This user-friendly book teaches readers fundamental accounting procedures with an emphasis on the relationship between the procedural detail and the fundamental accounting equation. It gives readers the conceptual and procedural accounting tools they need in order to make sound internal and external business decisions.
Paul D. Kimmel Books
Paul D. Kimmel is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. His research interests lie in accounting for financial instruments and innovation in accounting education. He draws on his public accounting experience with Deloitte & Touche in Minneapolis to inform his teaching. He is a prolific author of articles in leading academic journals, focusing on integrating critical thinking into accounting education.
Accounting Principles - 8th Edition
- 1172 pages
- 42 hours of reading
This engaging book lays the foundation for readers to succeed on the CPA exam and ultimately in their professional practice. The new edition continues to reflect the conversational style and clarity that has made this a leader in the market. It explores the key concepts and principles while using the PepsiCo financial statement to clearly show how the information is applied in the real world. The book has also been updated with the latest data as to reflect today's business environment.
The front cover features an image by Eric J. Heller illustrating electron flow over a bumpy surface, where 100,000 electrons branch and fold back as they move toward the lower left. This phenomenon is explored in several chapters, particularly in relation to electric sparks. Some sparks are entertaining, like the brief blue glow from a wintergreen LifeSaver, visible in a dark room (Chapter 21). Others can be hazardous, such as electrostatic discharges that may accidentally ignite airborne dust (Chapter 25). This 8th edition includes hundreds of intriguing effects from everyday life, inspired by Jearl Walker's The Flying Circus of Physics, a cult classic for over 30 years. The original edition has been translated into 10 languages and remains popular among students, instructors, and the public. The electronic version of this edition offers links to the new 2nd Edition of The Flying Circus of Physics through WileyPLUS, an online homework system that also provides electronic versions of all end-of-chapter problems, along with several hundred interactive tutorials and thousands of hints authored by Jearl Walker.
Students get accounting when using Kimmel Financial Accounting with WileyPLUS because we make learning accounting easy and accessible for today's different types of learners. Written in a concise, clear, and conversation way, Kimmel Financial Accounting provides just the right amount of information students need to come to class prepared, while powerful visuals and Interactive Tutorials make complex accounting concepts possible to absorb quickly. Starting with the big picture of financial statements first, Paul Kimmel shows students why financial accounting is important to their everyday lives, business majors, and future careers. This best-selling financial accounting text is known for the most relevant and easy to understand examples, while teaching students the accounting cycle through the lens of one consistent story of Sierra Corp, an outdoor adventure company. The automatically graded WileyPLUS problem-solving experience imitates a blank sheet of paper with type-ahead for entering account titles, so that students use recall memory when they practice or do homework online. More students get accounting when using Kimmel Financial Accounting with WileyPLUS, because they can Read It, See It, Do It - Get It.