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Business Math Syllabus
This course is designed to enable students to learn and apply mathematics skills to a
business setting.
Grade System: Total Points (50% Daily Work; 50% Tests/Quizzes)
Performance Standards
1.
Mathematical foundations for all computational skills and concepts. Apply basic
mathematical operations to solve problems.
2.
Number relationships and operations. Solve problems containing whole numbers,
decimals, fractions, percents, ratios, and proportions.
3.
Patterns, functions, and Algebra. Use algebraic operations to solve problems.
4.
Measurements. Use common international standards of measurement in solving
problems.
5.
Statistics and probability. Analyze and interpret data using common statistical
procedures.
6.
Problem-solving applications. Use mathematical procedures to analyze and solve
business problems for such areas as:
a.
Taxation
b.
Savings and Investments
c.
Payroll Records
d.
Cash Management
e.
Financial Statements
f.
Credit Management
g.
Purchases
h.
Sales
i.
Inventory Records
j.
Depreciation, Cost Recovery, and Depletion
Instructional Texts and Materials
Schultheis, Robert A. Business Mathematics. South-Western Educational Publishing.
Teaching/Learning Strategies
Students will be taught through a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration,
exercises, labs, projects, and simulations
Classroom Policies
1.
Be on Time
2.
Come Prepared
3.
Do Quality Work and Do it On Time
A brief narrative
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The course is designed to build the knowledge and skills necessary to solve a
variety of arithmetic problems that are commonly found in business situations,
specifically for occupationally oriented students who have the ultimate
objective of gainful employment in offices or stores, or who are preparing for
careers in fields such as agriculture, beauty culture, home economics, or food
services. It is an advanced course for high school tenth or eleventh graders
who have a reasonable mastery of fundamental arithmetic and contains
curriculum concepts and general teaching suggestions, overview of content,
administrative considerations, fundamentals, refresher, business cycle,
banking and finance, office mathematics and personal money management.