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by tubbzor 4905 days ago
1. understand the basic components of each proof 2. practice and apply 3. goto 2

I recently got through my undergrad math courses and was also looking for a way to memorize all the formulas, proofs, ect. A few different methods for consideration: holistic learning methods mnemonics loci/memory palaces

Personally, my favorite was to use a mnemonic or image then continually using this when applying to practice problems really helped it stick in my mind.

For a simple example the integration by parts formula: integral[ udv ] = uv - integral[ v du ] I would remember the right hand side as "UV [uv] 'voodoo' [v * du]" and imagine a shaman lining his voodoo dolls up inside a tanning bed as to burn them with the UV rays! Once you have the basic parts like that, writing in where the minus and integral signs go is second nature from practicing and applying.

Hope this gets you started