MATH 301: Business Mathematics

Overview

Business Math is an application-based math course providing a variety of tools and concepts for the business professional. This course provides an effective foundation on a wide variety of topics including product pricing, inventory valuation, depreciation methods, payroll, investments, costs of borrowing money, and accounting basics, among a variety of other useful topics for the business professional. Having an introduction to these topics will provide you with the basics needed for initial analysis of financial situations in your business. This information is critical to successfully managing the financial aspects of your business.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Apply mathematical formulas to solve business-related math problems.
• Use business-related tools to make effective financial decisions.
• Analyze outcomes of spreadsheet results

Course Requirements

Packaged with the textbook, Practical Business Math Procedures, students will receive a users guide and access code for a math practice program called ALEKS for Business Math. This web-based program requires Internet access, and it will be used in each module of this course. Please note that if you purchase the textbook from a source other than the JIU Bookstore, it may not include the access code you need to complete work in this course. Therefore, we recommend that you purchase this item only from the JIU Bookstore.

Required Texts
MATH 301 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore