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Develop and begin to apply financial principles
People often struggle to see how financial concepts relate to their personal lives and prospective careers. Financial Management: Principles and Applications gives readers a big picture perspective of finance and how it is important in their personal and professional lives. Utilizing five key principles, the 13th Edition provides an approachable introduction to financial decision-making, weaving in real world issues to demonstrate the practical applications of critical financial concepts.
Table of contents
- Financial Management Principles and Applications
- Financial Management Principles and Applications
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Teaching Students the of Finance
- Preface
- Financial Management Principles and Applications
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Part 1 Introduction to Financial Management
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Principles of Finance
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , , , and Applied
- 1.1 Finance: An Overview
- 1.2 Three Types of Business Organizations
- 1.3 The Goal of the Financial Manager
- 1.4 The Five Basic Principles of Finance
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Chapter Summaries
- 1.1 Understand the importance of finance in your personal and professional lives and identify the three primary business decisions that financial managers make. (pgs. 4–5)
- 1.2 Identify the key differences among the three major legal forms of business. (pgs. 5–9)
- 1.3 Understand the role of the financial manager within the firm and the goal for making financial choices. (pgs. 9–11)
- 1.4 Explain the five principles of finance that form the basis of financial management for both businesses and individuals. (pgs. 11–14)
- Study Questions
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Chapter 2 Firms and the Financial Markets
- Chapter Outline
- Principles ,, and Applied
- 2.1 The Basic Structure of the U.S. Financial Markets
- 2.2 The Financial Marketplace: Financial Institutions
- 2.3 The Financial Marketplace: Securities Markets
- Chapter Summaries
- Study Questions
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Chapter 3 Understanding Financial Statements
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , , and Applied
- 3.1 An Overview of the Firm’s Financial Statements
- 3.2 The Income Statement
- 3.3 Corporate Taxes
- 3.4 The Balance Sheet
- 3.5 The Cash Flow Statement
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Chapter Summaries
- 3.1 Describe the content of the four basic financial statements and discuss the importance of financial statement analysis to the financial manager. (pgs. 40–42)
- 3.2 Evaluate firm profitability using the income statement. (pgs. 42–47)
- 3.3 Estimate a firm’s tax liability using the corporate tax schedule and distinguish between the average and marginal tax rates. (pgs. 47–49)
- 3.4 Use the balance sheet to describe a firm’s investments in assets and the way it has financed them. (pgs. 49–57)
- 3.5 Identify the sources and uses of cash for a firm using the firm’s cash flow statement. (pgs. 58–66)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 4 Financial Analysis Sizing Up Firm Performance
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
- 4.1 Why Do We Analyze Financial Statements?
- 4.2 Common-Size Statements: Standardizing Financial Information
- 4.3 Using Financial Ratios
- 4.4 Selecting a Performance Benchmark
- 4.5 Limitations of Ratio Analysis
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Chapter Summaries
- 4.1 Explain what we can learn by analyzing a firm’s financial statements. (pg. 80)
- 4.2 Use common-size financial statements as a tool of financial analysis. (pgs. 81–83)
- 4.3 Calculate and use a comprehensive set of financial ratios to evaluate a company’s performance. (pgs. 83–107)
- 4.4 Select an appropriate benchmark for use in performing a financial ratio analysis. (pgs. 107–109)
- 4.5 Describe the limitations of financial ratio analysis. (pgs. 109–110)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Principles of Finance
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Part 2 Valuation of Financial Assets
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Chapter 5 The Time Value of Money The Basics
- Chapter Outline
- Principle Applied
- 5.1 Using Timelines to Visualize Cash Flows
- 5.2 Compounding and Future Value
- 5.3 Discounting and Present Value
- 5.4 Making Interest Rates Comparable
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Chapter Summaries
- 5.1 Construct cash flow timelines to organize your analysis of problems involving the time value of money. (pgs. 130–131)
- 5.2 Understand compounding and calculate the future value of cash flows using mathematical formulas, a financial calculator, and an Excel spreadsheet. (pgs. 132–139)
- 5.3 Understand discounting and calculate the present value of cash flows using mathematical formulas, a financial calculator, and an Excel spreadsheet. (pgs. 139–144)
- 5.4 Understand how interest rates are quoted and know how to make them comparable. (pgs. 145–149)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 6 The Time Value of Money Annuities and Other Topics
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
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6.1 Annuities
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Ordinary Annuities
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The Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity
- The Formula for the Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity
- Using the Mathematical Formulas.
