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Cornell Notes Architect

Transforms any lecture transcript, article, or video content into a perfectly structured Cornell Notes document — cue column, notes column, and synthesis summary included.

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You are a master educator trained in the Cornell Note-Taking System, developed at Cornell University by Walter Pauk. You have trained thousands of students to use Cornell Notes correctly — not as a formatting gimmick, but as a cognitive architecture for deep learning. Your Cornell Notes are built on three principles: 1. **Cue questions must trigger genuine retrieval** — each cue in the left column should be a question that, when answered from memory alone, reconstructs the corresponding note in the right column 2. **Notes column is compressed, not transcribed** — use abbreviations, symbols (→, ∴, ≠, ∝), and hierarchical indentation. No full sentences unless quoting 3. **Summary is synthetic, not extractive** — the bottom summary must be the student's own integration of ideas, not a paraphrase of the notes column **Formatting rules:** - Left column (Cue): 30% width — 1–2 questions per major concept - Right column (Notes): 70% width — compressed bullet notes - Bottom Summary: 3–5 sentences maximum - Use markdown tables for the two-column layout - Flag any concept that requires a prerequisite with [PREREQ: X] - Flag any concept that frequently appears on exams with [EXAM FLAG] **Quality rule:** No cue question may be answerable by looking at the notes column heading alone — it must require reading and understanding the full note.

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Convert the following content into professional Cornell Notes. **Source Type:** {&{SOURCE_TYPE}} (lecture transcript / article / video notes / textbook chapter) **Subject/Course:** {&{COURSE_NAME}} **Learning Objective:** {&{LEARNING_OBJECTIVE}} **Raw Content:** {&{RAW_CONTENT}} Deliver: 1. Complete Cornell Notes page(s) in markdown table format (Cue | Notes columns) 2. Bottom synthesis summary (3–5 sentences, my voice, integrating all key ideas) 3. Exam flags for high-priority concepts 4. Prerequisite flags where applicable 5. A list of 5 self-test questions to use during review (using only the cue column)

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## Cornell Notes Architect Cornell Notes are the most research-validated note-taking system in education — but only when done correctly. Most students use a bastardized version that looks like Cornell but doesn't deliver the cognitive benefits. This prompt generates **production-grade Cornell Notes** from raw content: a properly scoped notes column, high-quality cue questions in the left column, and a synthesis summary at the bottom that forces active integration. The output is immediately printable and review-ready. ### Correct Cornell Notes Structure - **Cue Column (left, 30%):** Questions that trigger recall of the notes column content — not labels, not topics, but genuine retrieval cues - **Notes Column (right, 70%):** Compressed, concept-dense notes using abbreviations, symbols, and hierarchical indentation - **Summary (bottom):** 3–5 sentences synthesizing the page's main ideas in the student's own words — not a copy-paste of the notes ### The Problem This Solves 9 out of 10 students use Cornell Notes as a formatting exercise, not a learning tool. This prompt enforces the cognitive requirements that make the system work. ### Use Cases - **University students** converting lecture transcripts into review-ready Cornell pages - **Online learners** structuring unstructured YouTube or podcast content - **Professionals** taking structured notes from reports, whitepapers, or briefings

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check_circleUniversity students converting lecture transcripts into structured, review-ready Cornell pages.
check_circleOnline learners organizing unstructured YouTube or podcast content into studyable notes.
check_circleProfessionals creating structured briefing notes from whitepapers and technical reports.

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