Teaching and Advising
by L.N.Vaserstein
Spring of 2004
Math 486, Game Theory TR 8-9:15 am. 105 Osmond.
textbook: Introduction to Game Theory by P.Morris, Springer
Verlag.
office hours: TR 9:30-11 am, 205 MB.
outlines
& grading
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3 bonus homework problems were given. Deaadline: Feb. 5, 9:15 am.
Midterm 1
on Th, Feb. 5. (with solutions and pictures).
Homework 1, 10 pts, due Febr. 12, 8 am. Solve the
matrix game
Answer:
the value of game is 139/73 approx. 1.90411
the row player's optimal strategy is (26, 45, 2)T/73
approx. 0.356164, 0.616438, 0.0273973
the column player's optimal strategy is (2,
52, 19)/73 approx. 0.0273973, 0.712329,
0.260274
Homework 2, 10 pts due Febr. 24, 8 am. Solve LP given by standard
tableau:
| x1 |
x2 |
x3 |
-1 |
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| 3 |
2 |
7* |
1 |
= |
-x4 |
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| 2 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
= |
-x5 |
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| -9 |
-2 |
5 |
2 |
-> |
max |
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Midterm 2 (with solutions), Tue, March 2.
This about linear programming and matrix games.
Midterm 3 (with solutions and pictures),
Tue April 20, 2004.
29 students,
W,W,WP,F,F,D,C,C,C,C+,B-,B,B,B,B,B,B+,A-,A-,...
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