<p>I know 5.112 is for students with more previous background and is more advanced, but what exactly are the differences in the two? Is it the pace or the materials covered? Or both? If the difference is in materials, what does 5.112 do differently? For students who have taken the AP Chemistry and have gotten 5's on the exam, which is recommended? Also for students who plan to take organic chem, is there a difference?</p>
<p>thanks so much!</p>
<p>5.111 and 5.112 cover most of the same material. From what I’ve seen, 5.112 involves more math and theory. 5.111 is almost exactly like AP Chem with a little bit of added theory (like crystal field ligand theory). If you’ve taken AP Chem before and want an interesting class, do 5.112. If you really don’t care for chemistry, then do 5.111 - you’ll pass easily.</p>
<p>Both classes cover the same material for most of the semester, although in my recollection, 5.112 problem sets are a little more difficult. For about the last six weeks, 5.112 goes on to cover topics not covered in 5.111.</p>
<p>The chemistry department has a [url=<a href=“MIT Department of Chemistry – Department of Chemistry at MIT”>MIT Department of Chemistry – Department of Chemistry at MIT]page[/url</a>] on the differences between the classes, and with many opinions from past students with varying levels of prior preparation.</p>
<p>thank you =)</p>
<p>I personally think 5.112 is much harder than 5.111, even though it purports to cover the “same” material. </p>
<p>If you’ve done AP Chem and gotten a 5, you’ll get a A in 5.111 easily. If you’re looking for a challenge, do 5.112. But both will cover you adequately for later classes like 5.12.</p>
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<p>I would not bet on that. Less than a third of the class gets an A in 5.111 on average and many had 5s on the AP exam. The material itself may not be that hard but the tests are plenty difficult. Take one on CPW and get a feel for the course.</p>
<p>Dude, AP Chem is a JOKE. seriously. I’ll be surprised if 5.111 = AP chem in difficulty. In my class, it’s not uncommon to score 150’s/160 on the AP chem stuff.</p>
<p>5.112 was NOTHING like AP Chem. I think we covered maybe 1 or 2 topics that were in AP Chem, but I found 5.112 disappointingly hand-wavey in a lot of ways and not particularly math-based. It was also very hard. It really does pick up where AP Chem left off.</p>
<p>how about 3.901? Anybody know about it?</p>
<p>is 5.112 not worth it? i’ve seen a lot of people who say that it’s so much work and not that much better than 5.111.</p>
<p>How much of 3.091 do you need for engineering? I was planning on just taking 3.091, but I think I would enjoy 5.111 more.</p>