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What are flashcards used for?

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Flashcards can be used for a variety of purposes, but most of these have something to do with memorization.

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Are flashcards effective for studying?

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Flashcards are most useful for remembering vocabulary, dates, and other short facts. In other words, practicing with flashcards is an efficient way to study for tasks that require memorization and repetition.

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How do you write flashcards?

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In general, you write the headwords (or term/date/idea you are trying to remember) on one side of a notecard. Then you write the definition (or explanation) on the other side of the notecard.

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Is flash cards a good way to study?

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Flashcards are most useful for remembering vocabulary, dates, and other short facts. In other words, practicing with flashcards is an efficient way to study for tasks that require memorization.

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What should I do if I don't know what to write on my flash cards?

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Read through your textbook, and pick out the relevant information. Then go on and write the flashcards. Great things to put on flash cards include dates and events, definitions, people's names and what they did, chemical equations, etc.

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What can I put on a flash card?

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Things that help you understand that particular subject or topic more. For example, an equation, an answer, a definition, or a formula. Remember, do what YOU understand and try not to fill the flash card by writing paragraphs in small handwriting, or else it will clutter your knowledge.

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How long are flash cards meant to be?

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Flash cards don't have a determined length; you can put any information on it that will fit on the card.

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Should the flash card have lines?

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it depends on what material you are putting on the card and if it helps you organize.

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Do flashcards make me want to learn more?

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It depends. Different methods of studying work for different people. You should try using the flashcards, and if they don't work for you, there are many other different methods of studying to try.

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How much cm should be left as border for a flash card?

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The presentation of the flash card isn't really important. What matters is the content inside it. Try making your flashcards readable and accurate. If you really are picky about the looks of your flashcard you can always, leave little space or more depending upon the amount of information you are writing in it.

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How can I write mathematical formulae on flash cards?

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You can sort the formulae topic wise or even use them for one formula at a time. Usually you have a concept under which the formula is applied, you can the write the name of the concept on one side and formula on the other. For example, write "Pythagoras theorem" on one side and its formula on the other. In addition to this, you can label them as bigger concepts that include a number of random tricks and formulae and memorize them together. For instance, write down 'permutation' on one side and related formulae on the other.

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