Business & Law Maths Resources
Select your Business & Law unit below to view links to maths resources relating to that unit. If your unit is not listed, check the General Business & Law Maths Support section for maths resources on a variety of topics.
General Business & Law Maths Resources
| Resource Site | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Maths is Fun | Maths is Fun | Simple to complex maths explanations and activities. |
| Mathscasts | Mathscasts | Access to a series of videos on foundation maths activities. |
| Revision Maths | Revision Maths | Free maths revision resources to help you with revision of high school maths. This covers a range of topics including: Number, Algebra, Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change, Geometry and Measure, Trigonometry, Statistics and Probability. |
| James Cook University maths support | James Cook University - Maths Support | Easy-to-understand explanatory notes, worked examples and exercises for each topic. |
| RMIT maths support | RMIT - maths support | Links to explanations and resources on a variety of maths. |
MAA103
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Budgets | Double Entry Bookkeeping - Adjusting Journal Entries | Worked examples. |
| Fixed and variable costs | Corporate Finance Institute - Fixed and Variable Costs | Explanation of terms and examples. |
| Income statement | Corporate Finance Institute - Income Statement | Written explanation with examples. |
| Statistics | YouTube - Crash Course - What is Statistics | Video crash course in statistics. |
| Maths is Fun - Using and Handling Data | Written explanation and worked examples. | |
| Transposing equations | University of East Anglia - Rearranging Equations | Written explanation of how to transpose equations. |
MAE201
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | Khan Academy - Algebra | An Algebra boot camp for your brain! A series of Algebra modules ranging from foundations, equations and inequalities to quadratics and irrational numbers. Video series, practice questions, quizzes. |
| Applications | Economist Network - Maths Formula | Written explanation summary of economics. |
| Expanding brackets | Maths is Fun - Expanding | Clear explanation on expanding brackets. |
| Fractions: adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing | RMIT - Fractions | How to add, subtract, divide and multiply fractions as well as how to convert between decimals and fractions. Video series, worked examples. |
| Fractions: general | Maths is Fun - Fractions | Links to everything you will need in the part world of fractions... Text, examples, practice questions and an interactive fraction pizza! |
| Gradient and intercept | Desmos - Graphing Calculator | Graphing Tool - Graphing calculator for any equation. |
| YouTube - Khan Academy - Slope-intercept form | Explanation with example - Includes y = mx + C along with explanation. | |
| Indices | Maths is Fun - Introduction to Indices | Index laws with a great range of practice questions each with worked solutions. Text, practice questions. |
| Solving equations | YouTube - Maths Antics - Algebra Basics: Solving Basic Equations Part 1 | Video series. |
MAE210
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Functions & Graphing | RMIT - Functions & Graphs | Series of written information and problems explained. |
| Principles of Microeconomics | eBook - Principles of Microeconomics | eBook - read through Graphs, pp 39 – 49. |
MAE214
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | Khan Academy - Algebra | Videos, Practice Questions - Includes all levels of algebra on the Khan Academy website. |
MAE256
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra Summation | Colombia University - Summation Notation | Written explanation of steps - Summation laws and meaning of the summation notation. |
| Hypothesis testing | YouTube - Statistics How To - Hypothesis Testing | Video of worked example - hypothesis video using the Z score and z test. |
| Multiple linear regression | Kanopy - Multiple Linear Regression | Video explanation. |
| Probability, linear regression | Statistics Solutions - Probability | Written explanation and definitions - Basic additive and multiplicative laws and meaning of probability vocabulary. |
| Khan Academy - Constructing a probability distribution for random variable | Video explanation of examples - Calculating Probability distribution tables. | |
| Regression | Yale University - Linear Regression | Text explanation and examples. |
| Standard Deviation/Mean/Median | BMJ - Mean & Standard Deviation | Written explanation of each. |
| YouTube - Statistics is Fun - How to Calculate Standard Deviation and Variance | Step by step video tutorial. | |
| Maths is Fun - Standard Deviation | Written explanation of each. | |
| Standard Deviation/Mean/Median - using excel | YouTube - Statistics is Fun - How to calculate Standard Deviation, Mean, Variance Statistics, Excel | Video of calculating the mean and standard deviation using Microsoft Excel formulas. |
| Statistics | RMIT - Statistics | written explanation and worked examples. |
| t-stats calculation | University of Connecticut - t Test | PowerPoint explanation. |
| Time series | Kanopy - Time Series Analysis | Video explanation. |
MAE301
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Algebraic Simplification | Khan Academy - Algebra | video and worked examples. |
| Game Theory | Brilliant - Game Theory | Written explanation and examples. |
| YouTube - Yale University - Game Theory Lectures | Game theory lectures from Yale - video lecture, worked examples. | |
| Indices | Revision Maths - Indices | Revision notes for indices with examples. |
| Microeconomics/Transposing | StuDocu - Microeconomics Cheat Sheet | Cheat sheet for formulae used in microeconomics. |
