<p>I was wondering if anyone who has previously taken the following classes could provide some insight on difficulty, courseload, etc:</p>
<p>Chem 130 & 131
Math 51H vs 51 regular
Econ 1A</p>
<p>I'm a prospective Chem & Econ double major (probably). I just don't want to overload myself for the first quarter, because I really have no idea what these classes are like. Any help is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>umm
chem 130 and 131 both require chem 35 as prereqs, which requires chem 33 (unless you got transfer credit for them?)</p>
<p>Yeah, the standard first courses in chem are 31A or 31X, or 33 if you have transfer/AP credit. Unless things have changed the last few years, they have a placement test during orientation week to help you decide which to take.</p>
<p>As for math, 51H is quite a bit harder than 51. Feel free to sit in on 51H for the first week or so and then drop down if you can’t handle it; lots of people will do this. (Side note: The gap in difficulty becomes even larger when you get to 52/52H.)</p>
<p>I agree with the suggestion to shop both of the 51s
If you have any background at all in econ. already and with your apparent math abilities, I think you’ll find Econ 1A to be really quite easy. (It’s pretty easy even without an econ or math background)</p>
<p>Chem 131 is 9/10 on the difficulty scale for Stanford classes, I would say. The only thing harder I can think of is Quantum Chemistry. One of my friends came into Chemistry with a lot of transfer credit (he was a freshman though, not a transfer) and he actually placed into Chem 131. But he is also a beast at Chemistry, and started taking graduate Chem classes by his fourth quarter, so… yeah.</p>
<p>51H is all about how good you are at proofing. And most of the people taking it are going to be math beasts. 51 is a little better in that particular way since so many people take it from different departments (Econ, Chem, Physics, Bio, HumBio, Earth Sciences, etc.). I agree with Sly Si that you can always sit in on 51H and then drop down if you feel like it.</p>
<p>I also want to say that Chem/Econ double major can be borderline insanity at times. Are you sure you don’t want to major in one and minor in the other? Otherwise, you might be in for some rough times.</p>