A mnemonic device to remember that:
integral u dv = u v - integral v du
(which can be pronounced "u dv = uv vdu", which becomes uv voodoo with some imagination).

This mnemonic was taught by the student teacher in the AP Calculus class I took in 11th grade.

See also: The Cult of the Holy Integral, integration by parts

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