Maths is a science

Maths is a science. What is a science? How's it differ from an art? The best way to compare the two is to consider cookery. Watching Gordon Ramsay at work in his kitchen, it is obviously a place where artists are at work (and in Mr. Ramsay's case a tempramental artist). The results are variable, and if they are not good enough, they are binned and the creative act is performed again. Each time there is the chance that the product will not meet Mr. Ramsay's high standards. It is a matter of the skill of the individual chef whether or not these standards are met.
A science, on the other hand would be the cooking occuring at a cake factory. The owners have measured everything. They mix the ingredients in known quantities, they stir for a known time, with a known force; a known amount of the mixture is poured into a container, which is placed in an oven at a pre-determined temperature, which is closely monitored, for a particular period of time, and the temperature profile is controlled over that time. The factory owners know that if they repeat everything in exactly the same way, every time, they will arrive at the same results every time. There is no swearing of the shop floor (and very possibly swearing there would be a disciplinary offence), the pressure to perform is off, the system does the work.
Mathematics is a system that is used for problem solving. If one is faced with a problem, one can either follow the Gordon Ramsay model, behave like an artist and rely on one's own skill and flair to work out the logic of the solution; alternatively, one can use the science of mathematics, which has already been used to solve many types of problem successfully. All one has to do is recognise the type of problem one is facing and apply the appropriate proven strategy. The choice is yours.