Financial Management

Description

For courses in financial management.

 

Mastering the fundamental concepts of financial operations

Using tools, making connections, and studying for success, are the three learning skills that students will gain in Financial Management: Core Concepts. The ideal resource for non-finance majors presents the key elements of financial operations. The book and support materials are student-centered, as readers build their skills and test their knowledge by forging connections between ideas and applying them to real-world situations. With the latest financial information available, the 4th Edition makes finance interesting and accessible to students unfamiliar with this topic by relating it to their own personal experiences and exploring this field across all disciplines.

Also available with MyLab Finance

By combining trusted authors’ content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. 

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab Finance does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab Finance, search for:

0134830164 / 9780134830162 Financial Management: Core Concepts Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText — Access Card Package, 4/e

Package consists of:

• 0134730410 / 9780134730417 Financial Management: Core Concepts
  
• 0134830164 / 9780134830162 MyLab Finance with Pearson eText — Access Card Package, 4/e
  

Hallmark features of this title

• Key financial concepts are developed early on to instill confidence in students, so they can apply them later on to complex financial problems.
• Making Connections boxes help students apply their knowledge of basic principles to real financial problems.
• Studying for Success boxes test students’ understanding of complex financial problems.
• Putting Finance to Work snapshots show how finance is used in various unrelated fields, helping non-finance majors understand how the material can be applied to fields they plan to pursue.
• Illustrations with a Purpose boxes address the needs of visual learners by helping them visualize important financial concepts.
• Graphic Illustrations help users “see” a concept.

About our author

Raymond M. Brooks is Emeritus Professor of Finance at Oregon State University. He taught a variety of finance courses, including introduction to financial management, investments, advanced corporate finance, financial institutions, financial planning, and risk management. Previously, he taught at Washington University in St. Louis; the University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville; and the University of Missouri, Columbia. Professor Brooks authored a variety of articles on topics from dividends to when-issued trading. He twice won best paper awards at financial conferences.

For courses in financial management.

 

Mastering the fundamental concepts of financial operations

Using tools, making connections, and studying for success, are the three learning skills that students will gain in Financial Management: Core Concepts. The ideal resource for non-finance majors presents the key elements of financial operations. The book and support materials are student-centered, as readers build their skills and test their knowledge by forging connections between ideas and applying them to real-world situations. With the latest financial information available, the 4th Edition makes finance interesting and accessible to students unfamiliar with this topic by relating it to their own personal experiences and exploring this field across all disciplines.

Also available with MyLab Finance

MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Finance.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW and UPDATED: Core concepts are introduced in a way that reconnect students with their personal financial experiences. The text also provides student-centered feedback in a timely fashion.
• NEW: Reviewer suggestions help clarify topics, present enhanced examples, and arrange the order of topic presentations.
• NEW: Chapter 14 provides additional insight on ratio analysis, by expanding the horizon for analysis with data comparisons over an extended time frame.
• NEW: Chapter 16 teaches students how to distinguish between the value of a firm as a whole and the value of the firm to the owner.