Teaching and Advising

by L.N.Vaserstein

Spring of 2010

office hours:  TR  9:30-11a. 215 McAllister Bldg
| integrity | sci integrity |  no littering
Homework to be submitted by email to vstein@math.psu.edu with  Math 486 in subject.
If you added the class or use an e-mail account different from that reported to PSU, include your name
If your homework is not in plain text format, point out the format and
include your homework as an attachment.
       
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Math 486.001,  Game Theory  40 students
TR 8-9:15a.   267  Willard
textbook: Introduction to Game Theory by P.Morris, Springer Verlag.  corrections
outlines
& grading policy (syllabus)  

1/12  Class 1 Examples of Games .
1/14 Class 2. See the plan.
1/19 Class 3: Extensive form with perfect info. Strategies.  Normal form.
1/20 Drop/Add deadline.
2/4  Midterm 1   |  sol | sol by D.S. |
3/8-12 Spring Break, no classes
3/18  Midterm 2  | solutions |
4/22 Midterm 3    | solutions | pictures

4/29  Last class   

4/30  Withdrawal - Deadline       

5/1 Grades entered : 44 grades

W, WF, WF, WP, F, F, D,C+,... . The best students:Laura and Han.



my links: 

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NUMB3RS   is a CBS show mixing math and crime . It
premieres on Sunday,  January 23, 2005 10PM ET (after football).

15. Linear algebra:  International Linear Algebra Society   | definitions |
games and math programming
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03 Logic: fallacy ||  Dantzig    at Stanford || Kantorovich | Nash |
90. Operations research, mathematical programming:   | Mathematical Programming Glossary  | FAQ on LP |
     |   Bibliography for Discrete Event Systems Simulation: Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis    |
     |   Global optimization page (U Wien) | Global optimization page (BU) |
     |   Mathematical Optimization TU Braunschweig     |  traveling salesman   | Interesting Models   |
     | Applied Management Science   |  INFORMS Online  | INFORMS  Resources|
 ||  software |
Opportunities for Research Funding in Operations Research / Management Sciences
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simplex
|   LP tutoral
Hungarian algorithm - Wiki
  |     Natching   k-m    | egres |
91  Game theory, economics, social and behavioral sciences: Game of Life  | 2 | |  games   | Chronology of Game Theory |
blackjack
  | blackjack| Nim  || car &goats (the Monty Hall problem) | 2 | 3 | 4 | | games and math programming  | | matrix game solver | 2 ||
cellular automata
| combinatorial game theory | Mathematical Psychology  | | roulette | 2 ||
Education: A.Toom |
college math:   Dave's Tables Cool Math  MBoneAsk Dr. Math   Common UG math errors   WEB Tutorials
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