1.3: Where Do We Go From Here?
At this point, I hope that you can see that all the features of this textbook are here to help you learn, understand, and perform math. This book gives you every opportunity to succeed!
Now that you know what business mathematics is and why it is important to you, let’s get going! Complete the exercises below. Then look at your course syllabus and read your first section. Remember to take advantage of all the features of this textbook along the way.
Section 1.3 Exercises
- Think about your current job. List five activities that you perform that involve mathematics.
- Talk to family members. Note their individual occupations and ask them about what work activities they perform every day that involve mathematics.
For questions 1-5, gather a few of your fellow students to discuss business mathematics.
- Identify five specific activities or actions that you need to perform to succeed in your business math course.
- Consider how you will study for a math test. Develop three specific study strategies.
- Many students find it beneficial to work in study groups. List three ways that a study group can benefit you in your business math course.
- For those students who may experience high levels of stress or anxiety about mathematics, identify three coping strategies.
- Go online and enter the phrase “business math” or “business math help” into a search engine. Look at the table of contents for this book and note any websites that may help you study, practice, or review each chapter.
Attribution
“Chapter 1: Succeeding in Business Mathematics” from Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook (2021B) by J. Olivier and Lyryx Learning Inc. through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License unless otherwise noted.
