Textbooks

Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective (CC BY)

Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts, however, is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find information on the Internet, analyze various business situations, work effectively as a member of a team, and communicate your ideas clearly. This text was developed to help you develop these skills.

Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA)

This peer-reviewed textbook on financial accounting features over 100 charts and graphs, both in-text and Excel instructional exercises, and resources for student professional development. Topics include the accounting cycle for the service business on a cash basis and an accrual basis; accounting cycle for a merchandising business; assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity in detail; and capstone experiences. Instructor resources can be requested from the publisher at the source link.

Principles of Managerial Accounting (CC BY-SA)

This peer-reviewed textbook on managerial accounting features over 100 charts and graphs, both in-text and Excel instructional exercises, and resources for student professional development. Topics include managerial accounting concepts; job order, process, and activity-based costing; cost volume profit analysis; variable costing analysis; budgeting; variance analysis; and differential analysis.