1. Note-taking symbols and abbreviations for your reference:
　　Abbreviations in Note taking
　　Use only the abbreviations that fit your needs and that you will remember easily. A good idea is to introduce only a few abbreviations into your note taking at a time.
　　Symbols helpful in math —— these are commonly used in texts and references.
　　S   =   sum
　　f   =   frequency
　　Leave out periods in standard abbreviations.
　　cf   =   compare
　　e.g.   =   example
　　dept   =   department
　　Use only the first syllable of a word.
　　pol   =   politics
　　dem   =   democracy
　　lib   =   liberal
　　cap   =   capitalism
　　Use entire first syllable and only 1st letter of 2nd syllable.
　　pres   =   presentation
　　subj   =   subject
　　ind   =   individual
　　cons   =   conservative
　　Eliminate final letters. Use just enough of the word to form a recognizable abbreviation.
　　assoc   =   associate
　　biol   =   biology
　　info   =   information
　　ach   =   achievement
　　chem   =   chemistry
　　max   =   maximum
　　intro  =   introduction
　　conc   =   concentration
　　min   =   minimum
　　rep   =   repetition
　　Omit vowels, retain only enough consonants to give a recognizable skeleton of the word.
　　ppd   =   prepared
　　prblm   =   problem
　　estmt   =   estimate
　　bkgd   =   background
　　gvt   =   government
　　Use an apostrophe in place of letters.
　　am't   =   amount
　　cont'd   =   continued
　　gov't   =   government
　　educat'l   =   educational
　　Form the plural of a symbol or abbreviated word by adding s.
　　chpts   =   chapters
　　egs   =   examples
　　fs   =   frequencies
　　intros   =   introductions
　　Use g to represent ing endings.
　　ckg   =   checking
　　estg   =   establishing
　　decrg   =   decreasing
　　exptg   =   experimenting
　　Spell out short words such as in, at, to, but, for, and key.
　　Abbreviations or symbols for short words will make the notes too dense with shorthand.
　　Leave out unimportant words.
　　Leave out the words a and the.
　　If a term, phrase, or name is written out in full during the lecture, substitute initials whenever the term, phrase, or name is used again. For example, Center for Aerospace Sciences becomes CAS thereafter.
　　Use symbols for commonly recurring connective or transitional words.
　　&   =   and
　　w/   =   with
　　w/o   =   without
　　vs   =   against
　　/   =   therefore
　　=    =   is or equal
　　Use technical symbols where applicable.
　　zb   =   German, for example
　　ibid   =   Latin, the same work
　　o   =   degrees
　　H2O   =   water
　　More reference:
　　Use standard maths, accounting, and science symbols. Examples:
　　+ plus
　　// parallel
　　Use standard abbreviations and leave out full stops. Examples:
　　eg example
　　IT dept Information Technology department
　　UK United Kingdom
　　Use only the first syllable of a word. Examples:
　　mar marketing
　　cus customer
　　cli client
　　Use the entire first syllable and the first letter of the second syllable. Examples:
　　subj subject
　　budg budget
　　ind individual
　　To distinguish among various forms of the same word, use the first syllable of the word, an apostrophe, and the ending of the word. Examples:
　　tech'gy technology
　　gen'ion generalisation
　　del'y delivery
　　Use just enough of the beginning of a word to form a recognisable abbreviation. Examples:
　　assoc associated
　　ach achievement
　　info information
　　Omit vowels from the middle of words, retaining only enough consonants to provide a recognisable skeleton of the word. Examples:
　　bkgd background
　　mvmt movement
　　prblm problem
　　Form the plural of a symbol or abbreviated word by adding 's.' Examples:
　　custs customers
　　fs frequencies
　　/s ratios
　　Use 'g' to represent 'ing' endings. Examples:
　　decrg decreasing
　　ckg checking
　　estblg establishing
　　Spell out, rather than abbreviate short words. Examples:
　　in
　　but
　　as
　　key
　　Leave out unimportant verbs. Examples:
　　is
　　was
　　were
　　Leave out unnecessary articles. Examples:
　　a
　　an
　　the
　　If a term, phrase, or name is initially written out in full during the talk or meeting, initials can be substituted whenever the term, phrase, or name is used again. Example:
　　January Advertising Campaign Budget JACB
　　Use symbols for common connective or transition words. Examples:
　　@ at
　　2 to
　　4 for
　　& and
　　w/ with
　　w/o without
　　vs against
　　Create your own set of abbreviations and symbols. You may wish to develop separate sets of symbols and abbreviations for different courses or subjects.
　　Other Symbols and Abbreviations
　　as a result of / consequences of <——>
　　resulting in ——>
　　and / also +
　　equal to / same as =
　　following ff
　　most importantly *
　　less than <
　　greater than > especially esp/