Principles of Finance with Excel - Hardcover

Benninga, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199755477 ISBN 13: 9780199755479

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Finance is a topic that requires much computation, and in today's business world that computation is done almost entirely using Excel software. Despite this, existing finance textbooks continue to rely heavily on hand calculators. Business school students whose background in Excel software is often weak when they come into finance courses find that when they leave the academic environment they have to relearn both finance and the software. Addressing this issue, Principles of Finance with Excel is the only introductory finance text that comprehensively integrates the program into the teaching and practice of finance. Offering exceptional resources for students and instructors, the book combines classroom tested pedagogy with the powerful functions of Excel software. Author Simon Benninga one of the most recognized names in financial modeling shows students how spreadsheets provide new and deeper insights into financial decision making.

The second edition of Principles of Finance with Excel covers the same topics as standard financial textbooks including portfolios, capital asset pricing models, stock and bond valuation, capital structure and dividend policy, and option pricing and can therefore be used in any introductory course. However, it also introduces Excel software as it applies to finance students and practitioners. Throughout the book, the implementation of finance concepts with Excel software is demonstrated and explained. A separate section of PFE provides thorough coverage of all Excel software topics used in the book: graphs, function data tables, dates, Goal Seek, and Solver.

About this title

About the Author:

Simon Benninga is Professor of Finance at Tel Aviv University and Visiting Professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His books on financial modeling and valuation are standards in the field of finance and have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Polish, and Italian.

Review:

"Principles of Finance with Excel is simply the best book available for teaching financial principles using Excel. Its main competitors don't even come close."--Steve Slezak, Cal Poly

"I use Principles of Finance with Excel because I am really convinced that Excel is an extraordinary tool to teach finance. First, it helps painlessly solve problems that involve tedious computations. Second, it forces students to frame a problem in a way that fits with Excel. The major strength of this text is that it allows students to understand finance almost effortlessly."--Fabrice Riva, Université Lille 1, France

"This text provides students with an introduction to Excel skills and a good review on finance. It also helps them prepare for job markets. The third edition is more organized and focused."--Lei Gao, University of Memphis

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0199755477
• ISBN 13: 9780199755479
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 816