<p>yea, theres no physice without maths, I mean CMON its used so heavily in it! </p>
<p>Id say Pure maths, stuff like Classical Number Theory etc are the ****.</p>
<p>What is the discussion about at this point?</p>
<p><em>sigh</em></p>
<p>It was a passing thought. Forget I ever typed it. </p>
<p>At any rate, my point was that mathematics is mostly an abstract concept until applied to a field to quantitatively describe something for our understanding. Is this assertion correct? Don't get your panties in a wad. :p Of course, it doesn't <em>need</em> anything else to function. That was never my implication.</p>
<p>Personally, I feel that Physics is the mother of all scientists but Mathematics, specifically Pure Math, is truly and art-- the G. H. Hardy's a Mathematician's Apology approach. </p>
<p>I say this because I beleive that Math is not just a universal language but a universal law that regardless of natural law, always holds true. My belief in Physics is that it is the study of natural law as observed. Why does heat flow from hot to cold--well because that is the only way it has been observed. However, in fields such as number theory, there is a universal absolute that transcends observation.</p>
<p>I think Hardy best quoted my view of Pure Math:</p>
<p>"Pure mathematics, on the other hand, seems to me a rock on which all idealism founders: 317 is a prime, not because we think so, or because our minds are shaped in one way rather than another, but because it is, because mathematical reality is built that way."</p>
<p>Anyway, that just is my opinion on Pure Math.</p>
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...something about math and physics. This thread is almost 20 pages long.</p>
<p>And 50,325 views. Haha.</p>
<p>Engineering, Physics and Math are the hardest majors.</p>
<p>There--thread closed.</p>
<p>I agree; statistically, more people would find those fields difficult.</p>
<p>Mathematics is definitely a challenging major, but take into account the workload of engineering for instance and you'll find that there is no clear cut answer. Though, fighting is always fun.</p>
<p>^That's true, but I stopped reading after the posts got really long. :)</p>
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<p>I suppose filibusters are relevant on the internet too.</p>
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<p>Ok that sounds good ^^^ lol</p>
<p>So we can all agree math/physics/engineering > humanities</p>
<p>lol</p>
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<p>So we can all agree math/physics/engineering > humanities</p>
<p>lol
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<p>lol. Yes....</p>
<p>Math > Physics > Philosophy > Engineering > everything else</p>
<p>Philosophy > Engineering? Pfftt..</p>
<p>^^Why is Philosophy above Engineering?!?!</p>
<p>I believe that philosophy at its highest level is more difficult than engineering at its highest levels. Maybe this doesn't make it a harder undergrad major, but whatever. By the way, I'm a math major, so maybe my opinion just reflects my preference for pure rather than applied disciplines.</p>
<p>nobody ever majors in philosophy in order to go on to graduate studies in it. It's called a grad school major because it's EASY to do well then apply to law school/med school etc. How could it be harder than engineering?</p>
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<p>Believe it or not, I actually know someone who just got his doctoral degree in philosophy and landed a gig as a professor shortly thereafter. </p>
<p>I know! It surprised me, too.</p>
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<p>I'm surprised you put physics over philosophy, then.</p>