Investment Mathematics provides an introductory analysis of investments from a quantitative viewpoint, drawing together many of the tools and techniques required by investment professionals.
Using these techniques, the authors provide simple analyses of a number of securities including fixed interest bonds, equities, index-linked bonds, foreign currency and derivatives. The book concludes with coverage of other applications, including modern portfolio theory, portfolio performance measurement and stochastic investment models.

In answer to the intense development of new financial products and the increasing complexity of portfolio management theory, Portfolio Optimization and Performance Analysis offers a solid grounding in modern portfolio theory.

Split capital investment trusts (splits) became fashionable in the late 1990s but the splits boom led to some spectacular collapses as the bear market unfolded. Despite warnings from certain analysts, academics and journalists, over 20 splits have gone bust leaving many private investors seeking redress. A major FSA investigation is now underway.

This book, with contributions from specialists intimately involved with the crisis, provides an in-depth and authoritative review of splits, discussing their history, what went wrong, and lessons for the future. A range of views is expressed by the contributors.

This book is based on the George Fisher Baker Lecture given by Jean-Michel Savéant at Cornell University in Fall 2002.

* The first book focusing on molecular electrochemistry
* Relates to other fields, including photochemistry and biochemistry
* Outlines clearly the connection between concepts, experimental illustrations, proofs and supporting methods
* Appendixes to provide rigorous demonstrations to prevent an overload of algebra in the main text
* Applications-oriented, focused on analyzing the results obtained rather than the methodology

This best-selling guide provides the skinny on business frameworks, sample cases, guesstimates, brainteasers, and more! The Guide inclides more than 50 actual case interviews, guesstimates, brainteasers and other consulting interview cases. It also covers important framewoeks inclusing Porter's Five Forces, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), the BCG Matrix, the four P's, and the four C's.

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Strategic Alignment Process and Decision Support Systems: Theory and Case Studies presents a visualization of the nature, scope, objectives and difficulties of the overall decision making process. This book focuses on the discussion and solution of strategic decision making processes in a way that gives assistance and insight to readers in this important area of business administration. Covering important topics such as new economy, e-business, project maturity and knowledge data discovery, this book also provides educational material, including many exercises and cases for undergraduate, graduate or MBA students.

This book exemplifies the high quality of thoughtful discussion and debate that is possible on the issue of same-sex marriage. Authors are paired to address and respond to a particular topic, one in favor of state recognition of same-sex relationships, and one in favor of limiting state recognition to those relationships that have been traditionally recognized as marriages.

Written for entrepreneurs, professional partnerships, and small business owners, this book answers the key questions about this hot opportunity for structuring a business. Limited liability companies offer business owners corporate benefits without corporate taxation. Author Scott Friedman explains in plain English how this formation is suitable for virtually any business.

This book by professor Stoll focuses on functional, aesthetically pleasing, mechanically reliable, and easily made products that improve profitability for manufacturers and provide long-term satisfaction for customers. Offers concrete, practical insight immediately applicable to new product design and development projects.

Successful projects are the basis for a successful company, but many professionals lack the basic skills required to accomplish this. The IChemE Project Management Subject Group has recognized the need to provide resources to deliver these skills, and has developed a series of books to share the latest best practice engineering essentials.

This second title, though primarily written from the perspective of engineering projects within the process industries, is generic enough to support project managers in many other disciplines. It provides for those starting out in project management, is ideal for students as a university textbook and is also an indispensable reference for established project managers.

Simon Parker brought together a definitive collection of publications showing us the contribution of rigorous economics to the wild field of entrepreneurship.' - Roy Thurik, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

This authoritative volume presents key previously published articles which have shaped the literature and which continue to influence research on the economics of entrepreneurship. The editor has selected theoretical, descriptive, policy-orientated and empirical contributions, which analyse the economic structure of entrepreneurship. The book will be an invaluable source of reference for researchers, facilitating easy access to the classic articles in the field.

After reading McKinsey way, I immediately went out and bought this book. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of good stuff in here, but I was just not impressed. I think I will reread it, and see if I can draw more from it, but the chapters were not interesting in the first read through. No strategy book is a complete waste, and I got a lot out of it, it was just not what I expected.

This text is a spin-off of Appendices A ("A Variety of Additional Topics") and B ("Biographical Notes") of Simmons' successful CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY. The text is suitable as a supplement for a calculus course and/or history of mathematics course. The text may also be appropriate for a liberal arts mathematics course for students with minimal mathematics background.

This unique step-by-step guide is a complete introduction to modern microprocessor design, explained in simple nontechnical language without complex mathematics. An ideal primer for those working in or studying the semiconductor industry, Microprocessor Design explains all the key concepts, terms, and acronyms needed to understand the steps required to design and manufacture a microprocessor.

Developed from a successful corporate training
course, this hands-on learning guide walks readers through every step of microprocessor design. You'll follow a new processor product from initial planning through design to production. In Microprocessor Design, the author converts his real-world design and teaching experience into an easy-to-follow reference employing an on-the-job-training approach to cover.