<p>Depends what you want.</p>
<p>Honors usually is a theoretical option for people interested in theoretical mathematics or related fields like theoretical physics. It will offer you nearly no boost for most pursuits - if you think you might want to study theoretical math, maybe try it.</p>
<p>If you do not know how to write proofs, you’ll probably do rather poorly - even if they will in principle teach you how, this is Berkeley, and a lot of talented math majors may know more than you, and be better prepared.</p>
<p>Some instructors don’t run honors very differently from the regular sections, however.</p>