Calculate Weekly Reading List Hours (Option D) — Free
Syllabi assign hundreds of pages without calculating the hours required. Price each reading by pages and speed to keep your weekly schedule realistic. (Option D scope).
The proof surface
Syllabus guides list required texts. This converts page counts and reading density into total hours required across all subjects. Optimized for option d workflow.
Why the flat version breaks
Treating all page counts as equal difficulty
A dense journal article takes twice as long per page as an introductory chapter.
Skimming without taking notes
True comprehension time includes highlighting and margin summaries.
Leaving all reading for the weekend
Cramming six hours of academic reading in one sitting degrades retention.
How to work the prose-reading matrix
Enter each paper, chapter, or article assigned for the week.
Dense academic prose takes five to six minutes per page; introductory textbook narrative takes two to three.
Enter total hours available for course reading in your calendar.
Check whether total required hours fit inside your available study window.
What the prose-reading matrix replaces
| Question | Before | Visible working |
|---|---|---|
| Treating all page counts as equal difficulty | A dense journal article takes twice as long per page as an introductory chapter. | Estimate minutes per page |
| Skimming without taking notes | True comprehension time includes highlighting and margin summaries. | Set weekly reading allowance |
| Leaving all reading for the weekend | Cramming six hours of academic reading in one sitting degrades retention. | Sum required reading hours |
A local arithmetic aid replaces hand calculation, not expert review. No paid AI service is needed.
Run it on the samples, right here
FIRST-LOAD
Input is processed locally and a draft is saved automatically in this browser profile when storage is available. Reset to sample clears that draft; Pro history has its own clear button. A state link encodes your inputs in its URL: share only non-sensitive rows. Browser history, clipboard and anyone receiving the link may retain it. Optional AI use below leaves this device; it is not required.
Reading-time arithmetic based on page counts and reading speed. Not official course guidance.
Data note: Everything runs in this browser tab on the prose-reading matrix: your reading assignment | total pages | minutes per page stays on this device, nothing is uploaded, and the reading is rebuilt only when you press run.
Go deeper: the companion app files the same reading as a scored comparison matrix
The article demo above runs without limits. The companion app keeps a local history, exports the rows as CSV, prints the prose-reading matrix reading, and holds your drafts on this device — one free run, then $ 4 one-time for the layer that keeps filing.
The prose-reading matrix reading is complete for free. The optional $4 layer adds print, row CSV and the last five local reading summaries; it does not add hidden answers. Checkout is not configured yet; the article demo remains unlimited.
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Reading-time arithmetic based on page counts and reading speed. Not official course guidance.
What this is built on
- Method: Enter total hours available for course reading in your calendar.
- All sample records are invented examples. The app does not fetch measurements, policies, files or personal records.
- Google’s official pricing page, fetched 2026-09-29, lists free-tier access including AI Studio. Optional formatting only; limits and availability can change. Free-tier content may be used to improve products. Never paste private records there.
Before: A dense journal article takes twice as long per page as an introductory chapter. After: the prose-reading matrix shows the working beside each named row so the reader can change the assumption and inspect the consequence.
Optional AI formatting, not calculation
For this prose-reading matrix, use the free AI Studio interface only if available to you, with no paid API key. Manual entry completes the same workflow for free. Supply only fictional or non-sensitive notes. Review its output against the source; never paste unresolved questions into the numeric rows.
Format my non-sensitive notes for a prose-reading matrix. Return plain rows only: reading assignment | total pages | minutes per page. Preserve supplied quantities exactly. Do not guess missing values; list questions separately. Do not calculate or add advice. I will check every row before pasting into the local tool.
Accepted schema: reading assignment | total pages | minutes per page. No AI response is executed as code.