I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I like to get some fresh opinions on old topics every once in a while. (Also, if this should be in the Anki forums, let me know. But personally, I tend to prefer the community over here.)

Ok, so getting to the question: Besides learning languages, what do you use Anki for? Feel free to share the format of your cards, how much success you've had, your general thoughts on the applicability of Anki to learning in general, etc.

I'll go first:

I'm pretty interested in biology, so I use Anki to help learn vocabulary and definitions. I basically cut and paste straight from the glossary with definition on one side and the term on the other. I review in both directions. Below is an example of one of my cards.

Front:
inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)

Back:
An electrical change (usually hyperpolarization) in the membrane of a postsynaptic neuron caused by the binding of an inhibitory neurotransmitter from a presynaptic cell to a postsynaptic receptor; makes it more difficult for a postsynaptic neuron to generate an action potential.

Capitals of the world and Japanese grammar.

Just kanji and Japanese sentences now. But I used it for my Computing class when I was in high school and got crazy good marks thanks to it. The exam was basically just regurgitating facts you'd learned rather than any analysis/thinking for yourself so it was perfect for it.

I use it to remember obscure English vocabulary. I also used it in undergrad courses (mostly science) with great results. In fact, I began studying 45mins before a geology exam using Anki's cram mode and I ended up with a 100%. Even though the test required some applied thinking (e.g. questions about how hard a rock must be depending on what it's scratched by), memorizing the general principle made applying it an easy task. Therefore, I wouldn't be surprised if Anki is an immense help for any non-theoretical math. As long as you have the formulae and principles memorized, applying them is rather easy.

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I have an ukulele chords deck and a guitar fret notes deck. I used to also have a piano pitch awareness and sheet music deck, but the pitch awareness wasn't showing any results and I knew the sheet music better than I thought, so I dropped them.

I wish there was a handy deck for my linguistics classes, but alas, no one bothers writing it down (and when they do, it's usually saying the exact opposite of what my teacher is. Damn multiple morpheme-counting systems)... English majors don't like anki, it seems =(.

Generally just Kanji, but for a while some Japanese grammar, the korean hangul alphabet, and previously some spanish/french/italian vocabulary. Other than languages, I have decks for physics, chemistry, biology and DT for my GCSEs.

The only deck I actually use constantly is the Heisig deck though, since at the rate I like to burn through them I typically don't have the time or effort to work on many other decks.

Japanese
Japanese politics
Chinese
Kansai ben
Keigo

Have my grammar, vocab, RTK decks...

Will be using Anki to study vocab for the GRE this summer.

Japanese sentences
Japanese vocab
Japanese youkai
Japanese kanji
Japanese jidai
Japanese emperors
Japanese prefectures and regions
Common japanese names
Yojijukugo
Kana
Hangul
Traditional chinese characters
Pinyin sounds
Jyutping
Bopomofo
Thai alphabet
Vietnamese alphabet
Vietnamese sentences
Spanish vocab
Spanish sentences
Korean vocab
Korean sentences
Mandarin vocab
Mandarin sentences
Heisig
Some engineering classes
GRE words

All the things i have done on anki at some point or another. I only do the mandarin, korean, and japanese stuff currently though(not heisig).

Currently using anki with:

N3 Kanji Deck (self-made)
N3 Vocab deck
N3 Grammar Deck

Just started:
N2 Grammar Deck (self-made, but still in progress)
Kanji Damage Deck

I know a lot of people here started learning Japanese with RTK, or Kanji Damage, so it might seem kind of strange for me to be starting Kanji Damage at this stage in the game. Kanji has always been secondary to communicating and listening for me, but now I really want to get my kanji down pat and speed up my reading time and so far I like the change from the more traditional ways of studying kanji.

YuzuHoney Wrote:I know a lot of people here started learning Japanese with RTK, or Kanji Damage, so it might seem kind of strange for me to be starting Kanji Damage at this stage in the game.

Don't worry, I did something similar. I didn't start RTK until after passing N1.

I originally had no desire to be able to write the Kanji, but my girlfriend kept making fun of me for being able to read but not write anything, so I finally decided to take the plunge and learn how to write. I'm only 1/4 of the way through, but it's going pretty well. It's actually kind of fun.

EDIT: I guess I should also answer OP's question. I am using Anki for Japanese and Vietnamese. Nothing exciting, just sentences, close-delete, and characters...

YuzuHoney Wrote:Kanji has always been secondary to communicating and listening for me...

I find that knowing kanji while learning new vocabulary can be of a great help. Sometimes, when I have difficulties with recalling a reading of a compound, guessing a meaning helps - the recall is facilitated by audio memory as in: meaning-> pronunciation->reading(s). The other times I might know the reading(s) but not know the meaning - on those occasions the recall is like: reading(s)->pronunciation->meaning.