To help you take notes faster, we have provided the following list of abbreviations and symbols. You must, however, use these carefully. It is better to introduce into your note-taking system only a few of the abbreviations at a time. Overuse of abbreviations and symbols may leave you with a set of notes which is difficult to read. The goal of good note-taking is to produce a set of notes which you can read and reread with no hesitation or difficulty.
Symbols are especially helpful to students in Engineering and Mathematics.
Frequency Infinity 2. Leave out the periods in standard abbreviations. NYC New York City 3. Use only the first syllable of a word. Use the entire first syllable and only the first letter of the second syllable.