Revise for exams with AI: turn textbooks and notes into Q&A and quizzes
Exams are coming and you have a pile of lecture notes, textbooks and notes; you want to revise fast, practise and crack hard problems.
Revision Q&A, quizzes and worked problems based on your own material
3 top picks
Upload notes and textbooks to get summaries, quizzes and Audio Overviews grounded only in your material.
Free: Free for personal use (standard limits, up to 50 sources per notebook)
Solves and checks maths and physics problems; Pro adds step-by-step solutions.
Free: Basic is free (sign in for preferences; no step-by-step solutions)
Explains hard concepts in plain language and can set practice questions.
Free: Free plan with a Google Account (RM0/month)
How to combine them
- 1
Upload lecture notes and textbook chapters to Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) and ask for the key points of each chapter.
- 2
Have it set quiz questions from your material, answer them, then ask where you went wrong.
- 3
Check maths and science answers in Wolfram|Alpha.
- 4
For concepts that still don't click, ask Gemini to explain again with everyday examples.
How far the free plans go
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) is free for personal use; Wolfram|Alpha basic is free (step-by-step needs Pro); Gemini has a free plan.
Prices and limits change often. Data checked on 2026-10-27; the official sites are the final word.
Not for
- Using it during an exam (that's cheating)
- Copying AI answers into homework without understanding them
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