M023 Game Theory

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Libor Polák, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jiří Kaďourek, CSc.
Departments – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Libor Polák, CSc.
Prerequisites
M000 Calculus I && M001 Calculus II && M003 Linear Algebra and Geometry I
Before enrolling this course the students should go through M003 Linear Algebra and Geometry I, M000 Calculus I and M001 Calculus II.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • $n$-person games in normal form (equilibra concepts, their existence).
  • 2-person games in normal form (antagonistic games, optimal strategies, solution of matrix games, games on the square, multi-stage games).
  • Nonantagonistic 2-person games (bimatrix games, utility theory, the bargaing problem, threats).
  • $n$-person games in characteristic function form (the core, its existence, von Neumann - Morgenstern's solution, the Shapley value, applications in economics).
Literature
  • G. Owen, Game Theory, Sounders Company 1983
  • Handbook of game theory with economic applications. Edited by Robert J. Aumann - Sergiu Hart. Amsterdam: North Holland, 1999, xxvi, 733. ISBN 0444880984. info
  • Handbook of game theory with economic applications. Edited by Robert J. Aumann - Sergiu Hart. Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1994, 1520 s. ISBN 0444894276. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.math.muni.cz/~polak
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1995, Autumn 1996, Autumn 1997, Autumn 1998, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000.
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