Dear Stan, Here is the original email � you must have missed it.
Prefix mnemonics Many activities have memory helpers for beginners so that they can readily become involved, and they can develop confidence quickly. Well-known examples are the word F-A-C-E used to remember the 'space' notes of the treble clef stave in music. This is associated with the sentence 'Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit' to remember the 'line' notes E, G, B, D, and F. These memory helpers are technically known as mnemonics, from Greek words associated with mindfulness and remembering. However, I have not found equivalent mnemonics to help young people learn SI basics, such as the names of the prefixes. I have devised two mnemonics to help people learn SI prefixes easily. Details of the development and rationale for these mnemonics is indicated in these tables. Prefixes less than 1 (sub-multiples) millie, mike's nana, pickled fish at zepto's yacht(o) milli micro nano pica femto atto zepto yocto m � n p f a z y 10^-3 10^-6 10^-9 10^-12 10^-15 10^-18 10^-21 10^-24 Note: I considered fems instead of fish, but I couldn't bear its sound or its political incorrectness. Prefixes more than 1 (multiples) killer Meg, Giggling, Terrified Peter's Extra Zits. Yuk! kilo mega giga tera peta exa zetta yotta k M G T P E Z Y 10^3 10^6 10^9 10^12 10^15 10^18 10^21 10^24 Note: I considered 'kindly Meg' but then I grew to like 'killer Meg' much better. I make no apology for the silliness of the words that I chose for these mnemonics. Mnemonics seem to work best if they contain off-the-wall ideas or reasonably strong rhymes or rhythms; I've been wondering for years why: 'Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit'; but the mnemonic still works, and works well. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online newsletter, 'Metrication matters'. You can subscribe by sending an email containing the words subscribe Metrication matters to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- on 17/2/04 1:22 AM, G. Stanley Doore at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Clever and catchy way to learn and retain the sub-multiple prefixes of the > SI. How about something for multiples? > > Stan Doore > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:03 PM > Subject: [USMA:28717] Re: SI prefix mnemonic > > > Fennel? Gets the 'e' in there, anyway. > > Jim > > On Sunday 2004 February 15 16:46, Pat Naughtin wrote: >> Dear Bill and All, > .... >> Prefixes less than 1 (sub-multiples) >> millie, mike's nana, pickled fish at zepto's yacht(o) >> milli micro nano pica femto atto zepto yocto >> m � n p f a z > y >> 10^-3 10^-6 10^-9 10^-12 10^-15 10^-18 10^-21 10^-24 >> Note: I considered fems instead of fish, but I couldn't bear its sound or >> its political incorrectness. > ....