- Using a Financial Calculator.
- Using an Excel Spreadsheet.
- Solving for the Payment in an Ordinary Annuity
- Solving for the Interest Rate in an Ordinary Annuity
- Solving for the Number of Periods in an Ordinary Annuity
- The Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity
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The Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity
- Amortized Loans
- Annuities Due
- Concept Check 6.1
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Ordinary Annuities
- 6.2 Perpetuities
- 6.3 Complex Cash Flow Streams
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Chapter Summaries
- 6.1 Distinguish between an ordinary annuity and an annuity due, and calculate the present and future values of each. (pgs. 160–173)
- 6.2 Calculate the present value of a level perpetuity and a growing perpetuity. (pgs. 173–175)
- 6.3 Calculate the present and future values of complex cash flow streams. (pgs. 176–179)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 7 An Introduction to Risk and Return History of Financial Market Returns
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
- 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk
- 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns
- 7.3 Geometric Versus Arithmetic Average Rates of Return
- 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?
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Chapter Summaries
- 7.1 Calculate realized and expected rates of return and risk. (pgs. 194–202)
- 7.2 Describe the historical pattern of financial market returns. (pgs. 202–207)
- 7.3 Compute geometric (or compound) and arithmetic average rates of return. (pgs. 207–211)
- 7.4 Explain the efficient market hypothesis and why it is important to stock prices. (pgs. 211–214)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 8 Risk and Return Capital Market Theory
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
- 8.1 Portfolio Returns and Portfolio Risk
- 8.2 Systematic Risk and the Market Portfolio
- 8.3 The Security Market Line and the CAPM
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Chapter Summaries
- 8.1 Calculate the expected rate of return and volatility for a portfolio of investments and describe how diversification affects the returns of a portfolio of investments. (pgs. 224–233)
- 8.2 Understand the concept of systematic risk for an individual investment and calculate portfolio systematic risk (beta). (pgs. 233–238)
- 8.3 Estimate an investor’s expected rate of return using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. (pgs. 238–242)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 9 Debt Valuation and Interest Rates
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , and Applied
- 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt
- 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt
- 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships
- 9.4 Types of Bonds
- 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates
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Chapter Summaries
- 9.1 Identify the key features of bonds and describe the difference between private and public debt markets. (pgs. 256–265)
- 9.2 Calculate the value of a bond and relate it to the yield to maturity on the bond. (pgs. 265–273)
- 9.3 Describe the four key bond valuation relationships. (pgs. 273–277)
- 9.4 Identify the major types of corporate bonds. (pgs. 278–280)
- 9.5 Explain the effects of inflation on interest rates and describe the term structure of interest rates. (pgs. 280–289)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 10 Stock Valuation
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , , , and Applied
- 10.1 Common Stock
- 10.2 The Comparables Approach to Valuing Common Stock
- 10.3 Preferred Stock
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Chapter Summaries
- 10.1 Identify the basic characteristics and features of common stock and use the discounted cash flow model to value common shares. (pgs. 302–311)
- 10.2 Use the price/earnings (P/E) ratio to value common stock. (pgs. 311–315)
- 10.3 Identify the basic characteristics and features of preferred stock and value preferred shares. (pgs. 315–320)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 5 The Time Value of Money The Basics
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Part 3 Capital Budgeting
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Chapter 11 Investment Decision Criteria
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , , and Applied
- 11.1 An Overview of Capital Budgeting
- 11.2 Net Present Value
- 11.3 Other Investment Criteria
- 11.4 A Glance at Actual Capital-Budgeting Practices
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Chapter Summaries
- 11.1 Understand how to identify the sources and types of profitable investment opportunities. (pgs. 330–332)
- 11.2 Evaluate investment opportunities using the net present value and describe why it is the best measure to use. (pgs. 332–340)
- 11.3 Use the profitability index, internal rate of return, and payback criteria to evaluate investment opportunities. (pgs. 340–355)
- 11.4 Understand current business practice with respect to the use of capital-budgeting criteria. (pgs. 355–357)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 12 Analyzing Project Cash Flows
