Class Schedule

The class schedule is somewhat a work in progress.
Therefore, I may update it periodically during the semester.
 

Date Day Topic Reading
1/22 W Introduction to Interest and Economic Equivalence 1.1 - 1.4
1/24 F Simple and Compound Interest 1.5 - 1.6
1/27 M Cash Flow Diagrams 1.7
1/29 W Interest Factors (Single Payments & Uniform Series) 2.1 - 2.2
1/31 F Interest Factors (Arithmetic Gradient Series) 2.2 - 2.3
2/3 M Interest Factors (Geometric Gradient Series) 2.3
2/5 W Dealing with Complex Cash Flows 2.4
2/7 F Calculations for Mortgages and Car Loans -
2/10 M Review for Exam 1
2/12 W Examination #1 (Chapters 1 & 2)
2/14 F Review of Exam 1 Solutions
2/17 M Nominal & Effective Interest Rates 3.1 - 3.2
2/19 W Equivalence for Single Amounts and Series with PP > CP 3.3 - 3.5
2/21 F Introduction to MARR and WACC 13.5
2/24 M Evaluating Alternatives Using Present Worth 4.1 - 4.2
2/26 W Evaluating Alternatives Using Present Worth (cont.) 4.2
2/28 F Evaluating (Cost) Projects with Unequal Lives 4.3
3/2 M Evaluating Projects Using Capitalized Cost 4.4
3/4 W Evaluating Revenue Projects, Annual Worth 4.5, 5.1 - 5.2
3/6 F Evaluating Alternatives Using Annual Worth 5.2 - 5.3
3/9 M Spring Break
3/11 W Spring Break
3/13 F Spring Break
3/16 M Spring Break Extended
3/18 W Spring Break Extended
3/20 F Spring Break Extended
3/23 M Review for Exam 2
3/25 W Examination #2 (Chapters 3, 4 & 5 plus 13.5)
3/27 F Review of Exam 2 Solutions
3/30 M Rate of Return Analysis 6.1 - 6.2
4/1 W Rate of Return Problems and MIRR Method 6.3, 6.6, 6.7.1
4/3 F Calculating Bond Yields and the True Cost of a Loan -
4/6 M Benefit-Cost Analysis 7.1 - 7.2
4/8 W Breakeven Analysis (One Project) 8.1
4/10 F Breakeven Analysis (Two Projects) 8.2
4/13 M Payback Analysis 8.5
4/15 W Review for Exam 3
4/17 F Examination #3 (Chapters 6, 7, 8)
4/20 M Review of Exam 3 Solutions
4/22 W Straight-Line and Declining-Balance Depreciation 12.1 - 12.3
4/24 F MACRS Depreciation 12.4
4/27 M Review for Final Exam  
4/29 W Class Cancelled
5/1 F Final Examination (8:00 am - 10:00 am)