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Description

Game theory is not only about how to play games; it's about any situation that involves conflict or cooperation. Since the work of John Nash that was shown in the film "A Beautiful Mind," game theory has emerged as a basic language for the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, and even as a way to look at literature and morality. Originally the idea was to find the best strategies for rational opponents; today the emphasis is more on the ability of good strategies to spread by virtue of their success. Hence game theory is now used to understand animal behavior and evolution.

There will be an optional paper for students who want to satisfy the major paper requirement or who want honors credit.

The course should be of interest to students in economics, biology, and other fields.

General Information

Time and place

Time: MWF 11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Place: DAN 216

Contact info

Instructor: Stephen Schecter
E-mail: schecter@ncsu.edu
Office: SAS 3226
Office hours: MTWHF 10:15 - 11:05 a.m.
Office telephone number: 919-515-6533
Office fax number: 919-513-7336

Announcements

A problem to ignore

12/12/13 11:06 AM

In the final exam review materials, please ignore problem 6 on the old final exam. The answer sheet uses a different approach than we used this semester. (Instead you could review essentially the same problem on Test 2!)

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HW 10 is graded

12/08/13 4:10 PM

HW 10 is graded and available at http://www.courses.ncsu.edu/ma440. You can also check there on Grade Book that your grade is recorded correctly. Answers are on Piazza at Resources/Homework Solutions. 70 points possible.

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Correction to final exam review materials

12/07/13 3:27 PM

The first page of "final exam review materials" in Resources has been corrected to deal with Chapter 8.

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New version of text

12/03/13 1:33 PM

I've again replaced the version of the text in Resources. Some mistakes in sec. 10.8 were corrected.

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ClassEval is open!

12/02/13 2:36 PM

It's time to evaluate our class! This opportunity ends at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Just go to https://classeval.ncsu.edu/secure/prod/survey/index.cfm to complete the evaluation. You can do this from your computer, tablet, or smart phone … whatever! And it's okay to start your evaluation now and finish or update it later.

Thanks for your opinion and thoughts about the class.

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Final Exam review materials are now available

11/26/13 12:07 PM

Please go to Resources and scroll down to Preparing for Tests. The review materials for the final exam are in a single file, final_exam_review_materials.pdf.

The final exam is Friday, Dec. 13, at 8 a.m., in the usual room.

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New piece of Homework 10

11/25/13 4:44 PM

I just added a little to problem 10.13.4 in Homework 10. See the latest version of the text, just uploaded to the Resources page.

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New version of text

11/20/13 10:48 AM

I've again replaced the version of the text in Resources. Some wrong references in sec. 10.6 were corrected.

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