Financial Accounting
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070423199 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 793 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is also the author of the successful principles textbook ACCOUNTING: The Basis for Business Decisions. He received his Ph.D. About the Author Mark Bettner is the Chair of Accounting at Bucknell University. at Texas Tech University.Robert Meigs received his Ph.D. . from the University of Southern California
"Gets to the point" according to saxmasterGets to the point When I first took Financial Accounting, I was using Prentice Hall's Accounting textbook by Hongren. My prof was real anal-retentive and required us to read every chapter. To ensure this, he would quiz us on the contents of each chapter before we covered it in class. I spent so much time trying to wade through the excessive verbage in that book that I ended up not having any time left to do actual problems or sharpen up my practical skills. As a result, I ended up with a D in the . . When I first took Financial Accounting, I was using Prentice Hall's Accounting textbook by Hongren. My prof was real anal-retentive and required us to read every chapter. To ensure this, he would quiz us on the contents of each chapter before we covered it in class. I spent so much time trying to wade through the excessive verbage in that book that I ended up not having any time left to do actual problems or sharpen up my practical skills. As a result, I ended up with a D in the . You sure can tell this was written by an accountant A Customer There sure is some exciting literature out there. This is not it. The material is very drydesert comes to mind. I am using this book for my accounting 211 course at OSU, and boy is it fun (note the sarcasm). And what's with the dates in the example problems (such as 12/31/x1)? What is that? Were they too afraid to put a 9 in there? They didn't think we, the students, could handle it? But hey, I'm not bitter or anything. I don't even think you COULD make accounting interesting. A . A Customer said It is very reader friendly, and explains all topics clealr. The book is very clear and converys the material to the reader very well. The book actually makes sure it has every thing availble for the student to understand the topic, and then some (giving websites, study guide, study questions, etc.) There are not too many books out there like that. The combination of reading this book, and going to class regurally should result in an A for anystudent.
This text is designed for the undergraduate or graduate level course called "Financial Accounting". The fourth edition explains accounting concepts and procedures, integrates actual financial statements, and offers flexibility in covering text topics.
He is also the author of the successful principles textbook ACCOUNTING: The Basis for Business Decisions. at Texas Tech University.Robert Meigs received his Ph.D. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. . Mark Bettner is the Chair of Accounting at Bucknell University