ENMG 602 Introduction to Financial Engineering | Fall 2025
Instructor: Bacel Maddah
Syllabus
Class Notes
Introduction to Financial Accounting (Chapter 1, Antle)
Introduction to Financial Accounting (Chapter 1, Antle)
Balance Sheet Concepts I (Chapter 2, Antle)
Balance Sheet Concepts II (Chapter 2, Antle)
Income Statement Concepts (Chapter 3, Antle).
Statement of Cash Flows (Chapter 4, Antle).
Accounting Framework, Asset and Company Valuation, and GAAP Limitations (Chapters 5-7, Antle).
The Basic Theory of Interest I (Chapter 2, Luenberger).
The Basic Theory of Interest II (Chapter 2, Luenberger). Excel Example on Estimating the IRR.
Fixed-Income Securities (Chapter 3, Luenberger).
The Term Structure of Interest Rate (Chapter 4, Luenberger, abridged). Excel Example on Building the Term Structure.
Applied Interest Rate Analysis (Chapter 5, Luenberger). Excel Examples on Capital Budgeting and Cash Matching.
Homework Assignments
HW 1. Questions 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, P1-3(a), C1-2 (Antle problems book). Due Mon, Sep 15, hard-copy in class.
HW 2 Questions 2.18, 2.19, E2-7, C2-2 (Antle problems book).
HW 3 Questions 3.2-3.5 , E3-3, P3-2 (Antle problems book).
HW 4 Questions 4.4 – 4.8, P4-2, C4-4 (Antle problems book).
HW 5 Question 5.22, C5-1, Questions 6.17 and 6.19, E6-8, C6-6 (c,m,n).
HW 6 Exercises 2.2, 2.6, 2.8, 2.12, 2.14 (Luenberger book).
HW 7 Exercises 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.14, 3.16 (Luenberger book).
Paper Project
Links
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