By Michael Nielsen, January 2019
Math Academy
Q. Michael Pershan’s main critique of spaced repetition in the context of Math Academy?A. It reinforces his memory of a shallow understanding.
Spaced repetition
Spaced repetition is an evidence-based learning technique that is usually performed with flashcards. Newly introduced and more difficult flashcards are shown more frequently, while older and less difficult flashcards are shown less frequently in order to exploit the psychological spacing effect. The use of spaced repetition has been proven to increase the rate of learning.
Spaced mathematics practice improves test scores and reduces overconfidence
Abstract The practice assignments in a mathematics textbook or course can be arranged so that most of the problems relating to any particular concept are massed together in a single assignment, or these related problems can be distributed across many assignments–a format known as spaced practice. Here we report the results of two classroom experiments that assessed the effects of mathematics spacing on both test scores and students' predictions of their test scores. In each experiment, students in Year 7 (11–12 years of age) either massed their practice into a single session or divided their practice across three sessions spaced 1 week apart, followed 1 month later by a test. In both experiments, spaced practice produced higher test scores than did massed practice, and test score predictions were relatively accurate after spaced practice yet grossly overconfident after massed practice.
How to Remember More of What You Learn with Spaced Repetition
Using spaced repetition in conjunction with other study techniques can help you memorize information much, much more quickly. Here's how to do it.
Mochi - Spaced repetition flashcards
Take notes and make flashcards using markdown, then study them using spaced repetition.
Dylan Wiliam on Twitter / X
The best journal article titles tell you what the study actually found, rather than being a teaser to make you read the paper. Here's a good example: "Spaced mathematics practice improves test scores and reduces overconfidence" https://t.co/iXxdkAgYPM ($)— Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam) December 31, 2024
The End of Mathematics — Daniel Litt
I'm currently returning to Toronto from a summit on the future of mathematics, at OpenAI. Sebastian Bubeck asked me to talk a bit about the future we'd all like to avoid, where humans are mathematically disempowered. Jacob Tsimerman advised us to try to prioritize detail over correctness, and I have no doubt that I succeeded in deprioritizing correctness.
zk-spaced/src at master · matze/zk-spaced
Spaced repetition for zk. Contribute to matze/zk-spaced development by creating an account on GitHub.
We’re gonna need a lot more mathematicians
[This is a guest post by Amit Sahai. This blog post was initially written in a different file format and converted using AI. — T.] When I was an undergraduate student, I remember talking with…
Tony Feng on Twitter / X
I am a mathematician but I avoided commenting on this because the problems are (far) outside my domain. Even if I sat down to read the technical details (which I have not), it would be hard to appreciate the context of prior work, etc. But I've gotten enough sense of things… https://t.co/VZzosBYFto— Tony Feng (@tonylfeng) August 5, 2026
Reintroducing Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
Zooming out and re-motivating the design of spaces, the new primitive for non-public data on atproto.
Reintroducing Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
Zooming out and re-motivating the design of spaces, the new primitive for non-public data on atproto.
Reintroducing Spaces - Daniel's Leaflets
Zooming out and re-motivating the design of spaces, the new primitive for non-public data on atproto.