Spreadsheet Modeling Decision Analysis and Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Manag

Author: Cliff Ragsdal

Cliff Ragsdale is an innovator of the spreadsheet teaching revolution and is highly regarded in the field of management science. The revised fifth edition of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS retains the elements and philosophy that has made its past editions so successful. New topics have been added as well as examples that are relevant to decision making in today's business world.This version of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS has been updated for use with Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007. It provides succinct instruction in the most commonly used management science techniques and shows how these tools can be implemented using the most current version of Excel® for Windows. This text also focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Modeling and Decision Analysis. 2. Introduction to Optimization and Linear Programming. 3. Modeling and Solving LP Problems in a Spreadsheet. 4. Sensitivity Analysis and the Simplex Method. 5. Network Modeling. 6. Integer Linear Programming. 7. Goal Programming and Multiple Objective Optimization. 8. Nonlinear Programming & Evolutionary Optimization. 9. Regression Analysis. 10. Discriminant Analysis. 11. Time Series Forecasting. 12. Introduction to Simulation using Crystal Ball. 13. Queuing Theory. 14. Project Management. 15. Decision Analysis.

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

Author: Stephen A Ross

The best-selling Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (FCF) is written with one strongly held principle– that corporate finance should be developed and taught in terms of a few integrated, powerful ideas. As such, there are three basic themes that are the central focus of the book: 1) An emphasis on intuition—underlying ideas are discussed in general terms and then by way of examples that illustrate in more concrete terms how a financial manager might proceed in a given situation. 2) A unified valuation approach—net present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. Every subject covered is firmly rooted in valuation, and care is taken to explain how particular decisions have valuation effects. 3) A managerial focus—the authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment.

The Eighth Edition continues the tradition of excellenc e that has earned Fundamentals of Corporate Finance its status as market leader. Every chapter has been updated to provide the most current examples that reflect corporate finance in today’s world. The supplements package has also been updated and improved. From a new computerized test bank that is easier than ever to use, to new narrated PowerPoint for students, to new interactive learning modules, student and instructor support has never been stronger. There is also an optional, exciting new web-based program called "McGraw-Hill’s Homework Manager" that will help your students learn corporate finance by duplicating problems from each chapter in the textbook and by providing automatic grading andfeedback to both students and instructors.

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As well as responding to issues raised by the Columbus quincentenary, Utter contributes to the field of Indian literature in outlining the terms of Indian existence within the legal and social systems of this country. A wide range of Indian matters is covered, backed with documentation and commentary from principal players, historical and current. The topics are arranged in sections such as "Tribes," "Culture and Religion," "Land," "Resources and Economics," and "Bureau of Indian Affairs"; Indians in Alaska and Hawaii have separate sections. Most topics are presented in a question-and-answer format. Answers range from long paragraphs to two pages of clarifying information and context for such hot issues as hunting and fishing rights, alcohol use, and Indian mascots. Even legal issues are readily understandable. An upfront list of all questions, nine appendixes, a lengthy bibliography, and an index make the information topical, accessible, and verifiabl e; a must for general libraries.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Preface to the First Edition
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Pt. I	The Discovery Issue	1
Pt. II	Questions & Answers	21
Sect. A	The Indian People	25
Sect. B	Indian Tribes	57
Sect. C	Treaties and Agreements	79
Sect. D	Myth, Misinformation, and Stereotype	93
Sect. E	Culture and Religion	132
Sect. F	Warfare	169
Sect. G	Land, Resources, and Non-Gaming Economics	206
Sect. H	Legal Status and Tribal Self-Government	239
Sect. I	The Bureau of Indian Affairs	279
Sect. J	Health	291
Sect. K	Education	307
Sect. L	Other Agencies and National Indian Organizations	325
Sect. M	Alaska	338
Sect. N	Gaming	361
Sect. O	The Future	378
Pt. III	A Summary History of United States Indian Policy	383
App. 1	Background on Native Hawaiian Issues	413
App. 2	Procedures for Establishing that an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe - BIA Summary of CFR, Part 83	417
App. 3	Membership in the Navajo Nation	419
App. 4	Treaty with the Delawares , 1778	425
App. 5	A Public Declaration to the Tribal Councils and Traditional Spiritual Leaders of the Indian and Eskimo Peoples of the Pacific Northwest	429
App. 6	State Indian Commissions	431
App. 7	100th U.S. Congress Concurrent Resolution - Reaffirmation of Indian Contributions to the U.S., Government-to-Government Relationship, Trust Responsibility, and Upholding of Treaties	434
	Bibliography	437
	Index	477