Engineering Economy
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0072432349 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 768 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
5th edition - my first read of this topic ever - good book. This is a great book, in my opinion.I placed "5th Edition" in the topic line just to be certain that I am indeed referring to the 5th edition. It appears that Amazon is making no distinction as I posted this review for the 5th edition. Why this review shows for the 6th edition is a mystery to me. AnywayI have never read a book that even remotely resembles this topic before taking a class entitled "Economic Decision Making", which utilizes this particular text. I took basic Business Finance in my undergrad studies, but honestly the only thing I remember covering in that class was compounding of in. A Customer said Terrible start for any financial studies.. This book is not a good book at all. The book has hardly any examples to help you learn the material. It is full of problems at the end of each chapter, but it is hard to solve any of them due to the lack of worked out example problems. The book is full of proofs of the financial formulas, which is a waste of time in the real world. The book is hard to read and even harder to understand. The only good use of this book is toilet paper and it wouldn't do a very good job at that either.. Four Stars C-Mac Received as advertised.
A reordering of chapters puts the fundamental topics up front in the text. Students use both hand-worked and spreadsheet solutions of examples, problems and case studies. The chapters on factor derivation and usage, cost estimation, replacement studies, and after-tax evaluation have been heavily revised. Many chapters include a special set of problems that prepare the students for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. While the chapters are progressive, over three-quarters can stand alone, allowing instructors flexibility for meeting course needs. Graphical cross-referencing between topics and quick-solve spreadsheet solutions are indicated in the margins throughout the text. A complete online learning center (OLC) offers supplemental practice problems, spreadsheet exercises, and review questions for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam..