Foundation Diploma in Business Mathematics

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Last updated on May 4, 2026 10:13 pm

Learn the basics of maths for Business and Commerce related-careers, such as how to work with complex numbers, algebra, calculus, probability and statistics.

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This free online Foundation in Mathematics course is designed to help students pursuing Business or Commerce at third level. Business mathematics is essential for recording and managing business operations for commercial enterprises. It is used in accounting, inventory management, marketing, sales forecasting, and financial analysis. Learning these skills can help open up a broad range of career opportunities for you around the world.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Calculate how to change small and la…
  • Demonstrate how to work with indices…
  • Identify how to apply differentiatio…
  • Identify how to work with integrals …
  • Calculate how to change small and large numbers from standard form
  • Demonstrate how to work with indices
  • Identify how to apply differentiation rules
  • Identify how to work with integrals in calculus
  • Demonstrate how to factorise quadratic and cubic equations
  • Recognise how to work with plotting quadratic and cubic graphs
  • Identify how to working with matrices
  • Recognise how to solve different mathematical equations using trigonometric ratios
  • Identify how to work with trigonometric rules
  • Demonstrate how to use matrices to solve mathematical equations
  • Recognise how to work with histograms and grouped frequency tables
  • Identify how to calculate simple and compound interest
  • Demonstrate how to use the present value formula and the amortization formula
  • Introduction to Mathematics

    The Introduction to Mathematics topics will show learners how to change small and large numbers from standard form to decimals and how to work with both negative and positive indices.

    Algebra

    This first module looks at some basic expressions and formulas. It takes the learner through Inequalities and then moves onto complex numbers. Within each topic are a number of videos which will cover various sub-topics, such as Argand diagrams for complex numbers.

    Equations, Functions and Graphs; Module

    Calculus

    This module covers the basic principles of calculus such as basic differentiation, differentiation of polynomials, the the product, quotient and chain rule. This module also outlines basic and definite integration in calculus.

    Probability and Binomial Distribution; Module

    Foundation Diploma in Mathematics – Science, Technology and Engineering – First Assessment; Module

    Matrices

    This module outlines how to operate matrices and how to use matrices when solving a system of equations.; Module

    Statistics

    Learn about statistics and its mathematical concepts and processes in this module such as how to calculate the mean of grouped frequency tables and cumulative frequency and the ogive.; Module

    Introduction to Business Mathematics

    In this module, learners will be shown how to calculate simple and compound interest, including calculating the period and principal interest. This module will also cover how to use present value to work out future value, as well as amortisation and savings.

    Foundation Diploma in Mathematics – Science, Technology and Engineering – Second Assessment; Module

    Course assessment

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