[Updated --some of the links died on the original post. As I looked to update it I found a better tool for memorization and accompany videos]
I am old fashion and believe the key to being a good student is memorization. Many modern educators frown on this but I think the education standards are lowering as modern education loses a grip on the traditional ways of learning that had worked in the past.
Flash cards are a great way to learn math or vocabulary. A simple method is to take 10 cards at a time and just start knowing nothing. With each right answer you go to the next if you don't know look at the answer and start at the first card again. Each wrong answer makes you start at the beginning again. You will definitely know 9 of the 10 by the end.
The Key to learning :
REPETITION IS THE MOTHER OF LEARNING
REPETITION IS THE MOTHER OF LEARNING
REPETITION IS THE MOTHER OF LEARNING
REPETITION IS THE MOTHER OF LEARNING
REPETITION IS THE MOTHER OF LEARNING
Here is a program that is a high tech flash card system:
http://quizlet.com/
Here is the first, in a series of videos that explains how it works.
