This volume contains the first twenty chapters (the financial accounting chapters) from Accounting Principles, Third Editioni by the same authors. As in the full book this version has been designed to make the accounting experience interesting and meaningful. Each chapter opens with real-life scenarios that illustrate how accounting relates to students' lives. Provides insight into business, ethics and international problems as well as challenges accountants face and accounting's role in dealing with these issues. Technology in Action boxes demonstrate how computers continue to revolutionize accounting, how they are used in today's accounting practice as well as an idea of what the future holds. Features scores of demonstration problems, self-study questions and exercises.