Concepts of Math for Business: Background Mathematics (UMAP)

This unit contains several modules which introduce students to various concepts of math for business. The modules involve applications of real numbers, fractions, and exponents.

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

1. THE REAL NUMBERS (UNIT 367)
1.1 Sets of Numbers
1.2 The Real Number Line
1.3 Ordering the Real Numbers
1.4 Arithmetic of Signed Numbers
1.5 Absolute Value: Distance on the Number Line
1.6 Variables
1.7 A Role for Parentheses in Mathematics
1.8 Rules of Addition and Multiplication
1.9 Primes and Composite Numbers
TEST 1

2. FRACTIONS AND THEIR USES: RATIO AND PROPORTION (UNIT 368)
2.1 Equivalence of Fractions
2.2 Reducing a Fraction to Lowest Terms
2.3 Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
2.4 Multiplication and Division of Fractions
2.5 Ratios
2.6 Proportions
2.7 The Constant of Proportionality
2.8 The Straight Line Graph of a Proportion
TEST 2

3. EXPONENTS: POWERS AND ROOTS (UNIT 369)
3.1 Powers of a Number and Positive Integral Exponents
3.2 The Reciprocal of a Number and the Negative Integral Exponent
3.3 All the Integer Exponents
3.4 Roots and Radicals
3.5 Fractional Exponents
3.6 Powers and Roots in Equations
3.7 The Laws of Exponents
3.8 Some Polynomials and Their Factors
3.9 Quotients of Polynomials
3.10 Squares and Cubes: Their Length, Area and Volume
TEST 3

4. REFERENCES

5. ANSWERS TO SELECTED TEST QUESTIONS