(Mathematics, Mathematics and Information Engineering Majors and students who have taken MATH4250 cannot take this course to fulfil General Education requirements.)
The aim of this course is to investigate the manner in which rational people interact when there is competition. This applies to parlor games and, more importantly, to economy, social psychology, politics and business. We will introduce the great discoveries of Von Neumann and Nash, and discuss their impact on society. Also, we will use examples of cooperative and non-cooperative games to illustrate how some basic mathematical methods can lead to optimal strategies for deals, bargaining and decision making.
This is available at the CUHK library.
The text/reference should not be treated as a substitute for the lectures. The lectures may present the material covered in the text in a different manner, or deviate from it entirely. You should take your own notes in class.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should consult the following link: .
Your final letter-grade will be determined by your point Ranking viz. your final score (out of 100 points). The total score for your course grades is distributed as follows:
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12: Lecture 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19: Lecture 2 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 1 | 2: Lecture 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9: Lecture 4 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16: Lecture 5 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23: Lecture 6 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 1 | 2: Lecture 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16: Lecture 8 | 17 | 18: Mid-term Exam |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23: Lecture 9 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30: Lecture 10 | 31 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6: Lecture 11 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13: Lecture 12 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20: Lecture 13 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25: Final Exam | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
There will be three graded homework assignments.
Please note that you MUST do the whole homework entirely by yourself. In case of difficulty, you may consult the instructor and the tutors during their office hours. Any answers that show evidence of having been done with others will receive a score of zero; stronger action may also be taken (visit ). Don’t copy the work of others! Be neat, concise and well-organized.
Late homework answers will NOT be graded, and will receive a score of zero.
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