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Turn your university physics notes into flashcards with AI

Upload your lecture slides, PDF readings or photos of textbook pages. DeckOwl builds flashcards from your own material and schedules reviews so the hard formulas stick.

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Why build your own physics deck

Most ready-made physics decks follow someone else's syllabus, so the terms and problem styles rarely match your lectures. Generating university physics flashcards from your own slides and notes keeps the vocabulary, notation and emphasis aligned with your exam.

Cards come from your own lectures and readings, not a generic deck.
Photos of textbook pages and handwritten notes are read with text recognition.
Spaced repetition schedules reviews around the cards you find hardest.
Free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser.

Example university physics flashcards

State Newton's second law.Net force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma), with the net force and acceleration pointing in the same direction.

What is the work-energy theorem?The net work done on an object equals its change in kinetic energy (W_net = change in KE).

What is the difference between speed and velocity?Speed is a scalar with magnitude only, while velocity is a vector with both magnitude and direction.

Why does escape velocity not depend on the escaping object's mass?Mass cancels in the energy balance, so escape speed v = sqrt(2GM/r) depends only on the planet's mass M and radius r.

What does Ohm's law state?Voltage equals current times resistance (V = IR) for an ohmic conductor at constant temperature.

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Built from your material

Upload PDFs, PPTX slides, DOCX files, plain notes or photos of pages. The cards cover your course, not a generic syllabus.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, and cards you know fade into longer intervals, so review time goes where you need it.

Export when you need it

Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, so you can study on paper or in the Anki app you already use.

How it works

Upload your course files

Add lecture slides, a chapter PDF or a photo of your worked problems. Text is read from images as well as documents.

Review the generated cards

Check the questions and answers against your lecture, edit anything that looks off, and keep the ones you want.

Study on a schedule

Work through the deck in short sessions. Spaced repetition brings back the cards you are most likely to forget.

Good physics cards test one idea each: a law stated in words, a formula with its variables defined, or a condition under which the formula applies. Short cards that ask you to recall a relationship, not just a term, build the problem-solving habits that midterms reward.

DeckOwl reads your files and drafts cards you can edit before you study. Start on the free plan, then move to Plus if you want spaced repetition across the whole semester with exports to Anki or CSV.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a university physics exam?

A focused set of 40 to 80 cards per unit works well for most courses. Make cards for each law, definition and formula condition, then add more where your lecture spent the most time.

What should a good physics flashcard look like?

Ask for one idea per card, such as a law stated in words or a formula with its variables defined. Include the condition under which the relationship holds, since that is where many exam mistakes happen.

Is exporting to Anki included for free?

No. Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV export are paid features on Plus. The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, and students get 40% off paid plans with a school email.

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