Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS	BTU115	1. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	Lecture, Q & A, Discussion
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	To provide mathematical knowledge that can help students to solve economical and financial problems that they will encounter in their professional life, and to provide students with easy problem solving habits by guiding the students towards correct thinking. To prepare the foundation in case of continuing the undergraduate education with vertical transfer.
Course Content	Interest Rate Plans, Percentage Calculations, Costs, Sales, Profit and Loss Calculations, Interest Concept and Interest Varieties, Periodic Interest Rates, Interest Rates for Multiple Capitals, Discount Concept and Discount Types, Equivalent Bills, Maturity Account.
Learning Outcomes	1) It makes interest and discount calculations. 2) Expresses basic financial and economic issues mathematically. 3) Analytical approaches to the problems we face. It produces a solution. 4) Rate-ratio, percent, cost-sales-profit-loss, interest and discount calculations do. 5) Knows how to solve problems encountered. 6) Knows the mathematical solution methods that can be used for solving problems. 7) Approaches the events and problems related to the field with an analytical perspective.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Ratio and Proportion	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
2. Week	Correct-reverse-compound proportion problems	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
3. Week	Percentage calculations	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
4. Week	Cost, sales and profit and loss accounts	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
5. Week	Discounted sales	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
6. Week	Interest concept and types of interest	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
7. Week	Simple interest, practical (commercial) interest, real interest account	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
8. Week	Compound interest account	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
9. Week	Seasonal Interesting	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
10. Week	Discount concept and discount types	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
11. Week	Simple external and internal discount account	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
12. Week	Equivalent bond arrangement, common maturity-average maturity account	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
13. Week	Compound discount	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework
14. Week	Equivalent bond arrangement, common maturity-average maturity account	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework

Recommended Sources

Doğan, Aytül (2014), Ticarî Matematik,Ankara, Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları.

İşçil, Necati (1997), Ticaret Aritmetiği ve Mali Cebir,Ankara, Armağan Yayınevi.

Parlak, Sıdıka (2006), Ticari Matematik, Ankara, Başak Matbaacılık.

Senger, Ötüken (2007), Ticari Matematik, Trabzon, abp Yayınevi.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	2	28
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	7	3	21
Final Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Final Exam	10	3	30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30