Welcome to Game Theory
Beginner
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Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2422 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Course Preview
- What is Game Theory?
- Modelling Social Problems as a "Game"
- In Search for the Governing Principle
- Concerns About a Mathematical Theory of Human Behavior
- Let's Play a Game
- Card Game Tutorial (No Audio)
- John Nash Discovered the Governing Principle
- Nash Equilibrium
- Traffic Game in Reality
- Location Game
- Policies of Two Parties
Readings
- Course Description
- Syllabus
- Card Game Challenge Instruction
- (Supplementary Reading Material) Convergence to Nash Equilibrium in the Traffic Game
- About Optional Challenge Problems
- Supplemental explanation for Question 1, 2 and 3
Practice Exercise
- Practice Quiz 1.1
- Practice Quiz 1.2
- Practice Quiz 1.3
- Graded Quiz 1
- Module 1 Optional Challenge Problems
Videos
- Nash Equilibrium and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
- Coordination Game and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
- Market Competition
- Why Do People Come to Play Nash Equilibrium? Part I
- Why Do People Come to Play Nash Equilibrium? Part II
- Why Do People Come to Play Nash Equilibrium? Part III
- Stylized Facts and Nash Equilibrium
- Make Yourself Unpredictable: Mixed Strategy Equilibrium
- Sports Games and Game Theory
- Nash Equilibrium Exists in All Games
Reading
- About Optional Challenge Problems
Practice Exercise
- Practice Quiz 2.1
- Practice Quiz 2.2
- Practice Quiz 2.3
- Graded Quiz 2
- Module 2 Optional Challenge Problems
Videos
- Digression: The Card Game Revisited
- Digression: How You Played the Card Game and Addressing the Concerns about Game Theory
- “Payoffs” in a Game: What Exactly Are Those Numbers?
- What Does it Mean That a Player is Rational?
- Domination: Strategies That Are “Obviously Good or Bad”
- Common Knowledge of Rationality
- Low Rationality: What Happens if Players Are Not Very Smart?
- Game Theory Under Zero-Intelligence: Biological Evolution
- Fig Wasps Play a Nash Equilibrium
Readings
- Aggregated Result of the Card Game Challenge
- About Optional Challenge Problems
- Supplemental explanation for Question 2, 3 and 4
Practice Exercise
- Practice Quiz 3.1
- Practice Quiz 3.2
- Practice Quiz 3.3
- Graded Quiz 3
- Module 3 Optional Challenge Problems
Videos
- Group Rationality and The Rationality of Individuals
- Why is Group Rationality Different From Rationality of Individuals?
- Group Rationality vs. Rationality of Individuals in Biological Evolution
- Group Rationality vs. Rationality of Individuals in Social Thought
- How to Enforce Socially Desirable Outcomes
- Cooperation of gas Stations in Long-Term Relationship Part I: Need For Cooperation
- Cooperation of Gas Stations in Long-Term Relationship Part II: Mechanism of Cooperation
- Reputation and Brand Name
- Cooperation in Loosely Knit Organization
- Summary of the Course
- Final Message from the Instructor
Readings
- (Supplementary Reading Material) Why People Discount Future Payoff ?
- About Optional Challenge Problems
Practice Exercise
- Practice Quiz 4.1
- Practice Quiz 4.2
- Practice Quiz 4.3
- Graded Quiz 4
- Module 4 Optional Challenge Problems