FINC 3610 · Principles of Business Finance
Three credits of lecture. The catalog describes corporate finance from the perspective of a financial manager, with topics including time value of money, valuation, and capital budgeting.
Principles of Business Finance
FINC 3610 tutoring for Auburn students.
FINC 3610 Principles of Business Finance is the Auburn course that looks at finance through a financial manager's eyes. The catalog names three topics at its core: time value of money, valuation, and capital budgeting.
Private 1-on-1 on Zoom · $250 / hour
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The courses
What we work on.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
Prerequisites
An accounting course from the catalog's list, which includes ACCT 2110, 2117, 2810, 2817, 2813, 3110, and 3113. Which one you have depends on your program.
FINC 3610 or FINC 3810
Business majors count FINC 3610 and non-business majors count FINC 3810. There is also an honors version, FINC 3617, for students in the Honors College. Make sure you're registered for the one that fits you.
Run these before our first session
Time value of money, valuation, and capital budgeting are the catalog's three headline topics, and each has a matching guide below. Read them in that order, since each one uses the one before it.
Topics
What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- The financial manager's view
- Time value of money
- Valuation of bonds and stocks
- Capital budgeting: NPV and IRR
- Risk and return
- Midterm and final exam prep
Auburn · FINC 3610
Where students get stuck.
Thinking like a manager
The course frames every topic as a decision someone has to make. A problem that ends with a number but no recommendation is only half answered, and exams reward the recommendation.
Valuation
Valuing a bond or a stock is the time value of money applied to a stream of payments. Students who rush past the first chapter pay for it here, so we go back to rebuild the base.
Capital budgeting
NPV is the main idea, and the catalog lists it as a named topic. We drill the cash-flow setup so you spend exam time on the decision, not the arithmetic.
Who takes FINC 3610
Business majors take FINC 3610, and non-business majors who need a finance course take FINC 3810 instead. The catalog lets either count, but not both for the same requirement, so check which your program asks for.
How a session works
Diagnosis first. Then the fix.
- 01
Before we meet
Send me what you're stuck on: a problem set, slides, your last midterm, a practice exam, last week's quiz.
- 02
On Zoom
You walk me through a problem out loud. It usually takes a few minutes to hear where the reasoning goes sideways. We fix that piece and rebuild from there, so you know why each step works.
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Before we finish
The real test: a fresh problem with new numbers and different wording, the way a midterm would ask it, and you solve it yourself. I don't complete assignments or hand over answers. You leave able to do the work.
Your tutor
Studied it. Worked in it. Now I teach it.
I’m Chi Odogwu. I have a B.S. in Business with a finance specialization from Liberty University, earned summa cum laude in three years, and a Master’s in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis. I tutored IB students in grad school, did valuation and private equity consulting at PwC, taught MBA finance at Florida State, and spent three years as an adjunct professor teaching Business Finance.
Questions
Before you book.
Should I take FINC 3610 or FINC 3810?
The catalog says FINC 3610 counts for business majors and FINC 3810 for non-business majors. Your advisor can confirm which your program wants.
Is there an honors version?
Yes, FINC 3617, open to Honors College students. I can help with the same core topics.
What math do I need?
Algebra, plus comfort with a financial calculator. If the calculator is new to you, the first session is mostly keystrokes and checking answers.
Is tutoring allowed under my school's honor code?
Tutoring on concepts and practice problems is generally fine, but policies on graded work vary by course. I don't complete graded assignments. Check your syllabus's collaboration policy, and if you're unsure, ask your professor.
Get started
Bring the problem you’re stuck on.
Tell me your course and what isn’t clicking. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.
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