For those using Anki, are there any suggestions or tips you would recommend?
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I am probably going to include a much bigger breakdown on how i incorporated anki into my DAT studies this time around, but a couple tips that i found helpful:
--For making equations, anki can use "Latex" programming language. Its pretty complicated so i found a latex editor here: http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php You can mess around with the top buttons to create a pretty looking formula, save it as a .Gif file and you can then import it into Anki. Now you can make pretty formulas instead of longhanded crappiness.
--On a similar note, for drawing organic molecules and reactions you have to find a chemistry drawing software to import into your flashcards. I use a free software called Chem-sketch. Google it. download it. watch a basic tutorial on youtube and pretty soon you will feel like your O-chem teacher making reaction problems. I found this to work especially well with chads videos. If there was a reaction i wanted to flashcard, i would draw it out and save 2 separate .gif files for the front and back of the flashcard--without and with the products.
--I find that the shorter the flashcard the better, and put it as best you can into your own words. Our brains can latch onto concepts better sometimes in our own words.
--For a long list, copy and past the whole list, and make a separate flashcard for each part of the list you occlude.
--Anki often and a little at a time: after a while you will get to a pretty huge amount of cards. A general rule of thumb I use is 10 minutes every 2 hours or so that way they don't stack up on me too bad.
--Watch the Tutorial videos on youtube from the designer to learn some other cool tricks about anki
--Most importantly BE HONEST! if you missed the flashcard dont lie to yourself and say it was easy just cause you don't want to see it again. the more honest you are the better the software works.
Well that was longer than I wanted to make this, but anyways. Enjoy Anki'ing!! (is that a word?)
P.S. there is an insanely detailed post on anki here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=697147&highlight=anki
--For making equations, anki can use "Latex" programming language. Its pretty complicated so i found a latex editor here: http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php You can mess around with the top buttons to create a pretty looking formula, save it as a .Gif file and you can then import it into Anki. Now you can make pretty formulas instead of longhanded crappiness.
--On a similar note, for drawing organic molecules and reactions you have to find a chemistry drawing software to import into your flashcards. I use a free software called Chem-sketch. Google it. download it. watch a basic tutorial on youtube and pretty soon you will feel like your O-chem teacher making reaction problems. I found this to work especially well with chads videos. If there was a reaction i wanted to flashcard, i would draw it out and save 2 separate .gif files for the front and back of the flashcard--without and with the products.
--I find that the shorter the flashcard the better, and put it as best you can into your own words. Our brains can latch onto concepts better sometimes in our own words.
--For a long list, copy and past the whole list, and make a separate flashcard for each part of the list you occlude.
--Anki often and a little at a time: after a while you will get to a pretty huge amount of cards. A general rule of thumb I use is 10 minutes every 2 hours or so that way they don't stack up on me too bad.
--Watch the Tutorial videos on youtube from the designer to learn some other cool tricks about anki
--Most importantly BE HONEST! if you missed the flashcard dont lie to yourself and say it was easy just cause you don't want to see it again. the more honest you are the better the software works.
Well that was longer than I wanted to make this, but anyways. Enjoy Anki'ing!! (is that a word?)
P.S. there is an insanely detailed post on anki here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=697147&highlight=anki
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I have all one deck. If you keep up with it, it doesn't get overwhelming because the ones you know well only show up once in a great while.
I did tag every card by what book i was studying.
This makes for a great cram session on a specific section that you want to practice.
I did tag every card by what book i was studying.
This makes for a great cram session on a specific section that you want to practice.
