MATH4250 - Game Theory - 2014/15
Announcement
- Scope of mid-term: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3: 3.1-3.3
General Information
Lecturer
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Lau Chi Hin
- Office: LSB 208
- Tel: 39437987
- Email:
Teaching Assistant
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Chan Ho Yuen
- Office: LSB 222C
- Tel: 3943 8570
- Email:
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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
- Assignment 1: Exercise 1: 1,2,4,5,6,8 (due: 28 Jan (Wed))
- Assignment 2: Exercise 2: 1,2(a)(c)(e)(g),3,7,9,10 (due: 11 Feb (Wed))
- Assignment 3: 1(b), 2(a)(c)(f) (Due: 25 Feb 2015 (Wednesday))
- Assignment 4: 1(a)(b), 2, 3(a)(c), 5 (Due: 25 March 2015 (Wednesday))
- Assignment 5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Due: 15 April 2015 (Wednesday))
Solutions
- Suggested solution to assignment 1
- Suggested solution to assignment 2
- Suggested solution to assignment 3_revised
- Suggested solution to mid-term examination
- Suggested solution to assignment 4
- Suggested solution to assignment 5
Assessment Scheme
| Assignments | 10% | |
| Mid-term exam (March 2 Monday) | 30% | |
| Final exam | 60% |
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