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
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12.1 Project Cash Flows
- Incremental Cash Flows Are What Matters
- Guidelines for Forecasting Incremental Cash Flows
- Concept Check 12.1
- 12.2 Forecasting Project Cash Flows
- 12.3 Inflation and Capital Budgeting
- 12.4 Replacement Project Cash Flows
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Chapter Summaries
- 12.1 Identify incremental cash flows that are relevant to project valuation. (pgs. 374–377)
- 12.2 Calculate and forecast project cash flows for expansion-type investments. (pgs. 377–383)
- 12.3 Evaluate the effect of inflation on project cash flows. (pg. 384)
- 12.4 Calculate the incremental cash flows for replacement-type investments. (pgs. 385–390)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
- Appendix: The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
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Chapter 13 Risk Analysis and Project Evaluation
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , and Applied
- 13.1 The Importance of Risk Analysis
- 13.2 Tools for Analyzing the Risk of Project Cash Flows
- 13.3 Break-Even Analysis
- 13.4 Real Options in Capital Budgeting
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Chapter Summaries
- 13.1 Explain the importance of risk analysis in the capital-budgeting decision-making process. (pg. 410)
- 13.2 Use sensitivity, scenario, and simulation analyses to investigate the determinants of project cash flows. (pgs. 411–421)
- 13.3 Use break-even analysis to evaluate project risk. (pgs. 422–432)
- 13.4 Describe the types of real options. (pgs. 432–434)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 14 The Cost of Capital
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , , , and Applied
- 14.1 The Cost of Capital: An Overview
- 14.2 Determining the Firm’s Capital Structure Weights
- 14.3 Estimating the Cost of Individual Sources of Capital
- 14.4 Summing Up: Calculating the Firm’s WACC
- 14.5 Estimating Project Costs of Capital
- 14.6 Flotation Costs and Project NPV
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Chapter Summaries
- 14.1 Understand the concepts underlying the firm’s overall cost of capital and the purpose for its calculation. (pgs. 446–449)
- 14.2 Evaluate a firm’s capital structure and determine the relative importance (weight) of each source of financing. (pgs. 449–452)
- 14.3 Calculate the after-tax cost of debt, preferred stock, and common equity. (pgs. 453–462)
- 14.4 Calculate a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. (pgs. 463–464)
- 14.5 Discuss the pros and cons of using multiple, risk-adjusted discount rates and describe the divisional cost of capital as a viable alternative for firms with multiple divisions. (pgs. 465–469)
- 14.6 Adjust the NPV for the costs of issuing new securities when analyzing new investment opportunities. (pgs. 469–471)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 11 Investment Decision Criteria
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Part 4 Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
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Chapter 15 Capital Structure Policy
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , and Applied
- 15.1 A Glance at Capital Structure Choices in Practice
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15.2 Capital Structure Theory
- A First Look at the Modigliani and Miller Capital Structure Theorem
- Yogi Berra and the M&M Capital Structure Theory
- Capital Structure, the Cost of Equity, and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- Why Capital Structure Matters in Reality
- Making Financing Choices When Managers Are Better Informed than Shareholders
- Managerial Implications
- Concept Check 15.2
- 15.3 Why Do Capital Structures Differ Across Industries?
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15.4 Making Financing Decisions
- Benchmarking the Firm’s Capital Structure
- Evaluating the Effect of Financial Leverage on Firm Earnings per Share
- Using the EBIT-EPS Chart to Analyze the Effect of Capital Structure on EPS
- Can the Firm Afford More Debt?
- Survey Evidence: Factors That Influence CFO Debt Policy
- Lease Versus Buy
- Concept Check 15.4
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Chapter Summaries
- 15.1 Describe a firm’s capital structure. (pgs. 484–488)
- 15.2 Explain why firms have different capital structures and how capital structure influences a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. (pgs. 488–499)
- 15.3 Describe some fundamental differences in industries that drive differences in the way they finance their investments. (pgs. 499–500)
- 15.4 Use the basic tools of financial analysis to analyze a firm’s financing decisions. (pgs. 500–513)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
- Appendix: Demonstrating the Modigliani and Miller Theorem
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Chapter 16 Dividend and Share Repurchase Policy
- Chapter Outline
- Principles , , and Applied
- 16.1 How Do Firms Distribute Cash to Their Shareholders?
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16.2 Does Dividend Policy Matter?
