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CO 456 - Introduction to Game Theory

A broad introduction to game theory and its applications to the modelling of competition and co-operation in business, economics, and society. Two-person games in strategic form and Nash equilibria. Extensive form games, including multi-stage games. Coalition games and the core. Bayesian games, mechanism design, and auctions.

Prerequisites

MATH229 or MATH239 or MATH249 and (one of CO227, CO250, CO255, CO352)

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Fall 2025 [1259]

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LEC 001639696 / 9614:30 - 15:20 M,W,F

Fall 2023 [1239]

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LEC 001625492 / 9610:00 - 11:20 M,W

Fall 2022 [1229]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001735999 / 9010:30 - 11:20 M,W,FE2 1736David Jao
LEC 002114231 / 0

Fall 2021 [1219]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001636493 / 80 Martin Pei
TUT 101704193 / 8009:00 - 09:50 M Martin Pei

Fall 2020 [1209]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 0416260123 / 120 Martin Pei

Fall 2019 [1199]

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LEC 001608281 / 8013:30 - 14:20 M,W,FRCH 309Martin Pei

Fall 2018 [1189]

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LEC 001593069 / 8011:30 - 12:20 M,W,FE2 1732Jochen Koenemann
LEC 00297212 / 2

Fall 2017 [1179]

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LEC 001603765 / 8011:30 - 12:20 M,W,FMC 1056Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom
LEC 00296121 / 1

Winter 2017 [1171]

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LEC 00185991 / 1

Fall 2016 [1169]

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LEC 001602373 / 8012:30 - 13:20 M,W,FMC 2034David Jao
LEC 00293761 / 1

Winter 2016 [1161]

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LEC 00189101 / 1

Fall 2015 [1159]

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LEC 001629546 / 8010:00 - 11:20 T,ThPHY 313Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom
LEC 00289850 / 1

Fall 2014 [1149]

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LEC 001596356 / 8011:30 - 12:20 M,W,FDWE 2527Jochen Koenemann
LEC 00289291 / 1

Fall 2013 [1139]

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LEC 001561947 / 8012:30 - 13:20 M,W,FMC 2034Konstantinos Georgiou

Fall 2012 [1129]

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LEC 001556147 / 8012:30 - 13:20 M,W,FMC 2035Zachary Friggstad
LEC 00284701 / 1

Winter 2012 [1121]

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LEC 00182031 / 1

Fall 2011 [1119]

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LEC 001540352 / 6012:30 - 13:20 M,W,FMC 4063Chaitanya Swamy

Fall 2010 [1109]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001546639 / 8011:30 - 12:50 T,ThMC 2035Yogeshwer Sharma

Fall 2009 [1099]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001521842 / 8011:30 - 12:50 T,ThMC 2035Jochen Koenemann

Fall 2008 [1089]

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LEC 001414528 / 8011:30 - 12:50 T,ThMC 2034David Alexander Grif Pritchard

Winter 2008 [1081]

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LEC 00158871 / 1

Fall 2007 [1079]

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LEC 001391040 / 8010:00 - 11:20 T,ThRCH 309David Alexander Grif Pritchard

Fall 2006 [1069]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 001507756 / 6010:00 - 11:20 T,ThPHY 313Jochen Konemann

Spring 2006 [1065]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00131000 / 45

UW Flow Ratings

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Useful: 78.45 %

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