No.113823[Reply]
You know, I was just thinking about this since I've been using Anki a whole lot recently to learn and remember kanji, but daily flash cards that you use to recall and keep fresh learned material seems like a pretty good way not to lose and waste knowledge. For instance, I don't often use all the theorems, lemmas, formulas, equations, methods, etc. from back when I was really deep into studying mathematics. However, if I made or used an Anki deck for it I could probably help myself to retain a fair bit of those couldn't I? Has anyone on kissu tried this, or are there better methods for retaining that kind of mathematical knowledge?
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Looking at a cheat sheet disrupts my concentration, so I use flashcards to have the keyboard shortcuts somewhere in my head.
No.113844
>>113828>It's recommended that you divide those into steps and make each as simple and as to the point as possible, even if it sounds unintuitiveActually thaat makes perfect sense to me when I account for the large study guides I used to write for classes back when I was still in Uni. Kinda wonder if the knowledge can disappear if there are any better ways to approach memorization than rote, since I've always wanted at some point to try going back to school to get my masters.
No.113852
I used anki for pretty much everything my first time at university (for religious studies, not mathematics). In my experience, information encoded only through flashcards quickly feels disjointed and compartmentalised. You can recall the basic idea when prompted by anki, but the contours begin to feel fuzzy, you lose the big picture, you no longer make or remember connections to other topics, and recall otuside of anki can still be difficult. There are also some pitfalls for long-term anki study. This one has an easy solution, but if you don't make reverse cards, you'll find yourself in a situation where your recall only goes one way. You can see a word and remember the definition, but you often won't be able to recall the word from the definition. My advice would be to set aside time to actively revisit these topics rather than relying solely on anki.
Anyway, I did return to university recently (for mathematics, actually) and I don't use anki anymore. Instead, I mostly just memorise my notes. It's more time-consuming, but well-structured notes are not that difficult to memorise. Sometimes I make physical flashcards for major theorems and definitions to make sure I get the wording right, though. One nice thing about physical flashcards is that you can use them in different ways, like pulling two cards out and trying to find a connection between them.