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Appealing to the computer skills of modern day undergraduate and graduate students, Hsiao (U. of Colorado-Boulder) explains innovative uses of spreadsheets, including built-in spreadsheets, equations, and formulas. The textbook uses the proprietary Excel software and is for a one-semester course for upper-level undergraduate or first-year graduate students majoring in economics or business, but can also serve as a supplement in other courses. Students learn critical thinking by creating tables and graphs and changing parameters within spreadsheets to see the effects of the change. The text covers basic economic and business analysis, basic statistics, private and public decision making, optimization, research methods and presentation, and dynamics and comparative dynamics. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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As we enter the 21st century, most students are familiar with microcomputers. They are adept in visually-oriented playing and learning, as evidenced by prevalent video games, music videos, and DVD movies. This book appeals to the modern day undergraduate and graduate students by using microcomputers, through innovative uses of spreadsheets and built-in spreadsheets equations and formulae. This microcomputer skill-intensive book covers major topics in both economic analysis and business analysis. Students will learn how to build complex spreadsheet layouts and perform high-level calculations and analysis intuitively in a non-threatening environment. To encourage students' active learning and critical thinking, they will be given hands-on practice by creating tables and graphs presented in the text and homework, and by changing the parameters to find the effects of the change instantly. At the same time, by acquainting themselves with the popular spreadsheet program, they will acquire more advanced job skills directly.
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