<p>how important is math 53 in mechanical engineering? i found out that i could skip math 53 w/ this course i took at a calstate, but i haven't learned theorems of green, gauss, and stokes and vectors in 2- and 3-D euclidean spaces. would i be missing a lot if i skipped math 53?</p>
<p>"theorems of green, gauss, and stokes and vectors in 2- and 3-D euclidean spaces"</p>
<p>I'm not sure what class you took, but what you didn't cover is basically the whole point of Math 53. All of the partial derivatives, multiple integrals and such are just tools that you need to know in order to apply these theorems. But I'm not a mechanical engineer, so I have no idea whether it matters.</p>
<p>Uhh, you skipped vectors in 2 and 3-D euclidean spaces? That's pretty basic/important stuff. Anyway, most of what you need from Math 53 you can pick up in other classes like Physics 7A, so it's not that bad if you skip it, but you could take it again to brush up on your math.</p>