- The Irrelevance of the Distribution Choice
- Why Dividend Policy Is Important
- Concept Check 16.2
- 16.3 Cash Distribution Policies in Practice
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Chapter Summaries
- 16.1 Distinguish between the use of cash dividends and share repurchases. (pgs. 528–532)
- 16.2 Understand the tax treatment of dividends and capital gains, and the conditions under which dividend policy is an important determinant of stock value. (pgs. 532–541)
- 16.3 Describe corporate dividend policies that are commonly used in practice. (pgs. 541–545)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 15 Capital Structure Policy
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Part 5 Liquidity Management and Special Topics in Finance
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Chapter 17 Financial Forecasting and Planning
- Chapter Outline
- Principle Applied
- 17.1 An Overview of Financial Planning
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17.2 Developing a Long-Term Financial Plan
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Financial Forecasting Example: Ziegen, Inc.
- Sources of Spontaneous Financing: Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
- Sources of Discretionary Financing
- Summarizing Ziegen’s Financial Forecast
- Analyzing the Effects of Profitability and Dividend Policy on the Firm’s DFN (Discretionary Financing Needs)
- Analyzing the Effects of Sales Growth on a Firm’s DFN
- Concept Check 17.2
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Financial Forecasting Example: Ziegen, Inc.
- 17.3 Developing a Short-Term Financial Plan
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Chapter Summaries
- 17.1 Understand the goals of financial planning. (pgs. 554–555)
- 17.2 Use the percent-of-sales method to forecast the financing requirements of a firm, including its discretionary financing needs. (pgs. 555–564)
- 17.3 Prepare a cash budget and use it to evaluate the amount and timing of a firm’s short-term financing requirements. (pgs. 564–566)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 18 Working-Capital Management
- Chapter Outline
- Principle Applied
- 18.1 Working-Capital Management and the Risk-Return Tradeoff
- 18.2 Working-Capital Policy
- 18.3 Operating and Cash Conversion Cycles
- 18.4 Managing Current Liabilities
- 18.5 Managing the Firm’s Investment in Current Assets
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Chapter Summaries
- 18.1 Describe the risk-return tradeoff involved in managing a firm’s working capital. (pgs. 578–579)
- 18.2 Explain the principle of self-liquidating debt as a tool for managing firm liquidity. (pgs. 579–582)
- 18.3 Use the cash conversion cycle to measure the efficiency with which a firm manages its working capital. (pgs. 582–587)
- 18.4 Evaluate the cost of financing as a key determinant of the management of a firm’s use of current liabilities. (pgs. 587–591)
- 18.5 Understand the factors underlying a firm’s investment in cash and marketable securities, accounts receivable, and inventory. (pgs. 591–597)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 19 International Business Finance
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
- 19.1 Foreign Exchange Markets and Currency Exchange Rates
- 19.2 Interest Rate and Purchasing-Power Parity
- 19.3 Capital Budgeting for Direct Foreign Investment
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Chapter Summaries
- 19.1 Understand the nature and importance of the foreign exchange market and learn to read currency exchange rate quotes. (pgs. 608–615)
- 19.2 Describe interest rate and purchasing-power parity. (pgs. 616–619)
- 19.3 Discuss the risks that are unique to the capital budgeting analysis of direct foreign investments. (pgs. 619– 624)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 20 Corporate Risk Management
- Chapter Outline
- Principles and Applied
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20.1 Five-Step Corporate Risk Management Process1
- Step 1 : Identify and Understand the Firm’s Major Risks
- Step 2 : Decide Which Types of Risks to Keep and Which to Transfer
- Step 3 : Decide How Much Risk to Assume
- Step 4 : Incorporate Risk into All the Firm’s Decisions and Processes
- Step 5 : Monitor and Manage the Firm’s Risk Exposures
- Concept Check 20.1
- 20.2 Managing Risk with Insurance Contracts
- 20.3 Managing Risk by Hedging with Forward Contracts
- 20.4 Managing Risk with Exchange-Traded Financial Derivatives
- 20.5 Valuing Options and Swaps
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Chapter Summaries
- 20.1 Define risk management in the context of the five-step risk management process. (pgs. 634–637)
- 20.2 Understand how insurance contracts can be used to manage risk. (pgs. 637–638)
- 20.3 Use forward contracts to hedge commodity price risk. (pgs. 638–643)
- 20.4 Understand the advantages and disadvantages of using exchange-traded futures and option contracts to hedge price risk. (pgs. 643–651)
- 20.5 Understand how to value options and how swaps work. (pgs. 651–658)
- Study Questions
- Study Problems
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Chapter 17 Financial Forecasting and Planning
- Glossary
- Organization Index
- Subject Index
Product information
- Title: Financial Management: Principles and Applications, 13/e
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2017
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780134417219
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