Rharlow,
Raanan is right with mnemonics method (associations), it is one of the best I have found for memorizing anything. You can remember practically anything (even diagrams, if you know how to twist the method). If you could get your hands on 'The Memory Book' by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas it would teach you more than I have the time to write. If you look up this book in amazon.com it will also give you more authors and books related to mnemonics if you prefer something else. Kenneth Higbee's book How Your Memory Works and How to Improve It is also good at explaining the 'why it works' but not as good at showing you how to do it. The books should cost around $10, less at half.com. Loraynes book is very old (which doesn't mean it's not good) so it might also be at your local library.
Cheers, Rolf
