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I'm a Physics major. That Engineering Math class is required for Physics major.

Correct. They are not General Physics I and II—I have already taken those courses.

Next semester I will be taking the following courses - Elementary Differential Equations Methods for the solution of elementary types of ordinary differential equations with geometrical, physical and chemical applications. - General Chemistry I (with lab) Fundamental principles of chemistry...

For Calculus, there is Spivsk. For Physics, there is Kleppner and Morin. For General Chemistry, there is Pauling. All of these books are introductory, and focus on hardcore conceptual understanding. They are widely received as the most rigorous and best way to learn these subjects. Now...

I see what you are saying, but why does the Putnam exist, then? Why is it so popular, if it's just a mathematics game? Don't the high scorers go on to be some of the most productive physicists and mathematicians?

At the high school level, there is the Physics Olympiad exam. At the undergraduate level, there is the Putnam exam. Are there any Olympiad-type, undergraduate physics competitions out there? Like the Putnam, except for physics?