A user-friendly writing style makes the text appropriate for a wide range of students.

Covers topics in a unique way by beginning each section with a theoretical derivation of a model scenario, then showing step-by-step instructions for implementing and dynamically analyzing the model in Excel.

Includes an extensive section on simulation models.

The spreadsheets, built according to instruction, allow students to dynamically change the values of parameters and analyze changes in the behavior of the model.