C03 fundamentals of business mathematics

On completion of this exam you will have learnt from the following topics:

• Basic mathematics – 15%
• Probability – 15%
• Summarising and analysing data – 15%
• Relationships between variables – 15%
• Forecasting – 15%
• Financial mathematics – 15%
• Spreadsheets – 10%

Full C03 syllabus (PDF 92KB)

Study resources

Exam papers	C03 Model question paper and answers (PDF 147KB)
Study guides	C03 a guide for students (PDF 182KB)
Useful articles	Uncertainty and sensitivity (Velocity, October 2012) Risk and probability: part one (Velocity, August 2012) Algebra in management accounting (Velocity, June 2012) 2011 subject changes (July/August 2011) Information economics (Velocity, August 2011) Compound interest (FM, March 2003, PDF 64KB))
Reading lists	Core reading CIMA official study text fundamentals of business mathematics 2012-2013 edition, CIMA Publishing Bedward, D (1999), 'Quantitative Methods: A business perspective', Butterworth-Heinemann Additional reading Management accounting: official terminology, CIMA Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-7506-6827-9 (0-7506-6827-X)
Maths tables	C03 maths tables (PDF 1MB)