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The Whole Class All of the Videos

    Chapter 1
    Debits, Credits, and the Accounting Equation

  1. The Accounting Equation

    3:02

  2. Assets vs Liabilities

    5:32

  3. Shareholder's Equity

    5:26

  4. The Balance Sheet

    5:52

  5. The Statement of Retained Earnings

    5:51

  6. Retained Earnings vs Shareholder's Equity

    6:41

  7. The Income Statement

    6:19

  8. The Statement of Cash Flows

    6:02

  9. How the Statements Work Together

    9:02
    10. There are 6 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Caitlin, Spring 2016

    Chapter 2
    Recording Business Transactions

  10. T-Accounts

    3:15

  11. Debits and Credits

    6:49

  12. Determining Normal Balances For Assets & Liabilities

    10:04

  13. Determining Normal Balance for Shareholder's Equity

    11:53

  14. Normal Balance Shortcut: Double Entry

    11:51

  15. Normal Balance Shortcut: DEAD Mnemonic

    2:36

  16. The Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance

    14:00
    17. There are 9 practice problems in this chapter.
    This website helped me pass the class, which is a miracle. The videos were easier for me to understand than the textbook, my tutor, and my professor.
    — Claire, Fall 2016

    Chapter 3
    Adjustments for Financial Reporting

  17. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

    7:21

  18. Expense Recognition

    8:07

  19. Accruals and Deferrals

    15:07

  20. What is an Adjusting Entry?

    4:11

  21. Adjusting Entry: Supplies

    1:54

  22. Adjusting Entry: Wages

    4:52

  23. Adjusting Entry: Unearned Revenue

    2:11

  24. Adjusting Entry: Interest

    2:03

  25. Contra-accounts

    4:40

  26. Depreciation

    7:10
    27. There are 15 practice problems in this chapter.
    Did not go to class at all for the last exam, learned everything from your videos. Thank you!
    — Jimmy, Spring 2016

    Chapter 4
    Completing the Accounting Cycle

  27. The Closing Process

    10:37

  28. The Classified Balance Sheet

    4:48

  29. Current Assets

    9:57

  30. Non-Current Assets

    10:25

  31. Current Liabilities

    6:24

  32. Non-Current Liabilites

    2:00

  33. Contributed Capital

    5:10

  34. Ratios: Current Ratio

    4:00
    35. There are 7 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Caitlin, Fall 2017

    Chapters 5 & 6
    Measuring and Reporting Inventories

  35. The Multistep Income Statement

    12:44

  36. Gross Profit vs Net Profit

    6:15

  37. Profit Margin

    3:22

  38. Net Sales

    10:03

  39. COGS and Inventory

    2:57

  40. Perpetual vs Periodic

    7:10

  41. FOB Shipping?

    8:51

  42. Transportation In

    8:41

  43. COGS

    6:18

  44. Drawbacks to Periodic

    6:07

  45. Specific Identification

    2:17

  46. Weighted Average

    4:21

  47. FIFO and LIFO

    20:17

  48. Estimating with Gross Profit

    7:23
    49. There are 9 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Oakley, Fall 2017

    Chapter 8
    Receivables and Payables

  49. A/R and Bad Debts Introduction

    7:09

  50. Direct Method

    4:15

  51. The Allowance Method

    8:56

  52. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet Methods

    13:14

  53. Net Credit Sales

    5:20

  54. Write Offs and Reinstatements

    8:26

  55. Notes Receivable

    11:27

  56. Interest Bearing Notes

    8:26

  57. Non-interest Bearing Notes

    6:16

  58. Contingencies

    5:58
    59. There are 7 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Julie, Fall 2017

    Chapter 9
    Long Term Assets and Depreciation

  59. Acquisition Cost of Assets

    13:23

  60. Lump Sum Purchases

    6:01

  61. What is Depreciation?

    11:23

  62. Straight Line Depreciation

    4:33

  63. Double Declining Balance

    13:58

  64. Units of Production

    3:43

  65. Partial Year Depreciation

    5:50

  66. Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures

    10:42
    67. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Liz, Fall 2016

    Time Value of Money
    The Time Value of Money

  67. What is Present Value

    8:15

  68. Simple vs Compound

    14:41

  69. PV of a Lump Sum

    4:39

  70. PV of a Lump Sum

    6:09

  71. Ordinary Annuity

    7:16

  72. Purchasing with an Annuity

    4:31

  73. Finding the Payment

    6:07
    74. There are 1 practice problems in this chapter.
    Your site was a great crash course for procrastinators like me, and watching your videos at 2x speed along with my lectures was enough to do well on the exam.
    — Nathan, Fall 2019

    Chapter 10
    Long Term Financing (Bonds)

  74. Intro to Bonds

    10:04

  75. Discounts and Premiums

    7:34

  76. Selling at a Discount

    7:15

  77. Selling for a Premium

    8:11

  78. Amortization

    21:42

  79. Borrowing Cost

    6:33

  80. Interacting with Market Rates

    5:30

  81. Retiring Bonds

    9:54
    82. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Caitlyn, Spring 2018

    Chapter 11
    Stockholder's Equity

  82. Shareholder's Equity

    5:12

  83. Stock Classifications

    4:19

  84. Issuance of Stock

    6:37

  85. Treasury Stock

    11:11

  86. Cash Dividends

    9:58

  87. The Effect of Cash Dividends

    6:08

  88. Stock Dividends

    13:48
    89. There are 6 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Emma, Fall 2016

    Chapter 12
    Cash Flows

  89. Cash Flow Overview

    6:02

  90. Operating Cash Flows

    18:41

  91. Indirect Method

    14:26

  92. Investing Cash Flows

    5:14

  93. Financing Cash Flows

    3:17

  94. Depreciation in Cash Flows

    5:50

  95. PPE for Cash Flows

    2:39

  96. Bringing it All Together

    13:57
    97. There are 7 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Nicole, Spring 2018