Information Package / Course Catalogue
Commercial Mathematics
Course Code: UTIF104
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge about basic mathematics and basic concepts of commercial mathematics and to gain problem solving and interpretation skills.

Course Content

Basic concepts of mathematics, Numbers, Exponential and radical multiplicities, factorization, Equations and their solutions, linear equations, Functions, Graphs of quadratic functions, graphs of rational functions and piecewise functions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, Logarithm and Its Use in Commercial Mathematical Problems, Limit and Continuity, Use of Derivative, Rules of Differentiation, Sequential Derivative, Maximum and Minimum points, decreasing and increasing intervals, Applications of derivative in commercial problems, Profit maximization, Cost minimization, Ratio-Proportion, Properties of Proportion, Types of Proportion, Concept of Percent and Thousand, Calculations of Purchase, Cost, Sales and Profit, Proportional Division and Calculations Related to Commercial Enterprises, Mixture, Composition and Alloy, Time Value of Money and Simple Interest, Simple Discount

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Sadullah ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.Developing numerical knowledge-skills and gaining analytical thinking skills
2.Providing a basis for mathematical methods to be used in subjects such as research and evaluation
3.Helping to facilitate the calculations and researches required in business life
4.Identifying the problems of commercial enterprises and finding solutions by using numerical data and graphics.
5.To have knowledge about the concept of time value of money, to be able to calculate and interpret interest and discount
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mahmut Tekin ve Mehmet Yıldız, İşletme İktisat ve Sosyal Bilimlerde Matematik, Günay Ofset, Konya, 2012.
2.Mustafa Sevüktekin, Zehra Başkaya, Matematiksel Analiz: İşletme ve Ekonomi Uygulamaları, Dora Yayıncılık, Bursa, 2010
3.İrfan Ertuğrul, Temel Matematik Ekin Yayınları, 2015.
4.Ertuğrul Çetiner, Ticari ve Mali Matematik, Gazi Kitabevi, 2010.
5.Nurhan Aydın ve Metin Coşkun, Ticari Matematik, Detay Yayıncılık, 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of mathematics, Numbers, Exponential and radical multiplicities.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Factorization
Week 3 - Theoretical
Equations and their solutions, linear equations,
Week 4 - Theoretical
Functions, Second graphs of order functions
Week 5 - Theoretical
Rational functions and graphs of piecewise functions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Week 6 - Theoretical
Use in Logarithms and Commercial Mathematics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Use in Logarithms and Commercial Mathematics
Week 8 - Theoretical
Limit and Continuity
Week 9 - Theoretical
Use of derivative, Maximum and minimum points, decreasing and increasing intervals, Applications of derivative in commercial problems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Profit maximization, Cost minimization
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ratio- Proportion, Properties of Proportion, Types of Proportion, Concept of Percent and Thousand
Week 12 - Theoretical
Purchase, Cost, Sales and Profit Calculations, Proportional Division and Calculations Related to Commercial Enterprises, Mixture, Composition and Alloy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Time Value of Money and Simple Interest
Week 14 - Theoretical
Simple Discount
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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3
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026