relationship between physics and accounting?

Question

how do physics help me in my area of expertise, accounting??

Answer 1

I don't see that it helps you directly, but math and math-based science courses help you to learn to think in a logical manner. The mental discipline this gives you is invaluable in fields from law practice to accounting.

Physics PhDs regularly leave research and go into business jobs because their basic skill set makes them so smart they can succeed at almost any analytical task.

Answer 2

I don't believe there is an accountant in today's world that could survive without the use of a computer. A computer is nothing but physics on the inside. Imagine, if you will, trying to do your accounting thing while riding your horse to work, working only during daylight hours in a cold room using a piece of charcoal to write on birch bark paper and then riding your horse to the customer's location to deliver your report.

If you mean, however, directly related to it, like what do you need to know about physics to do your work?

The only correlation I can see is the "uncertainty principle". With the way some companies run their businesses and the multitude of tax laws, you can only predict with some certainty that you actually got it right.

Answer 3

It won't apply directly to your accounting job but it will round out your education. I'm an engineer and had to take literature; in retrospect I enjoyed it but it was work I didn't need at the time.

Answer 4

both need maths