CHICAGO WINTER 2006 BOOKLIST


COURSE #:  FINC 430

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:  Finance I

INSTRUCTOR:  Rampini

CASE PACKET (YES or NO?):  Yes 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Note: first class meets Monday 1/9/06 6pm-9pm; make-up class meets Friday 1/20/06 6pm-9pm. Read the following: 1) Chapters 1-3.2 of Brealey, Myers, Allen, 2) Use of Financial Functions in Excel (in casepacket); 3) Teaching note – Present and Future Value Concepts and Applications (in casepacket).

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR:   Brealey, Myers, Allen

PUBLISHER:  Irwin/McGraw-Hill 

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE: 8th edition,                     ISBN: 0-07-313082-6

2.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: V. Sivarama Krishnan 

PUBLISHER: Irwin-McGraw-Hill

TITLE:  Study Guide for use with Brealey, Myers, and Allen Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE: 8th edition,                     ISBN: 0-07-295726-3

3.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: Craig Holden 

PUBLISHER: Pearson/Prentice Hall

TITLE:  Excel Modeling in Corporate Finance Book/CD

ED./DATE: 2nd edition, ISBN: 0-13-142427-0

4.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: Craig Holden 

PUBLISHER: Pearson/Prentice Hall

TITLE:  Excel Modeling in Investments Book/CD

ED./DATE: 2nd ed., 2005, ISBN: 0-13-142426-2

5.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: K. M. Morris and V.B. Morris

PUBLISHER: Fireside

TITLE:  The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing

ED./DATE: Aug., 1999, ISBN: 0-684-86902-0

 


COURSE #:  FINC 430

SECTION: 72

COURSE NAME:  Finance I

INSTRUCTOR:  Vissing-Jorgensen

CASE PACKET (YES or NO?):  Yes 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Problem set 1. Handed out in week 1, due in class in week 2.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR:   Brealey, Myers, Allen

PUBLISHER:  Irwin/McGraw-Hill 

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE: 8th edition, ISBN: 0073130826

2.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: V. Sivarama Krishnan 

PUBLISHER: Irwin-McGraw-Hill

TITLE:  Study Guide for use with Brealey/Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE: 8th ed.

3.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: Craig Holden 

PUBLISHER: Pearson/Prentice Hall

TITLE:  Excel Modeling in Corporate Finance Book/CD

ED./DATE: 2nd ed. , ISBN:013132165-X

4.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: Craig Holden 

PUBLISHER: Pearson/Prentice Hall

TITLE:  Excel Modeling in Investments Book/CD

ED./DATE: 2nd ed., 2005, ISBN: 0-13-142426-2

5.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR: K. M. Morris and V.B. Morris

PUBLISHER: Fireside

TITLE:  The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing

ED./DATE: Aug., 1999, ISBN: 0-684-86902-0

 


COURSE #:  440

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:  Turbo Finance I/II

INSTRUCTOR:  Liberti

CASE PACKET (YES or NO?):  Yes 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  None.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR:   Brealey and Myers

PUBLISHER:  Irwin/McGraw-Hill 

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE: 8th edition 

2.  TEXT  --   OPTIONAL

AUTHOR:   D.Chew

PUBLISHER:  Irwin/McGraw-Hill 

TITLE:  The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice

ED./DATE: 3rd  edition 

 


COURSE #:  FINC 441

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:  Finance II

INSTRUCTOR:  Polk

CASE PACKET (YES or NO?):  Yes 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: The syllabus is in the course packet. Alternatively, you can get a copy off the web page (see below). Lecture outlines also are in the course packet. I recommend that you bring lectureoutlines to class. In the first lecture, I will provide you with an overview of the course. We willalso discuss what is meant by market efficiency, and why this matters – or does not matter – tofirms’ financial decision makers. We will typically cover two lectures per class.

For the firstclass, please bring the outlines for Lecture 1 and Lecture 2. To prepare for the first class, you should read (in this order) Chapters 13, 9, and 24 of Brealey, Myers, and Allen Principles of Corporate Finance. Also read the newspaper article "Are markets efficient?" This article is included in your case packet. You should also remember to bring your name plate to the first and subsequent classes. The web page will be used as the primary mechanism for transferring documents. Lecture outlines, problem sets, problem set solutions, and previous exams will all be made available on the web page. In addition, files that you will need to complete cases and problem sets will reside on the web page. To read these files, you must have Adobe’s Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have this software installed on your machine, click on the Adobe hypertext. You will be transferred to Adobe’s homepage where you will be able to download the software free of charge. The address of the course web page is:

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/polk/d41/

Due to intellectual property concerns, articles and cases will not be available on the web page;

these materials can only be found in the course packet.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR:   Brealey, Myers, Allen

PUBLISHER:  Irwin/McGraw-Hill 

TITLE:  Principles of Corporate Finance

ED./DATE: 8th Edition

 


COURSE #: FINC 442

 SECTIONS: 71

COURSE NAME:  Financial Decisions

INSTRUCTOR:  Thompson

CASE PACKET:  Yes 

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: There is no case due on the first day of class.  After going over the class structure, I will do a short lecture (as time permits).  Class participation will count.  Visit Financial Decisions web page, especially reading the sections concerning the texts. No other first assignment is due.

Attendance at the first meeting is very important.  (Being absent is not recommended, but will not result in being dropped from the class list).  We will be setting up groups, going over how the class will work, and the first case write-up is due at the second class session.

1.  TEXT  --   RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR:   Koller, Goedhart and Wessels

PUBLISHER:  Wiley

TITLE: Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies

ED./DATE:  4th  edition, paperback

 


COURSE #:  445

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Venture Capital

INSTRUCTOR: Hochberg

CASE PACKET:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: None.

1.  TEXT  --  No Text.

 


COURSE #:  FINC 451 

SECTION:  71

COURSE NAME:  Money Markets & the Fed 

INSTRUCTOR:  Krishnamurthy

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  See syllabus on course web page.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Hubbard

PUBLISHER:  Addison Wesley

TITLE: Money, The Financial System and the Economy

ED./DATE: 6th edition

 


COURSE #:  465

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Derivatives Markets I

INSTRUCTOR:  Furfine

CASE PACKET:  None.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: TBA

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED

AUTHOR:   Robert L. McDonald

PUBLISHER:  Addison Wesley

TITLE:  Derivatives Markets

ED./DATE: 2nd  edition (if not available 1st edition is ok)