Why is introductory chemistry mandatory for physics majors?

[symbolipoint]

But it's rarely about direct application. It's about seeing the analogies.

Much of the post that above quote comes from was difficult to understand the right way, but this part quoted is possibly very important.

Physics interrelates and overlaps with too many things. Cutting out Chemistry just to concentrate on Physics seems a terrible way to think, and I cannot find any better way to explain this than I had previously.

 

[Marisa5]

Physics teaches you how atoms are moving, chemistry teaches you what atoms are doing. As the pursuit of science is the pursuit of understanding nature, I don't understand why an intro chemistry requirement is worth any concern.

 

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Physics teaches you how atoms are moving, chemistry teaches you what atoms are doing. As the pursuit of science is the pursuit of understanding nature, I don't understand why an intro chemistry requirement is worth any concern.

Meaning is that it should be included.