Lecture course in the autumn-winter term 2012

Game theory

Lectures: Prof. Dr. C. Hertling

Tuesday, 13:45 - 15:15, A5 C014, starting on 04.09.2012

Friday, 13:45 - 15:15, A5 C014, starting on 07.09.2012

Exercise session: Prof. Dr. C. Hertling,

Tuesday, 15:30 - 17:00 , A5 C014, starting on 04.09.2012

Manuscript:

There had been a number of versions, the first from 24.08. contained only the chapters 2, 3 and 4. The version from 27.11.2012 completed the manuscript, but many missprints were not yet corrected, and the introduction had not yet been written. Version 27.11.2012

The following version from 04.12.2012 is the final version. It differs from the version from 30.11. only in the pages 1-4 and the page 119. Version 04.12.2012.

Examination:

There was a written exam. The 1st exam was on Friday, 7 December 2012, at 8:30-10:00 (on that day the lecture took not place anymore).
The 2nd exam (= the 2nd chance, those people who succeed in the 1st exam shall not and cannot take part in the 2nd exam) was on Tuesday, 05 February 2013, at 14:30-16:00.
In order to be allowed to take part in the exam, one had to reach 96 points in the exercises.

The 1st written exam is here, Klausur 07.12.2012.
Its official solutions are here, Klausur mit Lösungen 07.12.2012.
The results of the 1st exam are here, Ergebnisse der Klausur 07.12.2012.
Translation points into degree: 0-20: 5/ 20,5-22,5: 4,0/ 23-25: 3,7/ 25,5-27,5: 3,3/ 28-30: 3,0/ 30,5-32,5: 2,7/ 33-35: 2,3/ 35,5-37,5: 2,0/ 38-40:1,7/ 40,5-42,5: 1,3/ 43-48:1,0.

The 2nd written exam is here, Klausur 05.02.2013.
Its official solutions are here, Klausur mit Lösungen 05.02.2013.
The results of the 2nd exam are here, Ergebnisse der Klausur 05.02.2013. Einsichttermine: 07.02. und 11.02. vormittags.
Translation points into degree: 0-18,5: 5/ 19-22,5: 4,0/ 23-25: 3,7/ 25,5-27,5: 3,3/ 28-30: 3,0/ 30,5-32,5: 2,7/ 33-35: 2,3/ 35,5-37,5: 2,0/ 38-40:1,7/ 40,5-42,5: 1,3/ 43-48:1,0.

Exercises:

Each week (except the last week), starting on 04.09.2012, there will a sheet of exercises. All participants are advised to work out the exercises. They are integral part of the course. They complement the lectures by giving examples, and they give the chance to work yourself through typical arguments.
There will be 12 or 13 sheets altogether. Each will be worth 16 points. Up to two people can submit solutions together, at the beginning of the Tuesday lecture one week later. On the same day, in the exercise session official solutions will be discussed.
The students' solutions will be corrected and given back one week later, at the beginning of the exercise session.
In order to be allowed to take part in the exam, one has to reach 12 times 8 = 96 points in the exercises.

04.09.: Sheet 01, submission Tuesday 11.09.

11.09.: Blatt 02, submission Tuesday 18.09.

18.09.: Blatt 03, submission Tuesday 25.09.

25.09.: Blatt 04, submission Tuesday 02.10.

02.10.: Blatt 05, submission Tuesday 09.10.

09.10.: Blatt 06, submission Tuesday 16.10.

16.10.: Blatt 07, submission Tuesday 23.10.

23.10.: Blatt 08, submission Tuesday 30.10.

30.10.: Blatt 09, submission Tuesday 06.11.

06.11.: Blatt 10, submission Tuesday 13.11.

13.11.: Blatt 11, submission Tuesday 20.11.

20.11.: Blatt 12, submission Tuesday 27.11.

27.11.: Blatt 13, submission Tuesday 04.12.

Literature:

There are many good books on game theory. The book of von Neumann and Morgenstern founded game theory. The other books listed had been useful in preparing the course.

Walter Schlee: Einführung in die Spieltheorie. Mit Beispielen und Aufgaben. Vieweg Verlag, 2004.

Ken Binmore: Game theory. A very short introduction. Oxford University Press, 2007.

J. Gonzalez-Diaz, I. Garcia-Jurado, M.G. Fiestras-Janeiro: An introductory course on mathematical game theory. Graduate Studies in Mathematics vol. 115, AMS, 2010.

John von Neumann, Oskar Morgenstern: Theory of games and economic behaviour. Princeton University Press, 1944.

Manfred J. Holler, Gerhard Illing: Einführung in die Spieltheorie. Springer Verlag, 2006 (6. Auflage).

Siegfried K. Berninghaus, Karl-Martin Ehrhart, Werner Güth: Strategische Spiele. Springer Verlag, 2010 (3. Auflage).