Why Study Physics?

Even if you get a job as a physicist, it is unlikely that you'll be using course material such as projectile motion. Why do we teach it? Why do nursing programs, for example, require it? It's not the material itself, it's the analytical skills learned in the process. Physics is more than the course material, it's an approach to problem solving. That approach is valuable to everyone - housewives, nurses, social scientists, bankers, and restaurant chefs - everyone. This is why general physics satisfies general education requirements.