This course covers the core concepts of modern finance and develops the analytical skills needed for sound corporate and personal investment decisions. Students learn about the time value of money, cash flow estimation and project evaluation, the valuation of stocks and bonds, the relationship between risk and return, and the basics of important finance theory, such as portfolio diversification and the CAPM.
2025 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.48/4.0 [enrollment: 210 students]
2025 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.67/4.0 [enrollment: 51 students]
2024 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.70/4.0 [enrollment: 218 students]
2024 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.81/4.0 [enrollment: 44 students]
2023 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.68/4.0 [enrollment: 144 students]
2023 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.91/4.0 [enrollment: 41 students]
2022 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.70/4.0 [enrollment: 133 students] 20% Zoom
2022 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.79/4.0 [enrollment: 44 students] 20% Zoom
2021 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.56/4.0 [enrollment: 221 students] 100% Zoom
2021 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.59/4.0 [enrollment: 44 students] 100% Zoom
2020 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.76/4.0 [enrollment: 224 students]
2020 Winter Quarter Teaching Evaluations: 3.81/4.0 [enrollment: 44 students]