Intermediate Accounting w/ S&P package [Hardcover]

Thomas Dyckman (Author), Charles Davis (Author), Roland Dukes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0072508051 | ISBN-13: 978-0072508055 | Edition: 5

The mission of this text is to present critical concepts in a clear, concise way that is most helpful to learning and enhancing the student's interest. Rather than emphasizing rote learning of rules and regulations, the authors underscore how important it is for users and preparers of financial statements to understand accounting principles and how they are applied in financial reporting decisions. The text presents GAAP as the current solution to a continually evolving host of financial reporting questions. By acquainting students with the political nature of standard setting, the reader becomes aware that both users and preparers are affected by the outcome of the standard setting process.

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About the Author

Thomas R. Dyckman received his Ph.D from the University of Michigan. He is presently the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Accounting, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Cornell University. Dyckman was President of the AAA in 1982 and the AAA’s Outstanding Educator of the Year in 1987.

Charles Davis received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He is Professor of Accounting at California State University at Sacramento. He has served as the Manuscript Director of the NAA and has also served as a member of the Editorial Board of Advances in Accounting.

Roland (Pete) Dukes received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is currently Professor of Accounting at the University of Washington. He has served as a consultant to the FASB and SEC and has served on the Editorial Boards of both The Journal of Accounting Research and The Journal of Accounting Literature.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 5 edition (May 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072508051
• ISBN-13: 978-0072508055
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,014,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Instruction, October 18, 2001

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Rosebud (Corpus Christi, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intermediate Accounting (Hardcover)

Straightforward and logical, the material in this text is so well laid out that it is truely possible to learn Intermediate Accounting on your own. An excellent sequential and progressive presentation of a difficult subject! My school has changed texts and is using Kieso's text, but I want to learn the material (all but impossible with Kieso) so this is the text I rely on!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for self study, April 26, 2006

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Adagio "Adagio" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intermediate Accounting w/ S&P package (Hardcover)

The book not only teaches you how to book accounts, but also why to do so, which I rarely found in other comparable accounting books. It helps you understand the logic behind the accounting rules. The author is both a good teacher and good reseacher. I love this book!

2.0 out of 5 stars Accounting can sound less confusing than explained here, August 7, 2002

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Christina Borsum (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intermediate Acctg w/Coach,Ess of Acctg CD, Alternate probs & S&P package (Hardcover)

This book for undergraduate accounting classes at the junior level was more confusing to me than the comparable book by Kieso et al. The sequence of the chapters is not entirely logical. More advanced concepts seem to be covered towards the beginning whereas some basic chapters are discussed towards the end of the book. It was especially confusing when not covering the chapter in chronological order - too bad that my class's syllabus was not outlined according to this book's chapter sequence. In a different class - when we used Intermediate Accounting by Kieso - jumping back and forth was not a big problem. This book by Spiceland also seemed to be very wordy. Studying by solving problems at the end of the book seemed to work. However, it is more important to know how your teacher designs the quizzes and exams and then study accordingly. On the CD that comes with it, there is a lot of ballast. The quizzes are the only valuable thing, I felt. There is not really a lot of use complaining about its weight - accounting books always seem to be extremely heavy and pricy. But this certainly holds true for this one as well!!! When I tried to resell the book at the university bookstore, they would not take it back because it was selling badly on a national scale. Very frustrating when you paid [$$$] just a couple of months earlier...