Which one requires a deeper understanding of math, and by how much?
Accounting uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to describe the value of a business by describing the value of its assets, liabilities, and cash flows. … Engineering uses combinations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a more complex manner to describe energy and its affect on the properties of objects (ie. heat, position, electrical charge …). … The formulas for engineering are more complicated, but it is easier to test engineering calculations for accuracy. Accountants must cope with the daunting task of determining the relative value of different assets and, as a corollary, the relative value of different types of labor to produce those assets. Engineering and accounting both use “math” but the respective disciplines use it to describe very different things. … Personally, I think that engineering math is easier because math is a language that is more aptly suited to describe, record, and predict scientific and engineering matters. I
