<p>math 1B is basically Calc BC material covered in more detail and with additional topics such as intro differential equations. Berkeley requires you to know much much much more than the AP tests do so if you were somewhat confused when you took AP Calc BC and still got a 5 on the AP, you're gonna suffer (like I did) in Math 1B.</p>
<p>Chem 1A is basically two semesters of general chem rolled into one. Chem 1B covers topics not usually covered in general chem in other schools. Chem 1A is pretty much all the general chem that is useful for biology majors/ med students. Chem 1A will definitely cover ALL the general chem required for the MCATs.</p>