Computational Engines
The scenarios that we describe in this book are complex, despite the term “simplified” that we have used to describe them. The scenarios are often difficult to apply or study without the aid of a computational engine, a software tool that assists with, and in some cases automates, the computational process. An Excel spreadsheet is an ideal such software tool that provides both a spreadsheet grid on which the calculations can be presented as well as the functions and the Visual Basic code that can be used to do the calculations. You can either use the computational engines that we provide here or you can develop your own, using the guidance that we provide in each chapter of the textbook.
You can download and use any of the following computational engine spreadsheets.
You can download and use any of the following computational engine spreadsheets.