Hi people, A good friend and I have been arguing which is the most difficult between mathematics and law. However, I strongly believe that both courses are very difficult and technical  but i choose mathematics to be  more logic than law i stand to be corrected. People, constructive contribution is needed. Try to state your reasons,  Thanks

Omo na law because u go jack tire.u put 200 code 4 ur head easily lol

Omo na law because u go jack tire.u fit put 200 code 4 ur head easily? lol

desertboom:

Hi people, A good friend and I have been arguing which is the most difficult between mathematics and law. However, I strongly believe that both courses are very difficult and technical  but i choose mathematics to be  more logic than law i stand to be corrected. People, constructive contribution is needed. Try to state your reasons,  Thanks

There are different types math.

Applied Math

Pure Math
and the list goes on.

I think that it depends on the type of Math that you are comparing Law to.

posakosa:


There are different types math.

Applied Math

Pure Math
and the list goes on.

I think that it depends on the type of Math that you are comparing Law to.

You took that outta my mouth. There are different types of Math.
The more you see, the tougher it gets.

@the poster,

This is subjective, to someone whose brain is inclined towards logic and numbers, mathematics will come like a piece of cake and law like a stone,

and to the person whose brain is inclined towards reading what is written and at least memorize cos u have alot to do in that sense then analyze, law will be a piece of cake and he/she will be uncomfortable with numbers.

Am a living experience,

Did science in high schl, engr in laspotech and then OAU but currently studying for business and company law exam which am having in 2weeks time, maths comes to me easily but despite i feel what am reading in law is easy i still cant wrap my brain around it cos there is no logical approach unlike math instead i have to memorize the cases,

hope that helps,

desertboom:

Hi people, A good friend and I have been arguing which is the most difficult between mathematics and law. However, I strongly believe that both courses are very difficult and technical  but i choose mathematics to be  more logic than law i stand to be corrected. People, constructive contribution is needed. Try to state your reasons,  Thanks

Mathematics is the Father of Sciences. . . . . .It is more difficult. Anything Science poses more difficulty than other disciplines.
Any average student will cope with Law. . . . .Law is about being street wise and the ability to argue.
Several serial killers who know nothing about the Law profession have argued their own cases in court. . . .I doubt any lame man can go into Actuarial Science or Applied Mathematics and do well.

~Sauron~:

Mathematics is the Father of Sciences. . . . . .It is more difficult. Anything Science poses more difficulty than other disciplines.
Any average student will cope with Law. . . . .Law is about being street wise and the ability to argue.
Several serial killers who know nothing about the Law profession have argued their own cases in court. . . .I doubt any lame man can go into Actuarial Science or Applied Mathematics and do well.

Really? Each discipline is discipline is different in on its own. My own opinion, LAW just like my professors told has never been the ability to argue like people always think. Everyone on NL argues, doesn't mean they are lawyers. There are thousands of lawyers out there who have never argued a case before in court including appointed judges, and I don't an average student can cope in law. Math is about the calculation and equation, Law is reading and witting. Again it all depends what kind of law you are studying. One of my professors told me that Patent Law and Intellectual property is one area of law that no one wants to study hence reason why they have less patent lawyers.

Anyone who doesn't poses the spirit to read and write, analyse and then interprete cannot study Law so is someone who doesn't have the interest in solving advanced geometry cannot be good in math.

Whats so difficult in Law? The Law is meant to be known by everyone because Ignorance of the Law is no excuse. But Learning the law for academic purpose is another thing and if your talking of cramming of one million cases and 2 million sections of the constitution just to pass your exam, then its another thing entirely. It depends of your level of retention for that academic purpose alone, While Mathematics is as simple as they come. Its either you know it or you dont know it. Its not an 'Arm Chair subject' to cram and recite when called upon. I have seen people who are extremely terrible in spoken and written English but confront them with the most difficult of equations, they Turn into 'Good will Hunting' and Geniuses.

Secondly without law, there is no Mathematics. E.g Pythagoras Theorem, The Rule of Pi, Algebra, BODMAS etc are all laws that must be followed stricto senso for you to get the derived answers unless you will fail the question. You cannot concote your own Formular without it being subjected to the previous laws/formular/ theorems and scrutiny. E.g E=Mc2 has been with Mankind for Ages, like wise the Multiplication tables and a host of mathematical laws that have been preset from back in the days of Afro till date.

So your defination of the word 'LAW' is being too restrictive to mean the Classroom Law leading to the profession of being a Lawyer. Everybody studies Law everyday in every different Field and apply it to their various needs and attributes when called upon . One cannot be termed more difficult than the other. Its what you need it for at that moment that matters!

^^^^^ well said and nicely written.

@ lawyer, you explained everything, good.

