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• Spaced-Repetition Algorithms — How SM-2 and Its Successors Compute the Next Interval
  Behind every flashcard app's "seen in 4 days" is a small formula from 1987: an ease factor, a growing interval, and a penalty when you falter. Here is what the maths actually does, in plain terms.
• The Leitner System — Flashcard Boxes and Scheduled Review, Explained
  Sebastian Leitner's 1972 method turns a shoebox and rubber bands into a spaced-repetition machine: five boxes, fixed review intervals, and one rule — a card you get right graduates, a card you get wrong goes back to box one.
• Active Recall — Why Testing Yourself Beats Re-Reading, Every Single Time
  Re-reading your notes feels like studying and mostly is not. The effort of pulling an answer out of your own head is what strengthens memory — and you can build that practice in about a minute with free browser tools.