CCSF Catalog Business Mathematics

Business Mathematics

CREDIT, NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE COURSES

BSMA G. Arithmetic Review and Basic Business Arithmetic
BSMA H. Arithmetic Review and Basic Business Arithmetic
BSMA J. Basic Business Arithmetic

CREDIT, DEGREE APPLICABLE COURSES

BSMA 66. Business Mathematics
BSMA 68. Mathematics of Business

CREDIT, NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE COURSES:

BSMA G. Arithmetic Review and Basic Business Arithmetic (3) (offered only in the evening)
Lec-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P/NP only
Required of all business students who do not make a satisfactory score on the City College placement examination in mathematics. BSMA G may be elected in lieu of BSMA H or J. Not open to students who have completed BSMA H or J with a final grade of C or higher, or Credit, or MATH E with a final grade of Credit.
A review of arithmetic and its application to business problems in the fundamental processes; fractions; decimals; percentage; and the principles of problem-solving.

BSMA H. Arithmetic Review and Basic Business Arithmetic (3)
Lec-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P/NP only
Students who need a thorough review of mathematics should take this course rather than BSMA J to meet first-semester requirements. Counselors may require students to take BSMA H instead of BSMA J. Not open to students who have completed BSMA G or J with a final grade of C or higher, or Credit, or MATH E with a final grade of Credit.
Students whose score in the City College placement examination in mathematics is extremely low should take this course rather than BSMA J or G to meet first-semester requirements. Counselors may require students to take BSMA H instead of BSMA J or G.

BSMA J. Elementary Mathematics (2)
Lec-2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P/NP only
Two hours per week, required in the first semester of all business students who fail to make a satisfactory score in the City College placement examination in mathematics. BSMA H may be selected in lieu of BSMA J. A brief review and application to business problems of the fundamental arithmetic processes, fractions, decimals, percentages, equations, proportions, and the principles of problem solving.

CREDIT, DEGREE APPLICABLE COURSES:

BSMA 66. Business Mathematics (4)
Lec-5
Advise: Completion of BSMA G, H, or J with a final grade of Credit or MATH E with a final grade of Credit
Not open for credit to students who have completed BSMA 68. BSMA 66 may be elected in lieu of any major requirement for BSMA 68.
A study of gross wages and payroll deductions, trade and cash discounts, markup and markdown, depreciation methods, simple and compound interest, present value and annuities, installment sales, rule of 78, loan amortization, financial statements of different business organizations, various inventory methods, insurance, bank reconciliation, and the use of graphs and tables. CSU

BSMA 68. Mathematics of Business (3)
Lec-3
Advise: Completion of BSMA G, H, or J with a final grade of Credit or higher or MATH E with a final grade of Credit. Not open for credit to students who have completed BSMA 66.
A study of gross wages and payroll deductions, trade and cash discounts, markups and markdowns, depreciation, simple and compound interest, present value and annuities, installment sales, rule of 78, loan amortization, financial statements of different business organizations, inventory methods, insurance, bank reconciliation, and the use of graphs and tables. CSU