Foundations of Finance

by Arthur J. Keown, J. William Petty II, John D. Martin

KEY BENEFIT: Keown allows readers to see the big picture by letting them understand the logic that drives finance rather than memorizing formulas. Very user friendly, the basic pedagogical approach to the presentation of new tools and techniques is “say it” then “illustrate it with an example” and reinforce with lots of “real world examples”. As well as including strong international coverage some key topics are: Financial Markets and Interest Rates; Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flows; Time Value of Money; Risk and Return; Bond and Stock Valuation; Capital-Budgeting Techniques and Practice; Cash Flows and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting; and Current Asset Management. For an enduring understanding of the basic tools and fundamental principles upon which finance is based.

Genres: Finance, Economics, Textbooks, Business, Management

552 pages, Unbound

First published December 1, 1993

About the author

Dr. Keown is an Alumni Distinguished Professor and the R. B. Pamplin Professor of Finance, currently teaching Introduction to Finance to undergraduate students. In 201, he was named to be one of 10 Alumni Distinguished Professors on campus and was the first and only Alumni Distinguished Professor in the Pamplin College of Business. He is a member of the Academy of Teaching Excellence. He has won several excellence awards at Virginia Tech including the Certificate of Teaching Excellence (5 times), W.E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence and the Alumni Teaching Excellence Award. He received the first Pylon Away for Honor from the Student Government Association and has been honored by the State of Virginia by receiving the Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service.

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is ridiculous on not being able to see the end of chapter review solutions. After also paying for an account on myfinancelab I was still unable to view the solutions. I then had to ask my instructor which took till the next day. Paying for both a text book and an online account should provide more benefits like the solutions at the end of every chapter review.

[Alma Petterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished it and I am almost done with this class one more week.

[Younis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

[Olivia Guilford · Rating 2 out of 5]

Long, dense, could use more pictures.

[Irzam Hardiansyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

As always... this is one of the book I translated. Packed with nice info 'bout finance, securities, and the likes, though.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun class!