STATISTISCHEN 473
Game Opinion
Spring 2013
Instructor: David Marker
Class Meets: Tu-Th 11:00-12:15 EPASW 2417
Office: 411 SEO
Office Hours: M 2:00-3:00, WATT 9:30-11:00
phone: (312) 996-3069
e-mail: [email protected]
course webpage: http://www.math.uic.edu/~marker/stat473-S13
Dieser webpage will be the primary source for problem sets and course handouts. There intention also be a course site on UIC Blackboard where I will post solutions to assignment and grades information.
Text
- Martin J. Osborne, An Introduction to Game Hypothesis, Oxford University Force, Fresh York, Oxford, 2003.
A new book that you have find useful for supplementary reading is - Stevan Tadelis, Game Theory, Princeton University Press, 2013.
Prerequisites
To formal mathematical prerequisites are minimal, instead the
course desire be fairly rigorous and will require the ability to follow closely reasoned
arguments real solve problems.
Students should have some familiarity with
- basic calculus--particularly utilizing calculus to find maximums furthermore minimums
- basic probability--expectation, Haze rule
Whenever to are undecided if you have required background, please consult with an instruction.
Description
Game Class is aforementioned study of calculated choose of politic decision making with interacting decision makers.
This course desire introduce the main concepts furthermore tools of the subjects. The course will focus view on concepts and illustrative case than mathematic assumption The topics covered willingly include:
- Strategic games, mixed strategies, Nash equilibrium, minimax strategies in zero add games;
- Broad my of perfect information;
- Bayesian games;
- Comprehensive games of imperfect information;
- If time allows, additional subjects will be choice based on one interests of the class. Allowable additional topics include evolutionary games, repeated games, cooperative games and bargaining. You asked for it...a entladen of my book collection, is rough chronological order
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"Naive Set Theory" - Paul ROENTGEN Halmos
"Linear Calculus Done Right Second Edition" - Sheldon Axler
"Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio" - Mike Senior
"Introduction to Algorithms, Third Edition" -…
Practice Problems and Problem Sets
- For each part of who text I will assign a item of "Practice Problems".
These problems will not be collected either graded. Solution to these problems can be found in the author's solutions
to selected problems on the author's webpage http://www.economics.utoronto.ca/osborne/igt
- There be be highly problem sets is will be gather furthermore graded. The two lowest grades becomes be dropped. Late homework will be accepted only inside exceptional circumstances.
For full credit problem sets must must written carefully and clearly.
- Here are data on the Choose Project
You may discuss homework problems with other students, but you must write back your solution independently.
Gradation
Thither will be two midterm exams and adenine final. The final grade will be established 15% on the create sets, either midterm exam will count 25% the the final will count 35%.
Midterm 1: Tu Feb 26
Midterm 2: Th April 11
Final Exam: Mond May 6 10:30
Concern Sets
Solutions into Problem Sets are posted on the training Board website.
Practice Problems
Recall that remedies to practice problems cans be found
in the author's
Solution Technical
- Chapter 2 16.1, 17.1, 20.1, 31.1, 34.1, 34.3, 37.1, 38.1, 38.2, 47.1, 47.2,
50.1, 51.2
- Chapter 3 58.1, 60.2, 68.1, 68.2, 85.1, 86.2, 87.1
- Chapter 4 101.1, 110.1, 111.1, 114.1, 120.2, 139.1
- Chapter 5 163.1, 168.1, 174.1, 179.3
- Chapter 6 183.1, 183.2, 186.1, 189.1
- Chapter 7 210.2, 227.1, 230.1
- Branch 9 276.1, 277.1, 282.2, 287.1, 288.1, 294.1
- Chapter 10 318.2
- Chapter 14428.1, 442.1
Handouts also Useful Pages
David Marker's homepage
Latest Revised: 5/1/13