I am a student in a Finance100 class. The text is dismal. It is more a brief than a text book. In other words it assumes you, the reader, is familiar with many of the concepts in Finance. If you’ve never invested in a stock, or took out a 401k plan, or ran a business, the material can cause a lot of headaches because it explains the material to someone that has, offering tips and presenting new ideas and occurences in the markets.

For me reading the text gets me nowhere, Ex. What are weighted averages, and why are they used? More importantly what role do they play in project management scenarios (choosing options of two mutally exclusive projects, etc..