From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Sat, Feb 13 2010 1:37 AM

This lecture treats the first two books of the sequel to Paradise Lost, Paradise Reqained. The difference in style and subject matter is described. The poem’s depiction of the Son of God and Satan, specifically the characters' seeming inability to recollect any of the events of Paradise Los...

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Mon, Feb 08 2010 1:13 AM

In this second lecture on Paradise Regained, the three temptations are examined and Milton’s unusual departure from their account in the Gospel of Luke is discussed. The poem's tacit assertion of the superiority of knowledge and ethics over action is probed. Considerable time is spent exami...

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Feb 02 2010 12:53 AM

This lecture examines Book Four’s depiction of Adam and Eve and the sexual politics of life in Eden. Seventeenth-century political theory, particularly the work of Thomas Hobbes, is considered with a focus on then-contemporary theories of the structure and government of the first human societies...

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Thu, Jan 21 2010 10:50 PM

This graduate-level course is a continuation of Computational Science and Engineering I. Topics include numerical methods; initial-value problems; network flows; and optimization.

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:24 PM

Valuing Corporate Governance Lambdas and value The Dark Side of Valuation - Valuing young companies

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:02 PM

Valuing companies with R&D Dealing with uncertainty in valuation Valuing declining and distressed companies Macro effects on valuation Relative Valuation - Introduction - Definition and Descriptive Tests

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:02 PM

Working Capital: Definition and Forecasting Cash flow to Equity: Dividends, Earnings and FCFE Expected growth - The problems with historical growth - Analyst and Management forecasts of growth - Fundamental Growth

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:02 PM

Visualizing cheap companies - PBV versus ROE EV to Book Capital Ratios Finding the companion variable PS and EV/Sales Ratios Brand Name Value

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:01 PM

Option Pricing Redux The Option to Delay - Valuing Patents - Valuing undeveloped natural reserves

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:01 PM

Hybrid Securities Measuring Earnings - Updated values - Corrrecting for leases - Correcting for R&D

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Updated ERP for September 2009 The Cost of Debt Why we use market value debt ratios. Cost of Capital - From one currency to another.

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Other missed assets? The value of complexity Defining debt: Cost of capital versus Debt to net out... Equity Options

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Analysis and Application Tests The PE Ratio - Definiton - Descroption - Deternimnats

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Final thoughts on valuing equity as an option Acquirers' Anonymous: Seven Steps to Sobriety - Evidence on acquisitions - Acquisition tests

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Accounting fraud - Dealing with money losing companies - Tax rates - Cap Ex

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Equity Risk Premia and Bond default spreads Equity Risk Premia and Real Estate Cap Rates Implied premia for emerging markets Betas - The problem with regression betas - Solutions

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Approaches to Valuation Introduction to DCF valuation Firm vs Equity Valuation

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

Valuation examples - Implied growth rate & Target prices - Financial service firms: pre and post crisis - Valuing the S&P 500 - Negative FCFE and dilution effects

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:00 PM

PEG Ratios- Applicaitons Value Multiples - EV/EBITDA and determinants Price to Book Ratios

From: ACADEMIC EARTH on Tue, Jan 12 2010 7:59 PM

Fundamental Growth - EPS versus Net Income - Organic vs Efficiency Growth -Operating Income Growth -Growth with money losing companies Terminal Value -Why multiples don’t work - Consistency rules (Growth rate, Length of growth, Excess Returns)