Alpha Equation

Is it just me or is the Schweser books making alpha a little confusing… Can someone please tell me if what i’m saying is accurate?

Alpha = Residual Return

Information Ratio = Residual Return/ Residual Risk

Move stuff around and you get:

Residual Return (Alpha) = Information Ratio * Residual Risk

Is that the only formula we need for Alpha?

Now onto Value Added…

Thanks!

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