This proven 13th Edition text, presents an arithmetic-based, basic approach to business math. It emphasizes practical skill-building to prepare students for future careers in business through step-by-step development of concepts, numerous practice exercises throughout, and a focus on real-world application of techniques. The text advances from most basic to more complex business math topics. A brief version is also available.
"The fifteenth edition of Business Mathematics has been significantly revised to update the text, improve the discussions, and make the material more relevant to students. The focus on real-world applications has been sharpened. A different well-known company is highlighted at the beginning of each chapter and used throughout the chapter in examples, discussions, exercises, and a case at the end. Each chapter ends with two business application cases that will help students integrate concepts from the chapter. This edition is full of data, examples, graphs, photographs, and news clippings that will help students understand the relevance of the material as it teaches them to interpret data and information. A global perspective is emphasized through examples and exercises that highlight issues in other countries. This book shows students how to use math to solve a wide variety of problems in business and also within families. Primary goals are to develop students' understanding of business, increase their ability to figure out how to work many different kinds of business problems, and motivate them using many actual business applications to which they can relate"--
Step-by-Step Business Math and Statistics is written to help those who need a quick refresher on mathematics and statistics as the foundation of a rigorous MBA program. This book fills the gap left by many textbooks that are often dedicated to either mathematics or statistics, but not both. It also serves as both a textbook that describes basic concepts and a workbook that shows plenty of examples and exercise problems. This book covers only the most fundamental topics in business mathematics and statistics and truly lays down the basic concepts step by step. Step-by-Step Business Math and Statistics covers the essentials of mathematics and statistics, including: - Algebra Review - Calculus Review - Optimization Methods - Applications to Economics - Data Collection Methods - Probability Theory - Sampling Distributions - Multiple Regression Analysis Jin Choi is Associate Professor of Economics in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois). He specializes in teaching quantitative topics such as business mathematics, statistics, forecasting, and quantitative investment analysis. He also teaches topics on money and banking and serves as a member of the board of directors of a $555 million community bank in Chicago. He received the Excellence in Teaching award in 2007 from DePaul University and emphasizes practical use of theory in his teaching.
Gain a strong understand of today's key mathematical concepts and learn how to use math for success in business today with Brechner/Bergeman's CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS, 9E. This reader-friendly approach helps you overcome any math anxiety and confidently master mathematical concepts. A proven step-by-step instructional model allows you to progress through one topic at a time without being intimidated or overwhelmed. Learning features connect the topics you're learning to the latest business news and even provide helpful personal money tips. You can immediately practice concepts and hone essential skills with more than 2,000 exercises. To model solution strategies, Jump Start problems introduce new topics and provide worked-out solutions to help you begin on your own assignments with confidence. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
For arithmetic-based Business Math courses at the undergraduate level. Will sometimes fit courses titled Consumer Math or Personal Finance. The focus of the 8th Edition of Business Mathematics(Brief Edition) is to provide students with the tools they need to solve mathematical problems they will encounter in both their personal and professional lives. Students are presented math in contexts that are familiar to them and that they care about: math needed for everyday business transactions, math needed to make important personal finance decisions, and math needed to start or run a small business. Now available with Business Math Brief Version, 8/e: MathXL® and MyMathLab® for Business Math provide a powerful classroom management, homework, tutorial, and assessment tools. Students can take chapter quizzes or tests in MathXL and MyMathLab and receive personalized study plans based on their test results. The study plan diagnoses weaknesses and links students directly to tutorial exercises for the outcomes they need to study and retest. All student work can be tracked in MathXL's online gradebook. Three packaging options--MyMathLab, MathXL, or MathXL Tutorials on CD--provide flexible platforms to fit your course goals. For more information, visit our websites at www.mymathlab.com and www.mathxl.com, or contact your sales representative. This text is also available in a full version (21 chapters). Business Math, 8/e, Cleaves & Hobbs
You can get there Where do you want to go? You might already be working in a business setting. You may be looking to expand your skills. Or, you might be setting out on a new career path. Wherever you want to go, Business Math will help you get there. Easy-to-read, practical, and up-to-date, this text not only helps you learn fundamental mathematical concepts needed for business, it also helps you master the core competencies and skills you need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. The book's brief, modular format and variety of built-in learning resources enable you to learn at your own pace and focus your studies. With this book, you will be able to: * Understand the business uses of percent calculations. * Solve business problems using algebraic equations. * Learn why stores markup and markdown their inventory. * Calculate different types of discounts. * Examine different banking options. * Compare personal, sales, and property taxes and the implications of taxing income, property, and retail sales. * Calculate simple and compound interest and learn how each affects the future value of money. * Explore the uses of promissory notes, mortgages, and credit cards and how to calculate the cost of each. * Learn different ways to determine the loss of value of business property and equipment, and the effect of depreciation on taxes. * Examine financial statements and learn how to read the income statement and the balance sheet. * Learn how to calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of data. Wiley Pathways helps you achieve your goals When it comes to learning about business, not everyone is on the same path. But everyone wants to succeed. The new Wiley Pathways series in Business helps you achieve your goals with its brief, inviting format, clear language, and focus on core competencies and skills. The books in this series--Finance, Business Communication, Marketing, Business Math, and Real Estate--offer a coordinated curriculum for learning business. Learn more at www.wiley.com/go/pathways.
Math for Business & Finance: An Algebraic Approach provides modern examples for students to understand business mathematics and make connections with real-world applications. The course covers mathematical concepts from an algebraic approach, combined with Business applications. Every chapter is devoted to a Personal Finance theme, with topics that include Payroll and the Cost of Purchasing a Home. There is also extensive integration of scientific calculator notation, and also has the Wall Street Journal and Kiplinger news clips that have been widely popular in Jeffrey Slater's other two Business Math texts. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.
This self-teaching manual reviews arithmetic skills as they apply to business records and functions. Topics reviewed include fractions, decimals, calculating percentages, the fundamentals of statistics and business graphics, measurements in the English and metric systems, and applications of mathematics to banking, investing, loans, and setting up a business. Barron’s continues its ongoing project of updating, improving, and giving handsome new designs to its popular list of Easy Way titles, now re-named Barron’s E-Z Series. The new cover designs reflect the books’ brand-new page layouts, which feature extensive two-color treatment, a fresh, modern typeface, and more graphic material than ever. Charts, graphs, diagrams, instructive line illustrations, and where appropriate, amusing cartoons help to make learning E-Z. Barron’s E-Z books are self-teaching manuals focused to improve students’ grades across a wide array of academic and practical subjects. For most subjects, the skill level ranges between senior high school and college-101 standards. In addition to their self-teaching value, these books are also widely used as textbooks or textbook supplements in classroom settings. E-Z books review their subjects in detail, using both short quizzes and longer tests to help students gauge their learning progress. All exercises and tests come with answers. Subject heads and key phrases are set in a second color as an easy reference aid.
