In teaching from this book - I would be forced to skip chapters and introduce chapters out of order. ![]() I like the content in the chapter but either early on as a basis for understanding tools that accountants use or at the end. AIS.) The student is learning about inventory and then immediately accounting information systems in the next chapter. Some chapters are not organized naturally (e.g. So as it relates to comprehensiveness - It's there sometimes over-explained with words (like trying to show both perpetual and periodic inventory methods simultaneously (why?)) / underexplained (like in Chapter 2) / but mostly topics are explained, and are sufficiently covered JE, A=L+E T-account, then end with TB and F/S. In recording JEs in Chapter 3 I would have preferred less transactions and the T-Account to be illustrated earlier. I would have introduced a compare and contrast of expenses to assets in Chapter 3. I love that expenses are explained using the house of GAAP. My desired approach is show an income statement with operating income / other / tax / EPS show a statement of owners equity with dividends. In Chapter 2 - the text provides an introduction to the financial statements and then builds on it in Chapter 3. ![]() The text sometimes takes a multi-pass approach to explain a topic. ![]() The text goes deep into certain areas and only touches the surface on others. Principles of Accounting Volume 1 is comprehensive and covers all elements of a typical introductory accounting course. Reviewed by Dave Jordan, Instructor, Northeastern Illinois University on 4/29/23 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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