FIN 3320 · Financial Management
Three credits. Prerequisites are ACCT 2300 and ECO 2301 at C or better, with ACCT 2301 and MATH 2345 before or alongside. The finance sheet requires a B or better.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Texas Tech students.
The Rawls finance sheet requires a B or better in FIN 3320 Financial Management, along with a B in ACCT 2300, ACCT 2301, and MATH 2345, and a minimum 2.75 Texas Tech GPA to take any business course. FIN 3320 is meant for the second semester of sophomore year. Finance majors then go to FIN 3322 Corporation Finance I, which also requires a B in FIN 3320.
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.
FIN 3322 · Corporation Finance I
Three credits. Requires a B or better in ACCT 2300, ACCT 2301, MATH 2345 or 2300, and FIN 3320.
Topics
What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- Time value of money on a financial calculator
- Bond and stock valuation
- NPV, IRR, and payback
- Risk, return, and CAPM
- Cost of capital and WACC
- Capital structure
- Midterm and final exam prep
Texas Tech
Where students get stuck.
A B or better to stay on the finance track
The Rawls sheet requires a B in FIN 3320 for the finance major, and FIN 3322 and the other major courses require it again as a prerequisite. A midterm near a C is the moment to fix the setups, not wait for the final.
Word problems with extra numbers
Finance questions hide the unknown in a paragraph. We practice finding what is being asked, drawing the timeline, and matching the rate to the payment period before any math.
Knowing which formula to reach for
Most lost points come from picking the wrong setup, not from arithmetic. We sort problems by type so the first move is obvious on exam day.
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.
My midterm didn't go well. Is it too late to fix it?
No. Send me the exam and I will mark where the points went. Most are lost on setups and wording, which are fixable before the next exam or the final. I can't promise a grade, but there is almost always a clear pattern.
Which calculator can I use in FIN 3320?
I could not find a published calculator policy for the course, so check your syllabus. Some finance courses require a financial calculator and others allow only a scientific one, and we practice on the model you will bring.
Is this course taken by students outside finance?
FIN 3320 is in the Upper Division Core on the Rawls finance sheet, so business students in the college take it. Check your degree requirements for your own major, and bring the course to me either way.
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.
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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.
Book your first sessionOnline Finance Tutor is an independent tutoring service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Texas Tech University, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.