MAF101
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Annuities and multiple cash flow | Investopedia - Calculating Present and Future Value of Annuities | PV and FV of ordinary annuity and annuity due - Text and Worked examples. |
| Constant vs annual annuity | Maths is Fun - Annuities | Written explanation with examples. |
| Coupon Bonds | XPlained - Bond Price | Bond pricing with annual and semi-annual coupon payments - Text and worked examples. |
| Excel pivot tables | YouTube - Excel Campus - Introduction to :Pivot tables | Video example and worked examples. |
| Exponents and logarithms | Maths is Fun - Exponents & Logarithms | Written explanation and practice activities. |
| Financial Calculations and Profiles | VISSF - Risk Profile Calculator | Online calculator for financial risk with explanation. |
| Financial Calculator | YouTube - Financeization - Financial Calculator Part 1 - Setting up | Text and worked examples. |
| YouTube - Financeization - Financial Calculator Part 2 - Basic PV and FV | Text and worked examples. | |
| Financial Maths - percentages and formulae | Cambridge - Principles of Financial Mathematics | Workbook with explanations and sample activities. |
| Formatting tables and equations in WORD | TeachUComp - Insert table Formulas in Word | Written instructions and videos on how to do this. |
| Logs and Limits | YouTube - MathCabin - Limits of Logarithmic Functions | Video explaining worked sample. |
| Lump sum/compound equations | TVMCalcs - Mathematics of Lump Sums | Written explanation with sample equations. |
| Modelling time series plots in excel and working out what model to use on which data. | Jalayer Academy - Excel - Time Series Forecasting - Part 1 of 3 | Video and worked examples. |
| Money Reserves, Fractional Banking Systems | Khan Academy - Overview of Fractional Reserve Banking | Video example and how use them. |
| Present value & future value | Khan Academy - Time Value of Money | Time value of money concept explained from scratch - Video explanation of time and money - present and future value. |
| Simple/compound interest | Khan Academy - Introduction to Simple Interest | video with explanations and worked examples. |
| Maths is Fun - Compound Interest | Practice questions. | |
| Tax calculations | ATO - Simple Tax Calculator | Step by step how to of calculating tax by ATO. |
MAF702
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Compound interest | The Calculator Site - Compound Interest Formula | Compound interest formula and detailed explanation - Text and worked examples. |
| Currency conversion | Maths is Fun - Currencies | Money conversion explained in detail - Text, worked examples and practice questions. |
| Financial markets | Free Math Help - Finance Math | Financial lessons on annuities, compound interest, future value, P/E Ration and Present Value - Text and worked examples. |
| Ratio analysis | Khan Academy - Introduction to Ratios | Ratio analysis from scratch - Video, worked examples and practice questions. |
| Simple and compound interest | Khan Academy - Introduction to Simple Interest | Introduction to Simple Interest concept and explanation - Video, worked examples and practice questions. |
MBA722
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | RMIT - Algebra | Video explanation and practice worksheets. |
| Maths is Fun - Algebra | Covers a series of sub-topics under algebra to provide the student with a vast knowledge on algebra from the very basic lessons - Worked examples and Text. | |
| Compound interest | Khan Academy - Introduction to Compound Interest | Details about compound interest with basic compound interest calculations - Text/Worked examples/Practice questions/Videos. |
| Compound interest calculator | Calculator Soup - Compound Interest Calculator | An online calculator that helps students to double check the answers for questions related to compound interests when solving problems - Online software. |
| Financial math | Free Math Help - Finance Math | Provides a basic summary on the lessons annuities, compound interests,future value, present value - Worked examples and Text. |
| Future value/ present and future bonds | Free Math Help - Finance Math | Provides a detailed description about present value and future value - Worked examples and Text. |
| Normal, binomial distrubutions /sampling / CI | Khan Academy - Binomial Distribution | Description on how to calculate the binomial distribution - Worked examples/Text/Video. |
MIS171
| Topic | Link | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Data (F value) | Statistics How To - F Statistic Value Test | Video and explanation with examples. |
| Derivatives - Chain Rule - Many steps… | Khan Academy - Introduction to the Chain Rule | Video explanation and examples. |
| Linear data analysis, regression lines | Statistics How To - Find a Linear Regression Equation | Calculating the gradient and y intercept of the regression line with examples - Written explanation and examples. |
| Payoff Tables, Box-plot Probabilities, interquartile ranges and quartiles | Khan Academy - Interquartile Range Review | Video explanation. |
| Sample and Populations | YouTube - Further Maths - Samples and Populations (Statistics) | Video explanation. |
| Statistics p-value, t-test | RMIT - Statistics | hypothesis testing with both p test and t tests - Written explanation of a variety of statistics. |
| Statistics How To - t Test | T test written explanation with worked examples. | |
| z and t values when to use these | Khan Academy - Z Statistics Vs T Statistics | |
| Stack Exchange - When to Use T Value or Z Value | ||
| Z-scores, continuous distribution | RMIT - Statistics | This link contains information about hypothesis testing, z values and p values. |
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