What is the difference between PHYSICS and MATHS?

Question

why does both require numbers tosolve

Answer 1

Mathematics is a way of describing the world and it's functionality. It's like english, but with numbers and precision. Physics, as well as other sciences, is the application of mathematics to the physical world. Physics uses math to describe how things work.

Answer 2

Math is not a nature science, but derived from parts of philosophy, for example the basic algebra of logic's (Things like: "One true statement connected with another true statement by 'and' gives a new true statement). A mathematical proof is to show that a theorem is consistent this (and other) basic assumptions by showing that it's deducible by applying these rules which are axiomatic and not provable by themselves.

Physics is a nature science, and has the experiment to "ultimately" test a hypothesis. So although physicists use the same language as mathematicians, physicists have a additional test for their work: Nature itself, as physics is interested in real systems, not in all possible systems.

Answer 3

Physics means daily life.Consequently, physics treats of the fundamental constituents of the universe, the forces they exert on one another, and the results produced by these forces. Sometimes, in modern physics, a more sophisticated approach is taken that incorporates elements of the three areas listed above; it relates to the laws of symmetry and conservation, such as those pertaining to energy, momentum, charge, and parity.

Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change. It evolved, through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, from counting, calculation, measurement and the study of the shapes and motions of physical objects. Mathematicians explore these and related concepts, aiming to formulate new conjectures and establish their truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions.

Mathematics is used throughout the world in many fields, including science, engineering, medicine and economics. These fields both inspire and make use of new discoveries in mathematics. New mathematics is also created for its own sake, without any particular application in view, a common practice in the branch known as pure mathematics.

So that both require numbers to solve

Answer 4

The key difference as I see it is the difference between deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning.

Mathematics is a discipline based on deductive reasoning - starting with a set of known principles, postulates, etc., mathematics is a tool that allows one to calculate, predict and extrapolate from a known set of quantities (your input) to a desired set of quantities (your output).

Physics uses inductive reasoning. Unlike math where the starting point (the rules, postulates, principles, etc.) is known, in physics the object is to discover those rules (how the universe workd) based on measurements and observations. Then, in theory, once those underlying rules of how the universe works are discovered, engineering or applied physics takes over and the rules are applied to a problem.

Physics uses math as a tool in two ways: first, to verify that the theories are correct by comparing the calculated quantity to the experimental observation; and second, to extrapolate those principles to new situations.

Answer 5

When you get into the really high level math and physics they seem to mesh into each other. But really the physicists often use the math scientists to assist them in making their equations, or that is the idea anyway. The Math scientists are better at equation "shenanigans" so to speak, while the physicists are better at hypothesizing measuring and designing experiments to determine theoretical values. Clear as mud?

Answer 6

numbers are required in every field.

you are reading this because numbers exist !!!

math is the mother and father and grandfather of all sciences.

the corresponding sciences use numbers to derive theories.

there is a lot of differences between physics and math.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math

Answer 7

Math is the study of patterns

Physics is a wierd way of showing that a bunch of crazy formulas can be used to figure out everyday implications.

Answer 8

maths is the mother of science and physics is the son.