Introduction to Game Theory Economics 171 Course requirements Class website Go to economics department home page Under Links find Class pages then click on Econ 171 Textbook Games Strategies and Decision Making by Joseph E Harrington Jr Clicker available at campus bookstore i clicker Register your clicker at www i clicker com registration Is this the course for you Regular assigned reading and homework Frequent unannounced in class quizzes some with clickers some pencil and paper Strict grading Challenging but I hope interesting Cheating Sorry to have to mention this but it has been a problem recently If I catch you cheating for example by copying homework or exams you will fail the course and I will turn the case over to university authorities University ruling Being copied counts as cheating just as much cheating as copying Assignments See class website Week 1 January 8 and 10 Readings Harrington Chapters 1 and 2 Complete readings by Thursday Jan 10 As you read do the Check Your Understanding Exercises Answers to these are found in the back of the book You do not need to turn these in but you should do them Homework Due January 10 problems 2 and 3 pp 49 50 Extensive Form Games with Perfect Information Example The Entry Game Challenger Challenge Stay out Incumbent Give in 1 0 0 1 Fight 1 1 Vocabulary for Extensive form games Decision Tree Decision Node Specifies whose turn Branches Options Terminal Node End of play Payoffs For each person at each terminal node Strategy What will you do at each decision node where it is your turn Iraq War and WMDs Kidnapping Game