Undergraduate Game Theory - PS/Ec 172 - Spring 2016

See also the Piazza page.

Instructor. Omer Tamuz, Baxter 213. Office hours are Monday 10:30 to 12, with more time available by appointment if necessary. Students are strongly encouraged to meet the instructor for help with any of the assignments. The Piazza page is a good place to post questions that may interest others.

Teaching assistants.

Euncheol Shin. Office hours are Mondays 17-18, Baxter 127.
Tatiana Mayskaya. Office hours are Mondays 18-19, Baxter 127.
Han Seo. Office hours are Mondays 19-20, Baxter 127.
Jun Zhang. Office hours are Tuesdays 10-11, Dabney 117.
Yingying He. Office hours are Friday 19-20, at Baxter 127.

Lectures. Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 to 10:30, at Baxter lecture hall.

Lecture notes. Complete lecture notes are available for this course. Note that this is not a textbook, but the actual notes used to give the lectures. A part of them is based on Osborne and Rubinstein, which is an excellent textbook. It is not, however, required for the class.

Syllabus. The syllabus can be found in the table of contents of the lecture notes. It is subject to change, and in particular the last lectures might be on topics that are not yet covered in the lecture notes.

Grading. The final grade will consist of 35% homework assignments, 30% midterm, and 35% final exam.

Homework. Homework assignments are due every Wednesday by noon, and are to be submitted either in class or at the instructor's office, Baxter 213. Late submissions will not be accepted, but the lowest score will be dropped. Collaboration on homework is encouraged, but individually written solutions are required. Also, please name all collaborators and sources of information on each assignment; any such named source may be used. And don't plagiarize!

Homework 1. Due April 6^th. Grading: Q1 - Tatiana, Q2 - Yingying, Q3 - Jun, Q4 - Han.
Homework 2. Due April 13^th. Grading: Q1 - Euncheol, Q2 - Yingying, Q3 - Han, Q4 - Tatiana.
Homework 3. Due April 20^th. Grading: Q1 - Han, Q2 - Yingying, Q3 - Jun, Q4 - Euncheol.
Homework 4. Due April 27^th. Grading: Q1- Han, Q2 - Tatiana, Q3 - Jun, Q4 - Yingying, Q5 - Yingying, Q6 - Euncheol.
Homework 5. Due May 4^th. Grading: Q1 - Yingying, Q2 - Jun, Q3 - Han.
Homework 6. Due May 18^th. Grading: Q1 - Tatiana, Q2 - Jun, Q3 - Euncheol.
Homework 7. Due May 25^th. Grading: Q1 - Euncheol. Q2 - Jun.
Bonus: homework 8. Due June 1^st.

Midterm. The midterm exam is now available. You may choose any 3 hour interval to complete it. It has to be submitted by noon on Wednesday, May 11^th, at Baxter 213 (the instructor's office), after 10:30. It can also be submitted earlier that day, in class.

The average answer to the bonus question was about 7.2. Here is a histogram of the answers.

Senior final. The senior final exam is now available. You may choose any 3 hour interval to complete it. It has to be submitted by noon on Friday, June 3^rd, at Baxter 213 (the instructor's office), after 9:30. Note that there is no time limit on completing the bonus question.

The average x in the bonus question was about 5.75. Here is a histogram of the answers for x, and here is one for y.

Non-senior final. The non-senior final exam is now available. You may choose any 3 hour interval to complete it. It has to be submitted by noon on Friday, June 10^1h, at Baxter 213 (the instructor's office), after 9:30. Note that there is no time limit on completing the bonus question.

The average x in the bonus question was about 6.15, or only about 12 points above the cutoff. Here is a histogram of the answers for x, and here is one for y.

Moblab. We will be using moblab to play games in class. Create a student account there using your Caltech email address, and type in the code 7ch9nyrt to join this group.

Miscellaneous. There will be no class on senior ditch day.