@lawyer,

as regard my comment about finding it hard to wrap my head around law cases and facts, it's got nothing to do with my retention capacity.

It bores me to death, i just dont have a feel for it, so that is the contributing factor.

but i can spend more than 10hours demystifying mathematical logics and today it has help the way i approach everyday life problems.

I don't think this is a fair comparison but seriously, let be honest. Mathematica hard pass. We all know the poster is talking about "Law" as a profession and not "Law" as a noun, so lets not deviate from the main topic. The ability to cram law books is not a measure of difficulty (If someone wants to go there). If you have An open mind, A very good memory, Tenacity, Street smartness, Ability to make good judgments, A Poker face and a Lying tongue, you can study Law. As for mathematics, it's endless. The further you go, the harder it gets. If your brain can't handle it, there's absolutely nothing you can do. Even brain surgery will not help. So in other words, it is more difficult. I'm not down-playing the difficulty of Law, Its just not a fair comparison.

I prefer Law anyday!

kech:

I don't think this is a fair comparison but seriously, let be honest. Mathematica hard pass. We all know the poster is talking about "Law" as a profession and not "Law" as a noun, so lets not deviate from the main topic. The ability to cram law books is not a measure of difficulty (If someone wants to go there). If you have An open mind, A very good memory, Tenacity, Street smartness, Ability to make good judgments, A Poker face and a Lying tongue, you can study Law. As for mathematics, it's endless. The further you go, the harder it gets. If your brain can't handle it, there's absolutely nothing you can do. Even brain surgery will not help. So in other words, it is more difficult. I'm not down-playing the difficulty of Law, Its just not a fair comparison.

Don't mind Lawyer. . . . .He went pedantic and peops are hyping that.

What the poster meant was a regular student studying Law versus a regular rookie studying Mathematics.

Undergraduate law is harder than Undergraduate Maths. . . . but when you start going into postgrad (especially with Applied Maths), then Maths is harder than Law. Maths is inexhaustible whilst Law is not.

Abeg no compare mathematics to law, beko!

Law is all about logical that involves the left hemisphere of the brain, according to science,

 Mathematics needs a the central hemisphere of the brain for better comprehension,

Not all lawyers can be good mathematicians but a great number of mathematicians can be exceptionally good lawyers, google it, i mean the two subjects as a career to its peak,

Ranks007:

Abeg no compare mathematics to law, beko!
Law is all about logical that involves the left hemisphere of the brain, according to science,

Mathematics needs a the central hemisphere of the brain for better comprehension,
Not all lawyers can be good mathematicians but a great number of mathematicians can be exceptionally good lawyers, google it, i mean the two subjects as a career to its peak,

This!!!!

I will say it depends on the ability of individual. But normally MATHEMATICS is meant to be difficult

Ibime:

Undergraduate law is harder than Undergraduate Maths. . . . but when you start going into postgrad (especially with Applied Maths), then Maths is harder than Law. Maths is inexhaustible whilst Law is not.

Hehehe this is very debatable. I am still celebrating ma Prison Break . I got a few compadres who got extra semesters jeez in ma 2nd year you had people in their Final Year needing just one Year 2 course to graduate and wind up spending 5-6 years and come out with a Thirdie or Pass. Abeg Faculty of Science is Hell on Earth

Undergraduate Physics is harder than Maths though. . Way harder!!

A student that followed law curriculum within the School of Arts and Humanity can not be admitted into the School of Physical Sciences and Engineering without completing a year of pre-requisites including certain levels of mathematics.

In the other hand, a student that followed mathematics curriculum in School Physical Sciences and Engineering would be easily admitted into law program without pre-requisite.

what about:

Eco-megtric and statistics v Law
     Astronomy v Law
     Electro- Physics v Law

and the list goes on, stop comparing different area of disciplines man, the interest for each differs

It is possible to pick up a LAW book,read and comprehend or even enjoy it cos you can easily apply it to the day-to-day activities but pick up a MATHS book and you just sleep off reading the preface.

Na Law, , Na Maths,
wooooo, na both of them jare!

denzel2009:

It is possible to pick up a LAW book,read and comprehend or even enjoy it cos you can easily apply it to the day-to-day activities but pick up a MATHS book and you just sleep off reading the preface.

math requires sharp thinking to solve problem.
any day any time na MTH

Until you are able to read 100 pages and put it one or two paragraphs, I still believe the both are hard in their own way.

There is no basis to compare two profession so lets leave it that way.

Hi guys, I really appreciate your contribution. I've really benefited above all both courses are changlenging and tactical in their own way. Thanks

Law may be difficult but not in the league of mathematics at all.
(whether its maths in general or the various aspects like Engring maths)

Growing up, all the people i know who went on to do courses like law just could not handle maths.