Artificial Mathematics: The Only MBA You'll Ever Need is a practical, self-paced finance curriculum built for anyone who wants to understand graduate-level business and finance without paying MBA tuition. Designed to be read, worked, and practiced, this book turns core finance concepts into clear explanations, formulas, examples, worksheets, and AI-powered study prompts.
Inside, you'll get:
10 core finance chapters covering the major ideas taught in MBA-style finance programs
Time Value of Money including present value, future value, annuities, compounding, NPV, and IRR
Corporate Finance & Capital Budgeting including WACC, project selection, DuPont analysis, and capital structure
Financial Statement Analysis including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, ratios, liquidity, solvency, and valuation
Portfolio Theory & Asset Pricing including diversification, CAPM, beta, efficient frontier, Sharpe ratio, and risk-adjusted returns
Fixed Income & Derivatives including bonds, duration, yield curves, options, Black-Scholes, and the Greeks
Statistics & Quantitative Methods including regression, probability, distributions, hypothesis testing, and risk analysis
Economics: Micro & Macro including supply and demand, inflation, interest rates, GDP, monetary policy, and business cycles
Capital Markets & Securities including stocks, bonds, IPOs, market structure, and how securities are priced
Real Estate Finance including mortgages, cap rates, NOI, leverage, and property valuation
Behavioral Finance & Strategy including decision-making mistakes, investor psychology, competitive strategy, and business frameworks
A 30-day study program that gives the reader a clear path through the material
Practice worksheets to apply the concepts instead of just reading them
Worksheet answer key so readers can check their work
Spreadsheet-building exercises for learning how finance works in real models
Interview preparation questions for finance, business, banking, and analyst-style roles
A final valuation exam that pulls the full book together into one complete business analysis
Five case studies to practice applying the ideas to real-world situations
Master formula reference for quick review
Key terms glossary for easier studying and memorization
This is not a passive finance book. It is a working curriculum for students, career changers, founders, analysts, and self-taught professionals who want to understand the numbers behind business, investing, markets, and valuation.
