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UGBA 103 Introduction to Finance – Fall 2014

instructor: office: email: office hours:

Professor Dmitry Livdan
F491
livdan@haas.berkeley.edu
Tuesday: 4:00-5:30 PM

class time:

UGBA103-1 T&TH 11:00AM - 12:30PM C230
UGBA103-2 T&TH 2:00 - 3:30PM C230

GSIs:
Yu Man Tam (yuman_tam@haas.berkeley.edu) Sections: 102, 202; OH: Fri 2-3:30PM RM: TBD
Ross Trenary (ross_trenary@mba.berkeley.edu) Sections: 203; OH: TBD Rm: TBD
Albert Hu (albert_hu@berkeley.edu) Sections: 103; OH: W 2-3:30 PM Rm: TBD
Raymond Leung (r_leung@haas.berkeley.edu) Sections: 101, 201; OH: Tue 9:30-11AM Rm:

TBD class reps:

Section 01: ;
Section 02: ;

overview:

This is an introductory course in finance. Students learn how to value assets given forecasts of future cash flows. The course also concentrates on the risk characteristics of different asset classes. The first part of the course focuses on the decision rules under certainty. The second part of the course deals with measuring and pricing risk. The third part of the course introduces students to valuation. The final part of the course deals with financing decisions. The course will combine the theoretical underpinnings of finance with real world applications.

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We will be using bSpace and study.net.

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Corporate Finance, Custom Edition, by Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo.
MyFinanceLab – You will need the My Finance Lab Access Kit (see below): This kit is already included in the book versions you can buy on campus.
Course ID for Section 01: livdan70856

Syllabus for UGBA 103 – Spring 2014

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also required:

Course ID for Section 02: livdan17754
Other editions will not be supported. It is your responsibility to check whether the overlap is high enough. Important note: If you buy a used book, previous edition or international version of the book you need to buy a separate license at: http://www.myfinancelab.com/register
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