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Game Theory I ( 2011-2012 Spring )

• Organisation: UTU / Dept. of Mathematics
• Credit Points: 5
• Schedule: Period III
• Responsible Person: Yury Nikulin, Department of Mathematics

• Course code: SMAT5060.

  Objectives:
  Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics developed for understanding interaction between individuals (players) in strategic situations. The overall goal of game theory is to create adequate models to analyze mathematically phenomena of social behaviour. This course provides an introduction to game theory with emphasis on mathematical modelling of various situations and applications to economics. Moreover, the course presents the foundation of the theory and the interpretation of the main concepts as well as analyzing connections to other branches of applied mathematics such as multicriteria optimization and decision making.

  Content:
  Among those topics to be covered are strategic games, Nash equilibrium, games with perfect and imperfect information, and some others.

  Teaching methods:
  Lectures 28 h, Exercises 12 h.

  Modes of study:
  Weekly Exercises + written exam. Evaluation 1-5.

  Recommended previous studies:
  SMAT5108 Mathematical Optimization I, SMAT5109 Mathematical Optimization II.

  Study materials:
  M. Osborne and A. Rubinstein "A course in Game Theory" + R. Gibbons "Game Theory for Applied Economists" + Handouts