Stephen A. Ross,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Randolph W. Westerfield,
University of Southern California Jeffrey Jaffe,
University of Pennsylvania
ISBN: 0073105902 Copyright year: 2008
Feature Summary
Chapter Opening Vignettes begin each chapter with a “roadmap” that describes the objectives of the chapter and how it connects with concepts already learned in earlier chapters. Real company examples that are discussed in the chapter are highlighted in this section.
Step-by-step examples are called out within each chapter. These examples illustrate an intuitive or mathematical application in a step-by-step format. There is enough detail in the explanations so students don't have to look elsewhere for additional information.
“In Their Own Words” boxes are a unique series of articles written by distinguished scholars or practitioners on key topics in the text. Boxed essays include Edward I. Altman, Anthony Bourdain, Robert S. Hansen, Robert C. Higgins, Michael C. Jensen, Richard M. Levich, Merton Miller, Jay R. Ritter and more.
Concept Questions are included at the end of each chapter to reinforce students' knowledge of key principles and their understanding of chapter concepts. A number of the questions relate to the chapter opening vignette, reinforcing critical thinking skills and review of chapter material.
There are also S&P Problems that directly incorporate the Educational Version of Market Insight. Access to this online resource is free with each new copy of the book. The site contains quantitative and qualitative data on over 1000 top companies; it is powered by S&P's renowned COMPUSTAT® database. These problems provide an easy way to bring current, real-world data into the classroom.
Stellar authorship! Stephen Ross is one of the most widely respected and published authors in finance and economics. He is particularly recognized for his work in developing the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, among many other incredible accomplishments.
Solid end-of-chapter material includes Summary and Conclusions, List of Key Terms (with page references), Suggested Readings, Questions and Problems, S&P Problems (new and described above), Excel Problems, and Mini-Cases (in select chapters).
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