1. Different disciplines: Economic mathematics is one of the core courses of economics and management majors in higher vocational colleges, which provides necessary mathematical tools for subsequent courses and is also an important way to cultivate students' mathematical literacy and rational thinking ability. Higher mathematics is more abstract and pays more attention to the theoretical basis and proof method of mathematics.

2. Different contents: Economic mathematics focuses on applied mathematics, and its contents are related to economic problems in real life. Higher mathematics pays more attention to the theoretical basis and proof method of mathematics.