<p>I looked on JHU's placement test page, and there were only links concerning placement in foreign language and math courses. Can physics majors test out of introductory classes such as Physics 105 and 106? I feel like I have a very strong grasp on the material and would like to move onto more interesting topics than the basics.</p>
<p>I think JHU gives credit for a 5 on Physics C - perhaps that will help.</p>
<p>The credit goes to 101 and 102, not 105 and 106.</p>
<p>You’ll need to talk to the department. There are some very well educated physics kids in those classes. You’ll definitely enjoy them and getting to know the other physics majors.</p>
<p>I know of a few people that skipped 105-106 so it’s definitely doable, but physics majors tend to be a very close-knit group, so you might want to stay with students your own age. Besides, you’d be a fool to miss out on taking 105 with Petar.</p>
<p>Who is Petar?</p>
<p>^^The answer lies in page 1 of the ‘physics nerd’ thread.</p>
<p>Straight from the future to prevent any problems from CERN, Petar works at CERN and JHU.</p>
<p>He is a genius among men. Once he went off on Lagrangian mechanics and employed an entire chalk board to confirm the results of a somewhat complicated derivation only to say, “the easy way confirms.”</p>
<p>He is the man.</p>
<p>Does he teach anything else besides 105?</p>
<p>Yes, he teaches 204, which is Classical Mechanics II. That is typically taken during the spring of your sophomore year, right before quantum mechanics and advanced E&M.</p>
<p>Well, if I do find a way of testing out of 105/106, I would probably take 204 as a freshman anyways. Are there also mathematics placement tests past one for placement into Calculus III? I’ve taken Linear Algebra through JHU’s CTY program (which seems to cover the same material as the Honors Linear Algebra JHU class covers), and I have independently studied multivariable calculus and diff eq (I did diff eq stuff while I was taking the Linear Algebra class and I studied multivariable calculus right after I self-studied AP Calculus BC). I feel that I would benefit from jumping into more interesting material that I haven’t seen before (such as analysis, special relativity, and Lagrangian mechanics).</p>
<p>To get credit for math courses, you have to speak to Richard Brown, who is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the math department. I know several people who took Multivariable Calculus, Diff Eq, and Linear Algebra before coming here, yet they still found it enlightening to actually take the classes here, notably Honors Multivariable Calculus and Honors Linear Algebra. Trust me when I tell you that linear algebra at CTY and Honors Linear Algebra with Steven Zucker are two completely different animals.</p>