<p>Just want to ask everyone for your two cents 
My situation is like this, I have a big computer science project (“to be announced after midterm” as stated in the class syllabus) that I think will take a lot of time during November and early December. </p>
<p>On the other hand, right now I am kind of free and don’t have much work to do and my multivariable calculus instructor gave us the COMPLETE homework list right at the start of the semester. I want to study calc ahead and do the homework early so I can devote more time for the CS Project once it is announced. Like I said, the good thing is that I will have much more spare time in the future for this big project, but I’m kind of worried that if I do hw too early, 1) the hw might be too hard since reading the book might not be sufficient enough to do all the hw and 2) I might forgot all the stuff when the Calc exam is coming because I did all of the hw a long time ago lol.</p>
<p>So my question is, just like the thread’s name, is it wise/stupid to do homework way too early? Have you ever done it before, and if yes, did it give you much more control over your time so you can devote your time into harder class(es)? Any comments is highly appreciated :D</p>
<p>I would do the homework now, and then just review before the midterm. If you have the time and know the material, then why not?</p>
<p>Definitely try to get though the homework if you have the discipline. It’s usually easier said than done though. I wouldn’t worry about forgetting, as you’ll need to review it all anyway.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, but if I go too far by myself, will lecture become dull and tedious? I really don’t want to yawn two straight hours, you know…</p>
<p>Do it now, review later. It takes a massive amount of discipline to buckle down and do it though so be prepared. Doing the homework doesn’t neccesarily mean the lectures will become boring. If they do, bring your computer to class and just chill for 2 hours. Honestly though, you really could just pay attention and gain a greater grasp of the material. Just because you do the homework doesn’t mean its going to be right.</p>
<p>They might, but I think there’s usually something to be learned from math lectures even if you’ve already read through and practiced the material. There’s no such thing as too much exposure.</p>
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<p>Thanks Macro117 and ThisCouldBeHeaven 
Well, guess I’m going to go ahead and do it starting tomorrow then. Too much free time right now and I really don’t want to be overwhelmed with hw and project 2 months from today.</p>
<p>I’ve been doing all of my homework the day I get them and it’s pretty awesome because I get a lot of free time afterwards and I feel prepared when I go to class.</p>
<p>Thanks, that’s awesome. I’m now doing it ahead of time, but reading Stewart’s book alone to understand the problem seems like a pain in the butt…</p>
<p>I’ve been doing the same thing for multivariable w/ Stewarts. I ended up going to MIT’s open course stuff, and watching the lectures. You can also check out khanacademy or videos on youtube. </p>
<p>For the same reasons prof’s suggest reading the material the night before, I think when you have the actual lecture it will help to retain the material.</p>
<p>I think its a trade-off. It is extremely nice to do assignments and not have to worry about anything for quite a while. But from my personal experience, every once in a while I will do a HW assignment so early to the point that I forget to turn it in or bring it to class or something simply because I forgot about it.</p>
<p>^ yes, that’s the point I’m worried about <em>sigh</em>
Thanks Meesh6036, I’m youtub-ing some vids about multivariable calc right now. Maybe I will just go a chapter ahead of the class instead of cramming and finishing all the homework for the entire semester before the midterm lol</p>
<p>My anthro teacher gave us the reading assignment calendar for the entire semester, but even though I’m pretty relaxed now but will probably be a lot busier towards the middle or end of the semester, I’m making sure I do NOT read ahead, b/c I’m afraid that I’ll just be rushing through the reading/not put enough focus due to reading two chapters in a row instead of just one chapter and because, like you said, I might forget something. Back in high school (mostly freshman year), I sometimes tried to get ahead on math assignments, and my classmates would be impressed that I went to class every day with tonight and tomorrow night’s homework already done, but it always ended up taking a lot longer than it would have had I waited to listen to the teacher’s lecture, and I always had to go back and redo homework problems just to make sure I did not forget the concepts. That being said, I would not recommend making a habit of doing homework early. I mean, if you have nothing to do today and know you’ll be out all day tomorrow, then I guess you could do both today and tomorrow’s homework today, but don’t do like a week’s worth of hw, and don’t make a regular habit out of it.</p>