MATH4250 Game Theory, 2012-2013

Announcement

• The full set of notes by Eric Chung has been uploaded.

General Information

Course Description

Principles and techniques of game theory, matrix games, minimax theorem and calculation of optimal strategies, cooperative and non-cooperative solutions of bimatrix games, coalitional games and applications. Students taking this course are expected to have knowledge in linear algebra.

Textbooks

• Peter Morris: Introduction to Game Theory, Springer 1994

References

• Games of Strategy by Avinash K. Dixit and Susan Skeath, 2004.
• An introduction to game theory by Martin J. Osborne, 2003. http://www.economics.utoronto.ca/osborne/igt/index.html
• Games for business and economics: Roy Gardner, Hoboken, NJ, c2003.
• Forgo, Szep and Szidarovszky: Introduction to the Theory of Games, Kluwer Academic Publishers

Lecture Notes

• Lecture notes 1
• Introduction
• Combinatorial game powerpoint

Tutorial Notes

• Lecture notes by Eric Chung (Lecture 1-9)
• Lecture notes by Thomas Ferguson
• Lecture notes by Patrick Ng

Assignments

• Assignment 1 (Due date: 22/2/2013)
• Assignment 2 (Due date: 15/3/2013)
• Assignment 3 (Due date: 8/4/2013)
• Assignment 4 (Due date: 26/4/2013)

Solutions

• Suggested solution to Assignment 1
• Suggested solution to mid-term
• Suggested solution to Assignment 2
• Suggested solution to Assignment 3
• Suggested solution to Assignment 4

Assessment Scheme