which one is harder guys and gals? math or science?

[Thunder98980]

math has always been a killer to me . Even Honors chem doesn't pull any punches. Anyone have simliar experiences?

[SinnerMerc]

You should chill out on making topics back-to-back-to-back...

[Shutmeup3030150]

Oh god, definitely math, I actually do alright with science. Math has always kicked my *bleep* though... 

[cowgirlx]

Ohhh science defintely.  Math is just numbers, i would much rather do trig that any form of science.   Math is consistant, science just doesn't do it for me.

[lray3152]

science no doubt.

[acurtsinger2]

I HATE THEM BOTH

[nateisinmilwaukee]

"math sucks"

-jimmy buffett

[lynnc35]

Math was easier until it got past algebra, then I thought science was alot more interesting after that, and liked science more.

[lvstephanie]

Science often seems easier at first. All it takes is being observant and devising experiments to test out what you've observed. New things can be discovered by people outside that actual discipline just by having a limited understanding of what is going on and by performing experiments to test out your ideas. For example, Einstein started his ideas about relativity by riding a train and watching a clock tower as it moved past.

Math, on the other hand, continually builds upon previous work which entail more and more complex ideas.

However, science eventually uses math to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanics that are witnessed in the experiments. Einstein's theory of relativity would have only been a mere "what if" statement if he had not the mathematical backing to his observations. Because of this, science itself will begin to build not only upon itself but also upon more and more complex mathematics, thereby making science more difficult in the long run. Pure theoretical sciences tend to be the most difficult thing to master because of all of the math necessary to understand it.

In chemistry, for example, the experimental aspects of the discipline are often seen as being fairly easy. You can see how the opposite "charges" of a magnet attract each other, and so it becomes easy to see why the negative oxygen of one reagent would be attracted to the positive carbon of another and form a bond to create the resulting product. But as you move towards a more theoretical analysis of chemistry, the level of difficulty increases. Ideas like quantum mechanics, string theory, quarks and subatomic particles, etc. all become muddled with the mathematics behind it, making these areas more difficult for even your "average chemist". Because of this, many scientists may take organic chemistry during their college careers, but it is considered to be an accomplishment to actually take and pass Physical Chemistry