FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING gives students what they need to know in a framework that best helps them learn. It presents the fundamental concepts of intermediate accounting in a concise, focused text with a managable Table of Contents.

A PROVEN PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK HELPS ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS!

• The framework helps students understand the context:
  • Learning Objectives begin each chapter, are repeated in the margin at the appropriate place, and again in the Summary of Learning Objectives.
  • A chapter-opening vignette presents a scenario that helps students picture how the chapter topic relates to the real world of accounting and business situation.
  • A chapter Preview links the chapter-opening Feature Story to the major topics of the chapter.
• The text assists students in learning the material:
  • This book emphasizes the accounting experiences of real companies and business situations throughout, from chapter-opening Feature Stories to the chapter's last item of homework material. It includes real financial statements and real company logos.
  • Color illustrations support and reinforce the concepts of the text.
  • Key terms are included at the end of the chapter.
  • Marginal International Insights provide a helpful and convenient way for instructors to begin to expose students to international issues in accounting, reporting, and decision making.
• The authors pay special attention to helping students put it all together!
  • A Summary of Learning Objectives reviews the main points of the chapter.
  • A Glossary of Key terms, included in the Take Action CD and Book Companion Site, gives definitions with page references to the text.
  • A Demonstration Problem at the end of every chapter gives students an opportunity to refer to a detailed solution to a representative problem before they do homework assignments.
  • A Using Your Judgement section asks students to use the decision tools presented in that chapter.