Plan study hours needed across topics before an examination.
First coverage is only part of the requirement, because retention depends on spaced review. Including a review allowance is what turns a coverage plan into a retention plan. When time is short, prioritising by exam weight beats covering every topic thinly, because partial mastery of a heavily weighted topic scores more than familiarity with all of them.
Study Time
Total hours = topics × hours each × (1 + review allowance); daily = total ÷ days
Total hours = topics × hours each × (1 + review allowance); daily = total ÷ days First coverage is only part of the requirement, because retention depends on spaced review. Including a review allowance is what turns a coverage plan into a retention plan.
When time is short, prioritising by exam weight beats covering every topic thinly, because partial mastery of a heavily weighted topic scores more than familiarity with all of them.
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Number of topics, Hours needed per topic, Days until the exam, Study hours available per day, Additional time for review passes. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.