Carleton University · MATH 4807

Game Theory (Honours)

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

One-player games, two-player zero-sum games, multi-player games, games in normal form, games in extensive form, utility theory, Nash equilibrium and Nash arbitration scheme, games in characteristic function form, cooperative solutions, dominations, stable sets, core, Shapley value, applications of game theory.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): MATH 3801 or permission of the School.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): MATH 3801 or permission of the School.
  • Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 5607 , for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

One-player games, two-player zero-sum games, multi-player games, games in normal form, games in extensive form, utility theory, Nash equilibrium and Nash arbitration scheme, games in characteristic function form, cooperative solutions, dominations, stable sets, core, Shapley value, applications of game theory.

  • Prerequisite(s): MATH 3801 or permission of the School.
  • Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 5607 , for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Lectures three hours a week.

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