Topics include income, budgeting, and investments. Spreadsheets are studied and used to show consumer and business applications.
Emphasis is placed on the mathematics involved in various careers.
Standard text material is supplemented with newspaper and magazine materials for relevance. Probability and statistics are studied to illustrate business applications. Much of the material is presented in the context of problem-solving situations, and the use of computers and calculators is integrated. Standard text material is supplemented by materials from the daily newspapers, consumer magazines, and federal publications to keep content relevant.