Make flashcards from your notes

Attach lecture notes or slides. Get question-and-answer flashcards with one fact per card, ready to import into Anki or Quizlet as a CSV file.

How to use it

1. Attach your notes Lecture notes, slides or a textbook chapter. Photos of handwritten notes work if they are clear.
2. Choose how many About one card per key idea. Thirty good cards beat a hundred vague ones.
3. Check the answers Every card should match your notes. Delete any you could not explain in your own words.
4. Import Copy the CSV block into a text file saved as .csv. In Anki: File → Import. In Quizlet: Create → Import, then paste.

The prompt

Make flashcards from the attached study material.

Subject and level: [SUBJECT_AND_LEVEL]

Topics to focus on, or all: [TOPICS_TO_COVER]

Number of cards: [NUMBER_OF_CARDS]

Format I will import into (Anki or Quizlet): [FLASHCARD_APP]

Rules for the cards:

- One fact or idea per card (minimum information principle). Split long answers into several cards.
- Questions that make me recall, not recognise: "What does X do?" rather than "Is X true?". Include some cards that ask why or how, not only what.
- Answers under 25 words, in the words of the notes where possible.
- Cover definitions, processes, causes and effects, and common confusions between similar terms.
- Base every card on the attached material. If something important seems missing from the notes, list it separately; do not fill it in from elsewhere.

Return:

- The cards as a table: number, question, answer, topic.
- The same cards in one CSV code block with no header row, two columns (front, back), each field in double quotes. For Quizlet, use a tab between front and back instead of a comma.
- A short list of topics in the notes that need deeper study than flashcards.

Example result

CSV for Anki (save as enzymes.csv, then File → Import; map column 1 to Front and column 2 to Back):

"What is an enzyme?","A protein that acts as a biological catalyst, speeding up a reaction without being used up."
"What is the active site?","The region of an enzyme where the substrate binds and the reaction happens."
"What does the induced fit model say?","The active site changes shape slightly to fit the substrate as it binds."
"How does the induced fit model differ from lock and key?","Lock and key says the active site is a fixed shape; induced fit says it adjusts to the substrate."
"What is activation energy?","The minimum energy needed for a reaction to start."
"How do enzymes speed up reactions?","By lowering the activation energy."
"Why does activity rise with temperature up to the optimum?","Molecules move faster, so enzyme–substrate collisions are more frequent."
"What happens to an enzyme above its optimum temperature?","It denatures: the active site loses its shape and the substrate can no longer bind."
"Is denaturation usually reversible?","No — it is usually permanent."
"Why does pH affect enzyme activity?","Changes in pH alter the bonds holding the active site's shape."
"What does a competitive inhibitor do?","Binds to the active site and blocks the substrate."
"What does a non-competitive inhibitor do?","Binds elsewhere on the enzyme, changing the active site's shape."

Study more deeply than flashcards

• Reading and drawing graphs of enzyme activity against temperature, pH and substrate concentration — practise sketching them.
• Coenzymes and cofactors are mentioned in your notes but not explained; check your textbook.