Tuesday, 19 January 2016

SC 631- Games and Information


Instructor: Ankur Kulkarni

Course Description: This course covers the basics of game theory and mainly stays in the domain of Non-cooperative games. Some of the major topics covered are Nash equilibrium, Zero sum games, dynamic games, Stackelberg equilibrium . Just attending lectures regularly is good enough to perform well in this course.

Logistics:
  • 5 Assignments (11% each), Lecture notes scribe (15%), Endsem (30%).
  • Three hours of lectures per week.
  • Difficulty Level: ⅗.
  • Attendance was optional.
  • It is in the CSE white list of courses. Hence, CSE undergrads can tag it as Dept. Elective or Honors course.

Comments on the Instructor: The instructor teaches the course at a decent pace. I found the lectures and the course content very interesting. An excellent teacher overall.
Who will find it interesting: Students with a little inclination towards mathematics will love the course. Some background in optimization will be helpful.

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