Mathematics.
A disciple that a lot of people in the world hated.
Even though it was the language of nature itself, most people would never accept that fact.
However, there are things that were more hateful than that.
Calculus.
An advanced type of mathematics requires not only good analytical skills but also a good visualization of the world.
The reason why the mages would be matched with the scientific people of Earth was because of that.
Because to conjure magic better, they needed to have a better understanding of the space around them and the force of magic and many other things.
At least to make the magic you are using closer to perfection, in theory, that is.
However, those who attended engineering would know that knowing theoretical knowledge is nothing but a scam if you don't know how the real application of the theory works.
