The only things that I learned by rote in school were … hmm. Well, the addition tables in (3rd?) grade and the times tables in (5th?) grade. And then I memorized the “important three” trig equations: sine = 1/cosecant, cosine = 1/secant and cosine²θ +sine²θ = 1 … oh yeah, and “opposite over hypotenuse = sine” in high school. That allowed me to generate all the others at need. I did horribly on history tests, though I kind of enjoyed the material. How the heck can I remember the name of the king who did something and when? I have enough trouble with the color of General Washington’s white horse or the date of the war of 1812.
The only things that I learned by rote in school were … hmm. Well, the addition tables in (3rd?) grade and the times tables in (5th?) grade. And then I memorized the “important three” trig equations: sine = 1/cosecant, cosine = 1/secant and cosine²θ +sine²θ = 1 … oh yeah, and “opposite over hypotenuse = sine” in high school. That allowed me to generate all the others at need. I did horribly on history tests, though I kind of enjoyed the material. How the heck can I remember the name of the king who did something and when? I have enough trouble with the color of General Washington’s white horse or the date of the war of 1812.