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Nonetheless, capital budgeting, capital structure decisions, and long-term financing are
very important, particularly considering the theoretical advances in finance in recent years. These
areas have not been slighted. Many of the newer frontiers of finance are explored in the book. In
fact, one of the book's distinguishing features is its ability to expose the student reader to many
new concepts in modern finance. By design, this exposure is mainly verbal with only limited use
of mathematics. The last section of the book deals with the more specialized topics of:
convertibles, exchangeables, and warrants; mergers and other forms of corporate restructuring;
and international financial management.
While the book may be used without any formal prerequisites, often the student will have
had an introductory course in accounting and economics (and perhaps a course in statistics).
Completion of these courses allows the instructor to proceed more rapidly over financial analysis,
capital budgeting, and certain other topics. The book has a total of twelve appendices, which deal
with more advanced issues and/or topics of special interest. The book's continuity is not
adversely affected if these appendices are omitted. While we feel that all of the appendices are
relevant for a thorough understanding of financial management, the instructor can choose those
most appropriate to his or her course.
If the book is used in its entirety, the appropriate time frame is a semester or, perhaps,
two quarters. For the one-quarter basic finance course, we have found it necessary to omit
coverage of certain chapters. However, it is still possible to maintain the book's thrust of providing
a fundamental understanding of financial management. For the one-quarter course, the following
sequencing has proven manageable:
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