How the book will help you in the course: Multi-disciplinary Approach: Subjects explain how all areas of business affect and are affected by corporate finance. Spreadsheet Models: Accompany each chapter (except Ch. 1) for problem solving. Textbook writing experience of Gene Brigham (30 years) with contemporary scholarship of Mike Ehrhardt. Appendices moved to the web site for easy access. Practical Application of Theory and Trends: Application through tried and true pedagogy, real-world examples, problem sets, and integrated mini-cases. Integration of spreadsheets and web-based data throughout the text. Tool Kit: Available to show how the calculations required in each chapter are done with Excel. Web Safaris: Beginning with a description of the data needed to solve a problem, web safaris contain hyperlinks to the appropriate web site, along with a series of screen shots that take the user step-by-step through the site to the desired data. Mini Case spreadsheets: In addition to the PowerPoint slides, the text includes these Excel spreadsheets that do the calculations required in the Mini Cases. Two types of spreadsheet problems: The first type is a "Build a Model" problem, where students start with a partially completed spreadsheet that contains financial data plus instructions for solving a particular problem. The second type of spreadsheet problem is a "What If Analysis" where students start with a spreadsheet containing data, instructions, and a completed model, plus a series of questions that asks them to change certain inputs and to observe changes in the key outputs.