Study Tools

During sessions with Phil, generate practice problems, visual explanations, and flashcards.

Practice Problems

Phil generates custom practice problems tailored to your current topic.

Requesting Problems

  • "Give me a practice problem"
  • "Quiz me on this"
  • "I need practice with quadratic equations"

How It Works

  • Phil generates the problem and reads it aloud
  • The problem appears in the Tools view
  • Work through it at your own pace
  • Share your answer by speaking
  • Phil provides feedback, hints, or solutions
  • Ask for hints if you're stuck

Visual Explanations

Phil creates step-by-step visual breakdowns of complex concepts.

Requesting Explanations

  • "Can you break that down step by step?"
  • "Show me visually how this works"
  • "Walk me through the process"

How It Works

  • Phil creates a titled step-by-step breakdown
  • Each step includes an explanation and concrete example
  • Navigate through steps at your own pace
  • Phil explains each step as you go

Flashcards

Ask Phil to create flashcards for memorization and review.

Requesting Flashcards

  • "Can you make flashcards for this?"
  • "Create flashcards for what we just covered"
  • "Make me 10 flashcards about cellular respiration"

Accessing Flashcards

Flashcards appear in the Tools view and are saved to your selection for later review.

Tools View

Click the "Tools" thumbnail in Stage Manager to see:

  • Current practice problem with answer input
  • Visual explanations with step navigation
  • Flashcards generated in this session

Everything saves automatically when you end the session.

Resource-Based Study Tools

If you've uploaded materials to your selection (PDFs, images, notes), Phil can create tools based on your course content:

  • "Make flashcards for Chapter 3 of my textbook"
  • "Create practice problems based on my lecture slides"
  • "Quiz me on the notes I uploaded"

Next Steps

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