Excel has become the tool of choice in finance education and in practice. This book is designed for a wide variety of students and practitioners of finance. This text is a strong choice for undergraduate business courses, either as an ancillary text in conjunction with a Corporate Finance text or as part of a business technology course that covers Excel, WORD, PPT, and other commonly used business programs. The topics covered generally follow those in an introductory financial management course for undergraduates or first-year MBA students. Because of the emphasis on spreadsheet building skills, the book is also appropriate as a reference for case-oriented courses in which the spreadsheet is used extensively. Students typically enter the class prepared to use Microsoft Office programs. As a result, this edition raises the level of learning and focuses less on basics and more on the financial analysis aspects. Instructors will find that their students can use this book on their own time, minimizing the amount of class time required for teaching the rudiments of spreadsheets. Practitioners will find that the book will help them transfer skills from other spreadsheets to Excel, and at the same time, update their knowledge of corporate finance. Read Less