An updated guide to risk analysis and modeling Although risk was once seen as something that was both unpredictable and uncontrollable, the evolution of risk analysis tools and theories has changed the way we look at this important business element. In the Second Edition of Analyzing and Modeling Ri[...]

Offers a practical, step-by-step introduction to the design of pricing engines with VBA. This book teaches students and practitioners the numerics and design of a powerful pricing tool in VBA and, leads the reader through the basics of VBA, from simple procedural code to the advanced design of syste[...]

This book explains and illustrates key concepts of programming by taking a breadth approach to programming languages. It uses C]+ as the primary language throughout, demonstrating imperative, functional and object-oriented language concepts.[...]

Manage costs before they occur "Traditional cost cutting has always had a backward focus and created lots of negative reactions–both rational and irrational. In his new book, Jan Emblemsvag introduces a new forward looking life-cycle approach to cost management. Employing foresight instead of h[...]

Based on the play by Schiller about tragic love and intrigue at the court of Philip II of Spain, Don Carlos is among the most complex and challenging of Verdi's works. The composer revised the opera twice in the 20 years following its 1867 debut at the Paris Opéra, incorporating into it the musical[...]