Game Theory
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Game Theory is going to be offered for the first time in February 2012.
Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind", game theory is the mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and irrational) agents. Beyond what we call 'games' in common language, such as chess, poker, soccer, etc., it includes the modeling of conflict among nations, political campaigns, competition among firms, and trading behavior in markets such as the NYSE.
Topics include:
- Representing games and strategies
- The extensive form (which computer scientists call game trees)
- Bayesian games (modeling things like auctions)
- Repeated and stochastic games, and more
We'll include a variety of examples including classic games and a few applications.
On prof Matthew Jackson home page there is more details about the online course:
Online Game Theory Course Syllabus
Prerequisites
You must be comfortable with mathematical thinking and rigorous arguments. Relatively little specific math is required; you should be familiar with basic probability theory (for example, you should know what a conditional probability is) and with basic calculus (for instance, taking a derivative).
