Because the universe is the coolest thing there is. Seriously, matrix mathematics, statistics and probability are prevalent in physics and also in finance, but they were in Physics first. Arguably that is where they are the more interesting and exact. It’s a laws vs. theories thing – Physics has laws, finance has theories. Python and R make these programming activities affordable and accessible. Solve any classic physics problem with these and you have gained insight and expertise into the practice of data science.
