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Week

Date

 

Contents

Chapters

Notes Assignments Answers Quiz

1

1/28

Introduction & Time Value of Money

 

1, 2

   L1

   L2

  

P. 84-86:  2-5, 6

1, 2

 

 1

2

2

2/4

Financial Statements and Free Cash Flow

 

3

L3

P. 120-121:    ST-1 (except b); 3-8 3

3

3

2/11

Cost of Capital

 

4, 5, 9

L4

P. 335:  ST-1;   P. 337:  9-11 4, 5, 9

4

4

2/18

Exam 1 (Related chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,9)  

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5

2/25

Bond and Stock Valuation

 

6, 7

L5

P.243-245:  6-1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13;  P.279-281:        7-1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15. 6, 7

5

6

3/4

Project Valuation

 

10, 12

L6

P. 370-375:          ST-1, 10-1, 2, 3, 12, 18  (no MIRR);  P. 436-437: 12-1, 2

 

10, 12

6

 

7

3/11

Exam 2  (Related chapters: 6,7,10,12)

 

 

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8

3/18

Corporation Valuation

 

14, 15

L7

  14, 15  

9

3/25

Project Workshop

 

 

 

       

10

4/1

Spring Recess. No Class

 

         

11

4/8

Mergers and Divestitures

 

25

   L8 P. 875:  25-1;    P. 876:  25-1, 2, 3 25

8

12

4/15

Project Presentation

 

 

       

13

4/22

Capital Structure Theory

 16, 17

   L9 P. 608-610: 17-2 (a,b), 3 (a,b), 6 (a,b)

16, 17

9

  

14

4/29

Dividend Theory

 

18

L10

P. 638: 18-1, 2;  P. 639-640: 18-1, 4 18

10

15

5/6

Optional Topic: Venture Capital and IPO

 

19

  L11 P. 679:  19-1;    P. 680:  19-1, 2 19

11

16

5/13

Optional Topic: Corporate  Governance

 

15 (P.525-534)

  L12    

12

17

 

5/20

10:00-

11:50am

Exam 3 (Related chapters:

25,16,17,18,19,15, etc.)

 

 

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