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The aim is to highlight the importance of mathematics in the undergraduate business curriculum and suggest improvements.

Mathematics in the Undergraduate Business Curriculum.

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This article discusses the importance of mathematics in business education, recommending necessary curriculum changes.

The aim is to highlight the importance of mathematics in the undergraduate business curriculum and suggest improvements.
Analyzed current mathematical offerings in business colleges
Reviewed recommendations from professional mathematicians
Proposed a minimal core mathematics sequence for business students
Discussed challenges in implementing the core sequence
Found that very few business students took college-level mathematics
Identified introductory statistics as the only common required course
Noted that most statistics courses required minimal mathematical skills
Detected a need for a stronger mathematical foundation in business education.

Earl K. Bowen (1967) studied this question.

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