Business math for dummies
by Mary Jane Sterling
| Year of publication: |
c2008
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| Authors: | Sterling, Mary Jane |
| Publisher: |
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub |
| Subject: | Wirtschaftsmathematik | Business mathematics | Mathematik | Mathematics | Finanzmathematik | Mathematical finance |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (xvi, 388 p) ill |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes index Business Math for Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Reviewing Basic Math for Business and Real Estate Transactions; Chapter 1: Starting from the Beginning; Fracturing the Myths about Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Capitalizing on Patterns in Formulas; Finding the Power in Exponents; Doing Some Serious Counting Painting a Pretty PictureChapter 2: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Changing from Fractions to Decimals; Converting Decimals to Fractions; Understanding the Relationship between Percents and Decimals; Coming to Grips with Fractions; Chapter 3: Determining Percent Increase and Decrease; Working with Percent Increase; Looking into Percent Decrease; Chapter 4: Dealing with Proportions and Basic Algebra; Setting Up Proportions; Solving Proportions for Missing Values; Handling Basic Linear Equations; Comparing Values with Variation; Part II: Taking Intriguing Math to Work Chapter 5: Working with FormulasFamiliarizing Yourself with a Formula; Simplifying and Solving a Formula; Computing with Technology; Chapter 6: Reading Graphs and Charts; Organizing Scattered Information with a Scatter Plot; Lining Up Data with Line Graphs; Measuring Frequency with Histograms; Taking a Piece of a Pie Chart; Chapter 7: Measuring the World around You; Converting from Unit to Unit; Making Sense of the Metric System; Discovering How to Properly Measure Lumber; Measuring Angles by Degrees; Chapter 8: Analyzing Data and Statistics; Organizing Raw Data; Finding the Average Factoring in Standard DeviationPart III: Discovering the Math of Finance and Investments; Chapter 9: Computing Simple and Compound Interest; Understanding the Basics of Interest; Simply Delightful: Working with Simple Interest; Getting to Know Compound Interest; Determining How Variable Changes Affect Money Accumulation; Chapter 10: Investing in the Future; Calculating Investments Made with Lump Sums; Going the Annuity Route; Computing the Payout from an Annuity; Chapter 11: Understanding and Managing Investments; Interpreting the Daily Stock Market Quotations; Wrangling with the Ratios Making Use of Your BrokerChapter 12: Using Loans and Credit to Make Purchases; Taking Note of Promissory and Discount Notes; Borrowing with a Conventional Loan; Working with Installment Loans; Part IV: Putting Math to Use in Banking and Payroll; Chapter13: Managing Simple Bank Accounts; Doing Business with Banks; Balancing Act: How You and the Bank Use Your Account Balance; Reconciling Your Account; Chapter 14: Protecting Against Risk with Insurance; Surveying the Types of Insurance Available; Living It Up with Life Insurance; Protecting Yourself from Loss by Insuring Your Property Chapter 15: Planning for Success with Budgets Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
| ISBN: | 978-0-470-23331-3 ; 0-470-23331-1 ; 978-0-470-23331-3 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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