Dr. Jim Haglund, jhaglund@math.upenn.edu
Course webpage: http://www.math.upenn.edu/~jhaglund/432/

Office hours (Sept. 8 through Dec. 8): Wednesday, Friday 2-3pm and Monday, 11am-12pm in DRL 4E2B.
Office Phone: 215-573-9093

Office hours (Dec. 11 through Dec. 15): Monday, Dec. 11 from 11am-12pm in DRL 4E2B. Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 10am-11:30am in DRL 3C8.

Lecture: TR 1:30-3pm in DRLB 3C2

Course: Game Theory. Game Theory is a relatively new mathematical discipline which has many applications to economics and other areas. This course covers standard topics in game theory such as combinatorial games, two person (zero-sum and general-sum) games, noncooperative games, and Nash's equilibrium theorem.

Text:The text for this course is " Game Theory" by Thomas S. Ferguson, available free online at UCLA Some auxillary sources which may be helpful to consult, on reserve in the Math/Physics Library in DRL 3N1, are "Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays" by E. R. Berlekamp, and "A Course in Game Theory" by M. J. Osborne and A. Rubenstein.

Exams and Grades: There will be two hour exams and a final exam. Each hour exam counts 25% of your grade, and the final exam counts 40%. HW counts 10%. Hour exam 1 will be on Tuesday, Oct. 10 during lecture, and Hour exam 2 will be on Tuesday, Nov. 14, during lecture. The final exam is on Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 9-11am in DRL A5.

Midterm 1: Covers I:Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 (pp. I-3 thru I-28, I-40 thru I-45), II: Sections 1,2,3.1-3.4 (pp. II-1 thru II-21).

Midterm 2: Covers II:Sections 4 and 5, (pp. II-33 thru II-56), III: Sections 1,2,3 (pp. III-1 thru III-24).

Final Exam: Cummulative. Covers those portions of Parts I, II and III listed above under Midterms 1 and 2, as well as pp. III-25 thru III-39, and pp. IV-1 thru IV-22.

Important Dates:
Hour Exam 1: Oct. 10, 1:30-3pm
Last Day to Drop a Course: Friday, Oct. 13
Hour Exam 2: Nov. 14, 1:30-3pm
Thanksgiving Break : Thursday, Nov. 23-Sun. Nov. 26
Last Day of Class: Friday, Dec. 8
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 9-11am in DRL A5.

Homework Assignments:
HW1, due Tuesday 9/19: 1.5#4, 2.6#2, 3.5#1, 3.5#4.
HW2, due Tuesday 10/3 (turn in at beginning of lecture): Part I: 1.5#6 (a),1.5#7. Part II: 1.5#2, 2.6#2, 2.6#3, 2.6#6.
HW3, due Tuesday 10/31 (turn in at beginning of lecture): Part II: 4.7#2, 4.7#4, 5.9#1, 5.9#7, 5.9#9, 5.9#10 part (a).
HW4, due Thursday, 11/9 (turn in at beginning of lecture): Part III: 1.6.2, 2.5.2, 2.5.8, 3.5.1.
Recommended extra problems (don't turn in): 3.5.2, 3.5.4, 3.5.5
HW5, due Wednesday, 12/13 (turn in at beginning of final exam): Part IV: 1.5.2, 2.5.2, 2.5.5, 2.5.6, 2.5.8, 3.5.2, 3.5.4, 3.5.17.