Class Meeting Week and Days

Topics

Projects and other Deadlines

Meeting 1
Jan. 23, Wed

Chap. 1, 2: Principles of Finance (FIN 647 Slides); (Bodie/Merton slides Chap. 1); (Bodie/Merton slides Chap. 2)

All problem assignments from the different chapters can be found on the web. End-of-chapter problems must be submitted -- one submission per group -- to my email address by the end of the day.

Meeting 2
Jan. 28, Mon

Chap. 4: Time Value of Money

Meeting 3
February 4, Mon

Chapter 4: Time Value of Money (continued)

Chapter 4 Problems: 1, 6, 12, 15, 20, 22, 31, 39, 40

Meeting 4
February 11, Mon

Chap. 9: Stock Valuation (slides), Chap. 8: Bond Valuation (slides)

Meeting 5
February 25, Mon

Chap. 8: Bond Valuation (Contd.)
Chapter 16: Capital Structure (slides)

Chapter 8 Problems: 2, 3, 7
Chapter 9 Problems: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10

Meeting 6
March 5, Wed

Chapter 16: Capital Structure (contd.) (slides)

Chapter 16 Problems: 4, 9

Meeting 7
March 12, Wed

Exam 1
Chapter 10: Risk Management

Material from Chapters 4, 7, 8, 9 and 16

Meeting 8
April 9, Wed

Chaps. 10, 12: Risk and Optimal Portfolio Selection

Chapter 10: Problems: 2, 7 and 10
Submit Capital Structure Project -- first draft

Meeting 9
April 23, Wed

Chap. 13: Asset Pricing/ CAPM

Chapter 12 Problems: 3, 5, 6 and 9

Meeting 10
April 30, Wed

Chap. 13 (contd.)/ Review

Chapter 13 Problems 6, 8, 9, 10, 14;

Meeting 12
May 7, Wed