<p>Does anyone have opinions on math 5x vs CME if you know you are pretty sure you are going to be doing some sort of engineering? What't different and does one course teach you math "better" than the other one?</p>
<p>What about the ACE programs? What is it and what is it worth it to take it? (the website gives a very generic answer, and I was wondering if anyone has any personal experiences with it0</p>
<p>What it comes down to is this: do you like math purely for the math? If so, take the 50 series. If you are eager to apply it and want to use Matlab, take CME. Neither is better than the other, just somewhat different in focus. I don’t know anything about ACE, sorry.</p>
<p>Cme .</p>
<p>Senior0991, care to elaborate on your reasoning?</p>
<p>I think CME would probably be the right choice for you. I haven’t taken CME, but I’ve generally heard good things about it. Also, I have taken the Math 50 series, and I don’t think it does a very good job of looking at real world applications, compared to the more applied-math-y courses I’ve taken. Plus, matlab is a useful thing to learn if you’re thinking of doing engineering.</p>
<p>If you like theoretical math, you might want to look at the 50H series, which has a lot more emphasis on theory that the 50 series (but is much more difficult). The 50 series has some emphasis on theory (at least more than it has on application), but there have been times when I’ve wished there was less mindless plug-and-chug computation (e.g. row-reducing matrices by hand).</p>
<p>CME is a very well run class. Khayms teaches 2-3 fourths of the sequence, and he’s a very solid instructor and very on top of his stuff. </p>
<p>As far as the math goes, you’ll learn a bit and see some cool engineering applications, which is nice. I haven’t taken enough engineering classes to see this semi-advanced math (in terms of undergraduate engineering) come into play yet (besides the stats), so I wonder how relevant the math sections of the course are to the engineering degrees and, if they are relevant to my degree, if I will be able to remember most of that stuff. </p>
<p>That said, I generally enjoyed the sequence, and it kept my math skills sharp. I became very proficient in MATLAB, which has been of great benefit in a few other classes so far. People in those classes who don’t know MATLAB are generally at a disadvantage, because I’m pretty sure most people aren’t too fluent at doing functions in excel either, and even if they are MATLAB was generally quicker and easier to use. I’ve heard bad things about the MATLAB corollary to the 50 series. </p>
<p>The CME tests have always been extremely fair exams in my opinion. Memorization is not required for CME tests, as you get cheat sheets.</p>
<p>Anyone got info on ACE (accelerated calculus for engineers)?</p>