MAT199: Deciding Wisely/ _{Winning Games}

Human against Human

• Voronoi Game
• One-Heap Nim,   Random One-Heap Nim
• DMA Applet
• DMA Applet with periodic changes
• Auction,   Auction, $5000 version
• Mini Black Jack
• Location Games
• Waiting for Mr. Perfect, 2 rounds,   4 rounds
• Rec-The-Square, 3×3 version,   3×4 version,   4×4 version
• Random Polynomio-Rec-the-Square, 3×3 version,   3×4 version,   4×4 version

Human against Computer

• Lisa's Game
• Rock-Scissors-Paper, Human against Copro Robot, Tarzan, Jane, Oscar
• Mini Black Jack against the House, or with variable bets
• One-Heap Nim,   Random One-Heap Nim
• sequential VNM-Minipoker with 16 cards
• sequential VNM-Minipoker with 52 cards
• Mini Black Jack
• Quatro Uno,   Cinque Uno
• Location Games
• SoccerChess

Computer against Computer

• Rock-Scissors-Paper, Copro Robot against Copro Robot
• VNM Poker Tournament
• Mini Black Jack, best player against house
• SoccerChess

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Week 0:

We meet on Saturday and Monday for registration.

Week 1:

Week 1

Aug 27: Submit Warm up 1 before class.

Aug 28: Introduction, Simultaneous Games

Week 2:

Week 2

Sept 1: Submit Warm up 2 before class.

Sept 2: Simultaneous Games

Sept 3: Submit Warm up 3 before class.

Sept 4: Simultaneous Games

Week 3:

Week 3

Sept 8: Submit Warm up 4 before class. Start with Homework 1 for Simultaneous Games.

Sept 9: Sequential Games I:

Sept 10: Submit Warm up 5 before class. Do Homework 1 for Simultaneous Games.

Sept 11: Homework 1 for Simultaneous Games due. Sequential Games I: , LegislatorsVote

Week 4:

Week 4

Sept 15: Submit Warm up 6 before class.

Sept 16: Writing Workshop, Essay Topic Selection

Sept 17:

Sept 18: Test 1 on Simultaneous Games (the solutions are here). Matching Chairs

Week 5:

Week 5

Sept 22: Submit Warm up 8 before class.

Sept 23: Probability, Expected Value, France 1654, More on Simultaneous and Sequential Games

Sept 24: Submit Warm up 9 before class. Start to work on the Homework 2 for Sequential Games and Probability.

Sept 25: DMA Soccer I

Sat, Sept 27 & Sunday, Sept 28: Mountain Retreat

Week 6:

Week 6

Sept 30: Library Workshop

Oct 1:

Oct 2: Do Homework 2 for Sequential Games and Probability. Games.

Week 7:

Week 7

Oct 6: Submit Warm up 10 before class. Homework 2 for for Sequential Games and Probability due, finish Draft 1 of the Essay.

Oct 7: Draft 1 of the Essay due. DMA Soccer I, Sequential Games II: Perfect Information but Randomness

Oct 8: Submit Warm up 11 before class.

Oct 9: Test 2 on Sequential Games and Probability, Please read Extensive Form of General Games in the week after Academic Travel.

Week 8:

Academic Travel

Week 9:

Enjoy your travel, and come back safely!

Week 10:

I am on a conference in Mexico, giving an invited talk. No class. Please read Extensive Form of General Games.

Week 11:

Week 11

Nov 3:

Nov 4: Mini Blackjack and Card Counting I

Nov 5: Submit Warm up 12 before class.

Nov 6: Extensive Form of General Games

Week 12:

Week 12

Nov 10: Submit Warm up 13 before class.

Nov 11: Normal Form and Strategies

Nov 12:

Nov 13: Normal Form and Strategies

Week 13:

Week 13

Nov 17: Submit Warm up 15 before class. finish Draft 2 of the Essay

Nov 18: Mixed Strategies Draft 2 of the Essay due.

Nov 19: finish Draft 1 of the Writing Project.

Nov 20: Draft 1 of the Writing Project due.

Week 14:

Week 14

Nov 24: Finish Homework 3

Nov 25: Homework 3 due.

Make-Up class: Nov 26: Presentations. finish Final Version of the Essay

Nov 27: Final Version of the Essay due. Test 3.

Week 15:

Week 15

Dec 1:

Dec 2:

Dec 3:

Dec 4:

Dec 5: Showcase

Week 16:

Week 16

Dec 8:

Dec 9:

Dec 10:

Dec 11:

Dec 12: 18:30-20:30 Final Presentations