🔀Interleaved Problem Set

for the ones preparing under pressure

Goal

Drill three problem types in mixed order so discrimination, not just execution, gets trained.

Source principle

Interleaving: mixing problem types inside one session forces the brain to choose the right method, which transfers better to exams. : from Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel.

The plan

1. 📋
   0:00-0:05

   List 3 problem types you need to drill (e.g. integration, derivatives, series).
2. 🎲
   0:05-0:10

   Shuffle problems from all 3 types into one mixed deck. Random order.
3. 🧮
   0:10-0:30

   Cycle 1: work 2 problems, switch type. Don't cluster.
4. 🔢
   0:30-0:50

   Cycle 2: same mixed order, switch type every 2 items.
5. 💧
   0:50-0:55

   Short water break. Off the desk.
6. 🎯
   0:55-1:15

   Re-drill ONLY the misroutes. Same types, new problems.
7. 🚩
   1:15-1:20

   Flag every problem where you started the wrong method before realizing.
8. 🔍
   1:20-1:30

   Reflect: which cue should have told you the method? Write it down.

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