The course will provide an introduction to game theory.
Topics will include:
1. Auctions
2. Voting.
3. General Games and Nash Equilibrium.
4. Zero-Sum Games.
5. Matchings.
6. Combinatorial Game Theory.
Online Resources:
Piazza
(for questions and discussions ; you will be invited to the site
at the beginning of the semester)
BSPACE (for homework problem sets and submissions; activation at
the beginning of the semester)
Email: s155 at stat.berkeley.edu
Email policy: For general interest questions, please post
to Piazza.
This facilitates quick and efficient communication with the
whole class.
Only email us if your question is personal and not suitable for
class discussion.
We will respond within a week.
Online Textbooks:
Game
Theory, Alive by Anna R. Karlin and Yuval Peres
Game
Theory by Thomas S. Ferguson
Grading:
. 20% - hw and/or quizzes (two lowest problem sets / quizzes
will be dropped).
. 30% - midterm.
. 50% final exam.
All homeworks should be uploaded to bSpace, unless otherwise
stated.
Please take the time to write clear and concise solutions; we
will not grade messy or
unreadable solutions. No late homework will be
accapted.
Quizzes will be given in class at random times about
once a week.
It is your responsibility to have paper and pen ready.
Students who are not present / do not submit a quiz will not
obtain a grade on the quiz.
Regrading Policies:
Regrading of homeworks or exams will only be undertaken in cases
where you believe there has been a genuine error or
misunderstanding.
Bear in mind that our primary aim in grading is consistency, so
that all students are treated the same;
for this reason, we will not adjust the score of one student on
an issue of partial credit unless the score allocated clearly
deviates from the grading policy we adopted for that problem.
If you wish to request a regrading of a homework or exam, you
must return it to the instructor or the TA with a written note
on a separate piece of paper explaining the problem.
The entire assignment may be regraded, so be sure to check the
solutions to confirm that your overall score will go up after
regrading.
All such requests must be received within one week from the date
on which the homework or exam was made available for return.
Collaboration and online resources:
You are encouraged to work on homework problems in study groups
of two to four people; however,
you must write up the solutions on your own, and you
must never read or copy the solutions of other students.
For each homework you must write your group member names
and SID.
Similarly, you may use books or online resources to help solve
homework problems, but you must credit all such sources
in your writeup and you must never copy material
verbatim.
Warning: Be aware that copying solutions, in whole
or in part, from other students in the class or any other
source without acknowledgment constitutes cheating.
Any student found to be cheating risks automatically failing the
class and being referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
Instructor: Elchanan Mossel
(mossel@stat dot berkeley
dot edu)
Office hours: M 11:10-13:00, 401 EVANS
GSI: Miki Racz
Section times and location: Th 4 - 5 pm, Th 5 - 6 pm, 332
Evans
Office hours: Tu 9:10 - 11:00 am, 307 Evans
If you have any questions about your HW or Quiz grade please contact the GSI.
Midterm:
MON, MAR 11, 2013, During class.
Final: FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 1130-230P
No make up
Final/Midterm will be given.
No one may take the
Midterm/Final exam early.