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Turn your physics lecture notes into a review set with AI

Upload a chapter, slide deck or photos of your notes. DeckOwl builds flashcards and quizzes that follow your course, then schedules reviews so you revisit what you are about to forget.

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Why a custom physics review beats a generic set

Pre-exam cramming often means hunting for a ready-made set, but a generic deck rarely matches the chapters your instructor tested or the notation your professor uses. DeckOwl builds physics review flashcards and quizzes from your own slides, lecture notes or photographed textbook pages, so the questions follow your course.

  • Covers the topics your instructor actually taught, not a generic deck
  • Mechanics, electricity, waves and thermodynamics pulled from your own lecture slides
  • Quiz questions with explanations so you learn why an answer is right
  • Free plan includes 3 generations per month for trying it on one chapter
Example physics review flashcards
What does Newton's second law state?Net force equals mass times acceleration, written as F = ma.
What is the SI unit of force?The newton (N), which equals 1 kg·m/s².
What is conservation of momentum?In a closed system with no net external force, total momentum stays constant before and after a collision.
How are wave speed, frequency and wavelength related?v = fλ, so for a fixed wave speed, higher frequency means shorter wavelength.
What is Ohm's law?Voltage equals current times resistance, written as V = IR.
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Built from your files

Upload PDFs, PowerPoint or Word files, plain notes, or photos of textbook pages, and the text is read and turned into cards.

Spaced repetition

Cards return at intervals that match how well you remember them, so review time goes to the material you are about to lose.

Quizzes with explanations

Multiple choice, true or false, and short answer questions each come with an explanation of why the answer is right.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a chapter PDF, a slide deck, or photos of your lecture notes.

Generate the review set

DeckOwl creates flashcards, quizzes and mind maps from the text you provided.

Study on a schedule

Review in the browser with spaced repetition, and export to Anki or PDF on the Plus plan.

The process takes a few minutes. You upload the material, the tool extracts the key definitions, laws, formulas and worked examples, and it turns them into cards and questions. Each card you study goes into a spaced repetition schedule, so weak topics come back more often than the ones you already know.

The free plan gives you 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser, which is enough to try one chapter. Plus adds unlimited generations and PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export for students who want to take their review offline or into another app.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a physics review?

Aim for one card per definition, law, formula or concept your exam covers, which often comes to a few dozen per chapter. Start with the topics your instructor emphasized, then add cards for anything you miss on quizzes.

How should I study physics formulas with flashcards?

Put the formula on one side and the meaning of each variable plus a quick example on the other, rather than memorizing symbols alone. Then try solving a similar problem from memory before flipping the card.

Can I use a ready-made physics review set instead?

You can, but a generic set may not match your syllabus or notation. DeckOwl creates a set from your own material so the terms and problems match what you were taught.

Is exporting to Anki or PDF included for free?

No. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, while PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export are part of Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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