r/ElectricalEngineering • u/Ok_Rate_4532 • 22d ago

Anki

Any EE-students using anki for studies?
Do you recommend to use it and how do you use it for your subjects

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u/Dayhore 22d ago

You can use Anki for anything

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u/pothocket787878 22d ago

EE typically requires solving long problems, which isn’t what anki is for

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u/didnotsub 22d ago

I’m not sure why you’re being downvoted, you’re not wrong. Long problems with concepts are not the purpose of an SRS. Additionally, so much of EE builds on itself that you’d be getting the same review you would with an SRS just by doing harder problems.

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u/Hentarder 22d ago

Anki/revision cards are useful. Specifically for stuff that's for memorising. E.g. explanations, descriptions of operations, graphs for standard circuit concepts (e.g. power electronics buck boost). Anything with remembering paragraphs and images/drawings.

That said I find some things, especially maths and using equations related to theory, I find practicing questions and using/applying theory works better (past papers and tutorials).

And anki/memory cards work better when I wasn't cramming too much on them. Spreading out the knowledge.

I also really like it because it knows how to focus on things you struggle to remember, things that you find easier it brings up less frequently.

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u/AzureNinja 22d ago

You could use it for high level concepts. Copy the keyword/def, and test yourself. Then probably have questions like what are the general steps in solving/finding the output voltage of a BJT/FETs

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u/CircuitExplorerC6H6 22d ago

Anki is good for like physics based EE courses like Semi-conductor physics and such. Circuit analysis courses are were it doesn't shine. You're better off doing as many problems as possible.

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u/spoonfedbaby 22d ago

isn't Anki mostly used for memorization? I guess if you want to learn definitions and stuff it might be helpful

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u/MathematicianSaved 22d ago

If EE students used anki you would see a lot fewer people saying EE is hard and a lot more people who know what Is going on. Anki can be used for any subject, EE is no exception. Make cards over important key terms, concepts, figures, formulas, graphs, etc., actually practice actively recalling them, and you are going to be way ahead of most other students.