[UConn Stamford – Distance Learning]

One semester introduction in game theory. Game theory is a modeling tool that is used to understand and predict strategic behavior in a wide variety of settings, including economic, social, political, and biological. For example, an algorithm is used to match medical school students with residency programs across the U.S. and around the world. Medical school students rank hospitals from their most desired to least desired and hospitals rank the students from their most desired to their least desired. Then an algorithm uses these rankings to match students to hospitals. Medical students sometimes behave strategically by altering their rankings in an attempt to obtain a better match.

In this course students will learn that strategic behavior is ubiquitous. For example, we will study games involving predator and prey settings in the natural world, elections, warfare, and auctions ranging from a Christie’s auction of an antique Greek vase to electromagnetic spectrum rights auctions.

Note This course will be offered online, and registration is open to Honors students at any UConn regional campus. If you are a non-Honors student interested in this course and the Honors Program, please email the instructor (vicki.knoblauch@uconn.edu) and Kaitlin Heenehan (kaitlin.heenehan@uconn.edu) to request a permission number.

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