If wizardry is a specialized field, then the society may well have developed scientific method. Spells are, after all, potentially disastrous undertakings. Still, that society would not necessarily need to develop the hard sciences. We need precise physical science because the physical world is the only one we can directly, predictably modify. But if magic is the engineering equivalent of your world, then perhaps there's a class of demons which provides the actual labor.
Magicians only act as general contractors, subbing out the physical work to their familiars.
The questions don't change. But the answers sure will. In short, you're not in Kansas anymore. And your reader better be able to realize it. Fortunately, you can check them out fairly easily.