<p>conwoman - i don’t know anything about the chemistry placement test, since i didnd’t take it, but about math & physics:</p>
<p>math is a pre/co-requisite for the physics courses. i know the course catalog says phys 180a/b is supposted to be taken concurrently with math 115a/120b - in reality, you don’t have to take them at the same time, but if you don’t take them at the same time, you should have already taken the math before you start the physics. in fact, physics is so calculus-dependent that the more calculus you have before starting physics, the better off you’ll be (in my experience, at least).</p>
<p>my point about your list of courses for next year was just meant to be that it’s generally a good idea to start teh chem sequence as a freshman, and the easiest way to avoid taking 4 science classes at once frosh year is to put physics off 'til soph year. get a head start on the math, take the bio and chem, and worry about physics later :-P</p>
<p>this isn’t, obviously, the only way to go about things, though, so if you have a compelling reason to take physics as a freshman & put off chemistry, by all means go ahead and do it… you need to come up with a schedule you’re happy with. :-P</p>