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Q. What will the format of
the midterm exam and what will it cover?
A. The midterm will cover chapters 4, 7 and 8.
- Analysis/Interpretation of Asset Pricing Models, particularly CAPM (see, in addition to what we discussed in class, Chapter 7 and 8 and end-of-chapter problems; however, only cost-of-equity problems from Chap. 8 are included)
- Regression betas and analysis of betas
- Computation of Portfolio Variance and other problems (see end-of-chapter problems from Chap. 4)
- Porter Analysis and relevance for valuation
- Media Article on Valuation and questions on it.
Q. What will the format of
the final exam and what chapters will they cover?
A. The final will cover chapters 9-12, 14, and 18-20. Specifically, it
will cover the following topics:
Q. Are the exams open book or closed
book?
Ans. Click here for more information.
Q. Can I do extra work to improve my
grade?
Ans. Sorry. I believe that in order to be fair, I have to give every student
the same opportunity to do extra work. Obviously, this is not feasible.
However, on occasion I will allow you to resubmit an assignment for grade
improvement.
Q. What can I do to check my
understanding of the material and to prepare for the exams?
Ans.
- You can also try exams from past terms.
Usually, the answers to exam problems can also be found on my webpages.
- You can try to answer the questions at the end of media
articles.
- You can read current newspaper and magazine articles on relevant topics
and make up your own questions and articles.
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