DENT 500 Anki deck

I've been building an Anki deck for DENT 500.

Free, and you're welcome to it. cards across subdecks, built off the lesson outcomes, one idea per card so they go fast.

Two ways to get it — one of them we can all keep editing together.

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Real cards from the deck — click through a few

If Anki is new to you

Flashcards that keep track of what you forget

Answer in your head, hit Show Answer, say how you did. Easy cards come back in a week. Ones you blank on come back in ten minutes. Fifteen minutes a day on exactly what you're about to forget.

Cost

Free on computer and Android. The iPhone app is paid.

Time per day

15–30 min. Skip a week and it piles up — that's the honest downside.

On your phone

Free AnkiWeb account, hit sync, everything follows.

What you need

Anki on a computer.

Don't have Anki yet?

Get the desktop version — both options below need it.

Download Anki

How I put it together

Class of 2028 materials, cut down to one idea per card

Built from the lecture PowerPoints, the lesson outcomes, and the old class deck — cross-checked with AI so nothing in the outcomes got missed. Every card shows the outcome it came from.

The old deck's problem was list cards. Brutal to memorize. Everything here is one idea, one answer — more cards, but seconds each.

✕  What I avoided

List four ways prokaryotes and eukaryotes differ. Four recalls in one card. Miss one and there's no honest button to press — so the one you're failing never gets drilled.

✓  What's actually in the deck

Which cell type(s) have circular DNA?Prokaryotes
Which cell type(s) have a diploid (2n) genome?Eukaryotes
Which cell type(s) divide by binary fission?Prokaryotes
Which cell type(s) have membrane-bound organelles?Eukaryotes
Which cell type(s) have ribosomes?Both

…14 cards in that subdeck, all the same shape.

Why it matters

One idea per card means Again points at the exact thing you forgot.

On the AI part

Coverage-checking and splitting topics. Every card came from the course materials.

If something's wrong

I've definitely made mistakes. Mostly why I'd rather you use the add-on than take a file.

What's inside

Split into subdecks — take only what you need

Subdecks are just folders. You get all , but you only study the ones you want — the rest sit there until you need them.

sounds like a lot. The cards are small, and it's your copy once it's imported: suspend or delete anything that isn't pulling its weight.

Study just one

Click the subdeck instead of the parent deck.

Switch one off

Gear icon → Suspend, or set its new-cards-per-day to 0.

Drop a card

MoreSuspend Card while reviewing. Suspend rather than delete if you use the add-on — deleted cards can come back on an update.

Two ways to get it

A file you keep, or a version we all keep working on

Same cards, both free. The difference is what happens after today: I'm still adding to this, and with the file my fixes never reach you.

What I'd pick

Collaborate with AnkiCollab

A free add-on that links your copy to the shared one. Paste one key, pull updates whenever, add your own cards.

Subscription key lemon-sixteen-grey-gee-moon-social
  • Fixes and new cards, one click
  • You can add and correct cards for everyone
  • Updates don't touch your review history
  • ·Needs the add-on — two minutes
Setup steps

Free · desktop Anki only

If you'd rather not

Download the file

A normal .apkg. Double-click and Anki imports it. A snapshot of today that stays that way.

  • Instant — no account, no add-on
  • Yours offline, forever
  • Nothing I fix after today reaches you
  • Your fixes stay on your machine
  • Re-downloading later can duplicate cards
Download .apkg

· as of

Setup · AnkiCollab

Five steps, about two minutes

  1. Open Anki on a computer

    Desktop only. Your phone still works after.

  2. Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons…

  3. Paste the code, restart Anki

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  4. AnkiCollab → Subscribe to Deck

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  5. Done

    AnkiCollabCheck for new content whenever. Your progress stays put.

A few things people ask

Never used Anki. Is this going to be a lot?

The first week is the awkward part. Start with one subdeck instead of switching everything on.

Why are there so many cards?

Each one is tiny — most take two seconds. And you can suspend or delete anything you don't want.

What's the italic line at the top of each card?

The lesson outcome it came from. The blue pill under it is the topic tag.

Will an update wipe my progress?

No. Updates change the text on cards. Your history stays in your own collection.

Do I have to contribute?

No. The option's just there if you spot something wrong.

What if I edit a card just for me?

It may get overwritten on an update. If it's a real improvement, suggest it instead.

I took the file and want to switch over.

Delete the imported deck first, or you'll have two copies of everything. Message me first if you've already put hours in.

Found a mistake, or want a topic covered?

Tell me, or suggest the edit right in Anki.