acronyms.

This helps us memorize formulas quickly and is one of the best trick out there.

So, the concept is very simple, you follow these steps to memorize any formula that you have:

1. Choose a formula to memorize.
2. Identify the key variables in the formula.
3. Create an analogy to it which should be a bit weird.
4. Come up with a story or image that goes with the analogy.

Let us understand this by taking few examples,

Here are 5 important physics formulas of class 9:

1.Momentum

Formula for momentum:

P = M * V

where:

• p is the momentum (in kg m/s)
• m is the mass of the object (in kg)
• v is the velocity of the object (in m/s)

It follows a simple concept where it takes out the first letters of the formula that you want to memorize and create analogies with it.

You try to convert the things that you cannot imagine to something which you are able to visualize, you try making a story/sentence out of it.

Here,

The analogies for the formula can be made as

P = M * V

1. Momentum (p) = Push
2. Mass (m) = my
3. Velocity (v) = vehicle

The analogy sentence would be

PUSH MY VEHICLE

2.Work

The formula for work is:

W = F x s

where W is the work done,

F is the force applied

d is the displacement

Now,

We will make analogies of the words that we have to memorize.

1. Work(w)
2. Mass(m)
3. Acceleration(a)
4. Displacement(s) this is represented by ‘s’ but the word start with ‘d’

When we combine it together it forms the sentence:

WORK IS MAD

3.Kinetic energy

Kinetic energy formula:

here:

• KE is the kinetic energy in joules (J)
• m is the mass of the object in kilograms (kg)
• v is the velocity of the object in meters per second (m/s)

Now we are going to make the analogies of the words that we are trying to memorize,

Here,

1. Kinetic Energy(K.E) = Kind Einstein
2. Mass(m) = makes
3. ½ = half
4. Velocity(v) = violent vampires

If you combine it together it forms a sentence which is pretty weird to visualize.

Kind Einstein makes half violent vampires

4.Speed

Method for Calculating Average Speed Formula

There is usually a simple formula for calculating the average speed formula.

S = D / T

S= speed

D= distance

T = time

Now the way we have set analogies to it is:

1. Speed(s) = Suraj
2. Distance(d) = drives
3. Picture the by (-) as an image of ‘on a bridge’
4. Time(t) = truck

Now when you read it together it forms a sentence:

Suraj drives on a bridge by truck

5.Thrust

Thrust formula

T = v * (dm/dt)

Thrust(t)

Velocity(v)

Change in mass(dm)

Change in time (dt)

The way to memorize this formula is by using advanced ACRONYMS method, one addition that we do here is that we represent a symbol/function with an image.

Here the analogies that we have made are:

Thrust(t) = Tom

Velocity(v) = very

Change in mass (dm) = Dumb ( it is pronounced as dumm)

We are representing the (/) function as ‘on a bridge’

Change in time (dt) = donuts trainer

The complete sentence which is formed is:

Tom is very dumb on a bridge, he is a donuts trainer