<p>What kind of math is involved in business courses such as Business Finance, Financial Accounting, etc? Is it difficult? I'm not very strong in math and continually struggled in high school, but still maintained low B's in math. Will I be alright in a business curriculum, or is the math truly difficult? I'll be starting at UF in the Fall and right now I'm an Economics major, but I heard there's a lot of math involved in the business school, so I'm really not sure anymore. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>The difficulty lies in applying numbers to a certain type of logic, not in the calculations themselves. Sometimes, people who are not as good in math will struggle with this connection, but is not necessarily related.</p>
<p>^^^ i guess it's all relative.</p>
<p>For an MBA, you should have a good grasp on BASIc calculus, BASIC stats and college algebra. You can survive without the calculus, but your understanding of the material will be at a lower level.</p>
<p>For economics, however, you're looking at calc 1,2,3 diff eq, advanced stats, linear algebra, and maybe more electives. You will wind up somewhere between a minor and double major in math. To some, this is basic math, but to 99% of us, this is damneed hard stuff!!!</p>
<p>To major in economics, you probably don't need more than Calc I, II, one stats class. To pursue a graduate degree in economics, you need all the math courses you listed at a minimum. I've heard from many that to get a PhD in economics that it is actually more helpful to have majored in math than to major in economics.</p>
<p>To explain it a little more easily than what most people have posted in this thread, yes there will be lots of math involved. It won't be as heavy as taking a Calculus class every semester during college. There will be a lot of different formulas used, but are pretty basic and can be most related to algebra. If you can handle the memorization of the formulas and the synthesis of the financial information you are asked to look at, you should do just fine.</p>