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Dividing available hours by topic-passes reveals whether a revision plan is feasible. Thirty days at four hours with a 15% buffer gives 102 study hours; 24 topics over two passes is 48 sessions, so 2.13 hours each and 1.6 sessions a day. If that figure falls below about an hour, either the passes or the topic list must be cut.
Study hours available
hours = days x hours per day x 0.85 buffer factor
Hours per topic pass
hours = available hours / (topics x passes)
Because spaced review is what produces retention. A single pass through the material is forgotten faster than two shorter passes spaced apart.
Because illness, overruns and unexpected commitments are certain. A plan using every available hour fails at the first disruption.