math is the alphabet, physics is the sentences.
That's really what it boils down to.
your level of understanding dictates how far you're willing to go in using all of what you have available to make sense of the world around you and the things you do. nut once you start talking about math and physics, that's literally the cusps of human behavior.
But you really don't need that much of an understanding to do things that you want to do. there's no need to over complicate.
"you can reach enlightenment at the end of a wine bowl."