MATH4250 - Game Theory - 2014/15

Course Name: 
Teacher: 
Course Year: 
2014/15
Term: 
2

Announcement

  • Scope of mid-term: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3: 3.1-3.3

General Information

Lecturer

  • Lau Chi Hin
    • Office: LSB 208
    • Tel: 39437987
    • Email:

Teaching Assistant

  • Chan Ho Yuen
    • Office: LSB 222C
    • Tel: 3943 8570
    • Email:
  • Liu Cairong
    • Office: LSB 222A
    • Tel: 3943 3575
    • Email:

Time and Venue

  • Lecture: Monday 14:30-16:15, LSB LT2; Tuesday 13:30-14:15, LHC 103
  • Tutorial: Tuesday 12:30-13:15, LHC 103

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


Tutorial Notes


Assignments


Solutions


Assessment Scheme

Assignments 10%
Mid-term exam (March 2 Monday) 30%
Final exam 60%


Last updated: April 18, 2015 19:38:41