This practical course is designed to showcase how math is used in daily life both in business and personal finance. The course will begin with a quick review of Algebra 1 concepts such as basic computational skills and equations then will move forward to checking accounts, invoices, cash discounts, trade discounts, payroll, simple and compound interest, annuities, consumer credit, mortgages,  budgeting, purchasing, borrowing, investing, and retirement planning. Students will complete realistic, business math and personal finance problems as well as learning Excel spreadsheet basics. The material includes occasional business profiles to relate problems to the real world along with personal and business money tips. Critical thinking skills will be utilized.

All Excelsior math instructors will be utilizing a Cengage-represented math curriculum. Students will have access to a digital platform that has many tools to facilitate learning. The digital user license is included in your course deposit. The material Excelsior Classes math classes will use is not common core aligned.

This class meets twice per week. Each meeting is 60 minutes. Regular, live attendance is strongly advised. Recordings are available if a class is missed or there is a conflict with another course. Students should watch the recording as soon as possible.

PLACEMENT EXAM REQUIREMENT

 

Before registering, math students new to Excelsior Classes math courses and wanting to enroll must take a placement exam.

 

New math students should use these instructions  and take the Practical Business Math Assessment. While this course is typically done in the 8th grade (mature) or above, ability to do the work is more important than age or grade. The purpose of this assessment is to ensure students are well placed in Practical Business Math. Scan the completed assessment, including all scratch work and send to amandahunter@excelsiorclasses.com. The assessment will be graded and Mrs. Hunter will make the appropriate recommendations for placement in the Excelsior mathematics program.

 

Special Note 1: If you register for the course prior to receiving teacher feedback and decide to withdraw from the course, the deposit remains non-refundable. The deposit is transferable to another math course or another course for the current school year. 

 

Special Note 2: As in all Excelsior Classes courses, math class instruction is tied to the curated syllabus, and the teacher will teach to the syllabus and not to a particular skill set of a student. In other words, the teacher cannot sacrifice content and expectations overall for an individual student as we need to stay in alignment with educational goals, class participant expectations, and NCAA approval of our courses.