Nisan Langberg

Associate Professor of Finance

Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2004

Official webpage

Contact Information

Department of Finance

C.T. Bauer College of Business

334 Melcher Hall, Houston TX 77204

USA

Tel: (713) 743-4765

Fax: (713) 743-4789

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6A35 Introduction to Finance

Teaching Assistant

Anh Thu T Mai (email)

Syllabus

Introduction

Time Value of Money (PQ3: 3,6,7,11; PQ4: 6,9,13,20,23,25,42,A1)

Interest Rates and Basics of Bond Valuation (PQ5: 9,14,23,26; PQ6: 1,3,10)

Mortgage refinancing class discussion question

Review class

Review Class Time Value of Money

Formula Sheet for Quiz 1

Investment Decision Rules (PQ7: 6,9,15,19,22,30)

Stock Valuation (PQ9: 2,7,12)

Formula Sheet for Quiz 2

Pricing Risk CAPM (PQ10)

Review Class (Sample final exam and Solution)

Finance program presentation

Tentative Schedule (Monday and Tuesday classes)

Tu/Th 6-9	Topic covered and assignments
Week 1 August 21/23	Introduction/ begin Time Value of Money
Week 2 August 28/30	Time value of money (chapter 3.1-3.3, 4)
Week 3 September 4/6	Interest Rates (chapter 5) Basics of Bond Valuation (chapter 6.1-6.3) Practice questions chapters 3/4 due
Week 4 September 11/13	TA Review session on Time Value of Money
Week 5 September 18/20	Investment Decision Rules (chapter 7) Quiz 1 (Time value of money) Practice questions chapters 5/6 due
Week 6 September 25/27	Stock Valuation (chapter 9.1,9.2) Practice questions chapter 7 due Quiz 2 (Interest Rates and Bond Valuation)
Additional class Sat. September 29, 9am-12 (Classroom TBD)	Pricing Risk CAPM (chapter 10, 12.1-12.2)
Week 7 October 2/4	Review for final Practice questions chapters 9 due
Week 8 October 9/11	Final Exam (same time and location as regular class meetings)