Nisan Langberg Assistant Professor of Finance Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2004 Official webpage Vita	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 Email me (it is best to contact me via email)
Corporate Finance 4330 Fall 2010
Teaching Assistant: Claire Tong Email: jtong@bauer.uh.edu Office: 230J Office hours: Wed & Thr 1:00-1:30	Principles of Corporate Finance Allen Brealey Myers 8/e or up
Schedule (tentative)
Week 1 August 23	August 25
Introduction to class & Time value of money (Notes 1 (full text)) Syllabus	Start working on Homework 1 The law of one price (Charles Ponzi) Bonus question (reply by email to nlangberg@uh.edu by the end of the week)
Week 2 August 30	September 1
Annuity and perpetuity (Notes 2 full text) Bonus question (email me your answer)	Annuity and perpetuity (continued) N.Y Times “120 year lease on life”
Week 3 September 6	September 8
No Class (Labor day vacation)	Practice questions 1
Week 4 September 13	September 15
Finish Notes 2 Real/Nominal and after tax cash flows (Notes 4 full text)	HW#1 Due Start working on Homework 2 (Question 5 is a bonus question)
Week 5 September 20	September 22
APR, Mortgage, Refinancing (Notes 3 full text ) Bonus question	Practice questions 2 Pension Gaps WSJ
Week 6 September 27	September 29
· HW#2 Due · Finish Refinancing and start bond valuation (Notes 5 full text)	· Start working on Homework 3 forward rates (Notes 6 full text)
Week 7 October 4	October 6
Continue forward rates	Stock Valuation (Notes 8 full text) Bonus question
Week 8 October 11	October 13
· Review class	Quiz 1 (see sample)
Week 9 October 18	October 20	October 23
Gordon Growth Model (Notes 9 full text) Microsoft’s first dividend	Multi-Stage growth, Capital Budgeting (Notes 10 full text)	· STAT Review10:00-11:30 in our regular class room
Week 10 October 25	October 27
Practice questions 3	HW#3 Due Bonus question Start working on Homework 4
Week 11 November 1	November 3
Review Class	Quiz 2 (see sample)
Week 12 November 8	November 10
Risk return A (Notes 11 text) Risk return B (Notes 12 text)	Risk return C (Notes 13 text)  Risk return D (Notes 14)
Week 13 November 15	November 17
Practice questions 4	HW#4 Due Stock Valuation (Treasury Yields) Excel Format Instructions for your analysis Example we will cover in class
Week 14 November 22	November 24
Review class	No Class (Thanksgiving)
Week 15 November 29	December 1
Quiz 3 (see sample)	Groups present their stock valuation work in class